Item 21550 - 'The Pathfinder,' Old Orchard Beach, 1929
- Item 21550 - 'The Pathfinder,' Old Orchard Beach, 1929
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- Item 21550
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Image Info The Pathfinder, a Bellanca 225 HP plan, flown by pilots Roger Q. Williams and Lewis Yancey, taking off from Old Orchard Beach for Rome, Italy on July 8, 1929.
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The Bellanca 225 HP with landed in Spain, then went on to Rome.
The pilots had attempted a transatlantic flight from Old Orchard in June 1929, but crashed on takeoff and had to obtain another plane before again attempting their flight.
