[McDonnell Model 1 Doodlebug aircraft]

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Title

[McDonnell Model 1 Doodlebug aircraft]

Description

Photograph of the McDonnell Model 1 Doodlebug aircraft (tail number 157N), Mitchel Field, New York, circa December 1929. The aircraft was an entry in the Guggenheim Safe Aircraft Competition.

Inscription on verso: "McDonnell + Associates monoplane. Entry in Guggenheim Safe Aircraft Competition, Mitchel Field, L.I., N.Y. Dec. 1929. Photo by -- Charles F. Wilson + Aarne J. Pisila. (This plane cracked up a few days later.)"

Date

1929-12 circa

Extent

1 photograph : print, black and white ; 8 x 10 in

Language

Bibliographic Citation

The Elizabeth S. Keast Photograph Collection/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

2011-00-00-17_image_045_01
2011-00-00-17_image_045_02