Tuesday, May 5, 2015

1934 CAPT. EDDIE RICKENBACKER FLOWN RECORD-BREAKING TRANSCONTINENTAL FLIGHT COVER.

                                            (Cover credit:  Staines collection)
       
  Here is the original cover flown during Captain Eddie Rickenbacker's record-breaking U.S transcontinental flight aboard the only Douglas DC-1 ever built, flying from Los Angeles to Newark, NJ in 12 hours 3 minutes.
   Signed by the pilot of this epic flight, World War I  American 'Ace-of-Aces' captain Eddie Rickenbacker, who noted the total flight time along with his signature.                                                    

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