[Walter E. Lees in cockpit of Fairchild FC-2W2 aircraft]

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Title

[Walter E. Lees in cockpit of Fairchild FC-2W2 aircraft]

Description

Photograph of Walter E. Lees in the cockpit of a Fairchild FC-2W2 aircraft, Dayton Air Races, Ohio, October 1924. The text on the fuselage reads: "Hartzell Walnut / Built on Honor / Hartzell Walnut Propeller Company / Piqua, Ohio, U.S.A."

Inscription on album page: "Why shouldn't he grin?"

Part of a photograph album related to the career of Walter E. Lees and other early aviators, circa 1923-1924.

Date

1924-10

Extent

1 photograph : print, black and white ; 17 x 13 cm

Language

English

Bibliographic Citation

The Peter M. Bowers Collection/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

2008-03-31_image_A6-132