[Boeing PW-9D "blackboard plane"]

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Identifier1995-06-23-17_image_005SourceThe David D. Hatfield Aviation Photograph Collection (1995-06-23-17), Print Box 8, Folder 4DescriptionPhotograph of a Boeing PW-9D "blackboard plane" of the United States Army Air Corps, California, circa January 1929. The chalk message on the fuselage reads: "Mrs. Spatz sends love to the Major and greetings to the crew." The plane also bears the emblem of the 95th Pursuit Squadron. The PW-9D blackboard planes were used to send messages to the crew of the radio-less "Question Mark," an American-built Fokker C-2A, during their record-setting endurance flight in 1929.

Inscription on tagboard backing: "Events – Endurance. U.S. Army '?' message plane."Creation Datecirca 1929-01SubjectBoeing PW-9D (Model 15D)United States. Army. Air CorpsAir pilots, MilitaryAirplanes, MilitaryAeronautics--RecordsUnited States. Army. Air Service. Aero Squadron, 95thPlaceCaliforniaUnited StatesOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe David D. Hatfield Aviation Photograph Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsIn copyright

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