ORIGINAL Lot 5 Photos 1934 VP-10 Non-Stop Formation Flight S.Francisco-Honululu

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An Interesting Lot of 5 ORIGINAL Photographs of an Historic Event in US Aviation
1) The planes in V Formation during the actual flight SF(CA)-HONO(HI) #2
2)
Commander Riley F. McConnell, USN;  Rear Admiral H. E. Yarnell, USN; Lieutenant Commander Knefler McGinnis, USN; Commander E.W. Tod; #3
3) Lt. Commander McGinnis Landing at Pearl Harbor, HI #4
4) 2nd Plane of the formation landing at Pearl Harbor, HI #5
5) Photo of the Original Graphic LOG of the Navy Flight  #6
6.1/2 by 4 3/4
10 January 1934
: Six P2Y-1 aircraft of VP-10F, Lieutenant Commander Knefler McGinnis commanding, made a historic nonstop formation flight from San Francisco, California, to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in 24 hours 35 minutes. The flight bettered the best previous time for the crossing; exceeded the best distance of previous mass flights; and broke a nine-day-old world record for distance in a straight line for Class C seaplanes with a new mark of 2,399 miles (3,861 km).