Hassell & Cramer Pose Before the Greater Rockford.
Title
Hassell & Cramer Pose Before the Greater Rockford.
Description
Bert "Fish" Hassell (left) and Parker D. "Shorty" Cramer (right) are pictured standing in front of their airplane, the Greater Rockford, a week before their attempted flight from Rockford IL to Stockholm. In Hassell's autobiography, A Viking with Wings (1987, p. 76), it is remembered that the heroic pair never gave up, verified as their first attempt on July 26, 1928 ended in a crash just moments after take off, and their second attempt on August 16 stranded the two intrepid pilots on Greenland's ice cap.
Date
1928-07-18
Rights
Midway Village Museum
Format
jpeg
Type
Still Image
Identifier
2006.17.914
Original Format
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
7" x 9.25"
Citation
“Hassell & Cramer Pose Before the Greater Rockford.,” Midway Village Museum - Digital Collections, accessed September 22, 2023, https://midwayvillagemuseumdigitalcollections.omeka.net/items/show/2113.