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Rosalie Gordon caught on landing gear

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Identifier2005-12-27_image_057SourceThe Clyde Pangborn Pilot Collection (2005-12-27), Box 3, Folder 6DescriptionPhotograph of a rescue operation during Rosalie Gordon's parachute mishap, Houston, Texas, March 1924. Gordon hangs beneath Clyde Pangborn and Milton Girten's Standard J-1 aircraft 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."Creation Date1924-03SubjectPangborn, Clyde Edward, approximately 1893-1958Lund, FreddyGordon, RosalieGirten, MiltonThompson, Tommy, -1937BarnstormingStunt flyingStandard (NJ) J-1Air pilotsWomen air pilotsWomenPlaceHouston (Tex.)TexasUnited StatesOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Clyde Pangborn Pilot Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsIn copyright

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Rosalie Gordon caught on landing gear