OtherUS Naval Air Station Coco Solo Canal Zone
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MILITARY ENDURANCE RECORD
The longest recorded military flight by a class C seaplane left from the Norfolk Virginia Naval Air Station October 10, 1935. Lieutenant Commander Knefler McGinnis, Lieutenant James K. Averill, Thomas P. Wilkinson, and a crew of three flew the XP3Y-1 covering 2060 mi to Cristobal Harbor, Coco Solo Naval Air Station, Panama Canal Zone in 17 hours, 33 min.
On October 14th, 1935 they departed Coco Solo Naval Air Station and flew a record 3387 miles nonstop arriving at San Francisco, California on the 15th of October in 34 hours 51 minutes setting a record for the longest distance flown by a class C seaplane.
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1935 Non-Stop Flight from Norfolk VA to Coco Solo CZ |
No. 10 (Official) Business envelope signed by both pilots, the rest of the crew signed the back. Back stamps from Coco Solo dated 1935-10-10 and Alameda CA dated 1935-10-15.
From the Kurt Stauffer collection.
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1935 Non-Stop Flight from Norfolk VA to Coco Solo CZ |
No. 10 (Official) Business envelope signed by both pilots, the rest of the crew signed the back. Back stamps from Coco Solo dated 1935-10-10 and Alameda CA dated 1935-10-15.
From the Kurt Stauffer collection.
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