Comm. John Rodgers (center) and his crew after rest, clean clothes, and bedecked with lei by the women of kauai.

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Title
Comm. John Rodgers (center) and his crew after rest, clean clothes, and bedecked with lei by the women of kauai.
Reference
PP-3-14-003
Description
  • Call Number - PP-3-14-003
  • Collection Abbreviation - PP
  • Box # - 3
  • Folder # - 14
  • Image # - 003
  • Title - Comm. John Rodgers (center) and his crew after rest, clean clothes, and bedecked with lei by the women of kauai.
  • Description -
    The U.S. Navy crew included: Lt. B.J. Connell, pilot; W.H. Bowlin, 1st Class Aviation Mechanic's Mate; S.R. Pope, second pilot; and O.G. Stantz, radio operator. Rodgers was the commander and navigator. Commander John Rodgers and U.S. Navy crew flew the first trans-Pacific flight from San Francisco to Hawaii in 1925. Their PN-9 airplane ditched 365 miles from Oahu. They were able to sail the plane to Kauai where they were found and towed by a submarine into Nawiliwili Harbor 9 days later, on Sept. 10. Their plane was shipped to Pearl Harbor where it was repaired and flew again soon after.
  • Date - Sept. 1925
  • Negative Number - HC 21,352
ID
ark:70111/0f0B
Level
Record
Parent ID
ark:70111/0jKn
Closure Type
Open
Open/Closed
true
Closure Status
Open document, open description