Ruth Elder's Airplane, the "American Girl," Fueling up before Take-off, October 11, 1927
THF256093 / Ruth Elder's Airplane, the "American Girl," Fueling up before Take-off, October 11, 1927
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Artifact Overview
Ruth Elder planned to be the first woman to fly across the Atlantic. On October 11, 1927, Elder and co-pilot George Haldeman took off in their Stinson Detroiter American Girl. An oil leak forced them to ditch in the ocean some 360 miles short of land. Still, the 2,623 miles Elder covered set a new distance record for a female pilot.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
11 October 1927
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1629.79
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 6 in
Width: 8 in
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