Rosalie Gordon caught on landing gear

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Title

Rosalie Gordon caught on landing gear

Description

Photograph of Rosalie Gordon's rescue after her parachute became entangled in the landing gear of a Standard J-1 aircraft, Houston, Texas, March 1924. Gordon hangs beneath Clyde Pangborn and Milton Girten's plane while a second J-1, piloted by Freddy Lund and Tommy Thompson, attempts to reach her.

Inscription on verso: "Rosalie Gordon caught on landing gear. Picture taken during rescue."

Date

1924-03

Rights

In copyright

Bibliographic Citation

The Clyde Pangborn Collection/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

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