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US Navy balloon takes flight
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| Title | US Navy balloon takes flight |
| Description | At 5:52 PM the U.S. Navy entry in the 1927 National Balloon Race leaves the ground piloted by Lt. "Tex" Settle and Chief Boatswains Mate George Steelman. Although their 393 mile flight to Pope Mills, NY was not far enough to place in this race, Settle would go on to place 1st in the 1931 National Balloon Race which had its starting point in Akron, Ohio. |
| Date | 1927/05/30 |
| Contributors | Lighter-Than-Air Society
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| Subject | Balloons
Racing
Military
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| Type | image |
| Format | approx. 8 X 10 inches |
| Source | LTA_1927_007.jpg |
| Relation | Lighter-Than-Air Society Collection
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| Rights | No reproductions are available - The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of reproductions of copyrighted material. This material from the picture file is protected by the copyright law. The library makes this picture available for the personal use of the borrower to be used for private study, scholarship or research. Reproduction, alteration or derivative use of this visual image for the purposes other than those listed above without the express written permission of the copyright holder may constitute an infringement of copyright law. |
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