Ground crew Frank Miller, Llyod Golbach, Don Janson exchange fuel contains to Bill Barris and Dick Riedel in Aeronca 15AC Sunkist Lady during the 1949 endurance flight based out of Fullerton, CA. The crew used Jeepsters borrowed from local dealers.
Photo Date
Mar 1949
Photo Subject
Airplanes and People
Photo Focus Area
Whole Plane
Photo Prespective
Ground to Air
Photographer
Undercarriage
Wheels
Museum Asset Number
N-Number
1074H
Large size Res
1042 x 833 px
Full Size Res
1042 x 833 px
Full Filesize
171991 bytes
Aeronca Models
15AC
Date Range
1945-1951
Document Type
ImageGallery
Status
Available
Condition
Great
No. of Pages
1 pages
Dimensions
6.95 in. x 5.55 in.
File Size
171 KB
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Collection Name
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Remarks
What makes this relevant for jeep fans was that to keep the plan in the air, the crew used Jeepsters borrowed from local dealers to race down the airport runway so the crew could hand fuel and food to the two pilots. Ground crew passes supplies up to the record-setting pilots.
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