Item 22194 - 'The Dawn' in surf, Old Orchard Beach, 1927, 1927
- Item 22194 - 'The Dawn' in surf, Old Orchard Beach, 1927, 1927
- Contributed by Old Orchard Beach Historical Society
- Item 22194
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Image Info Monplane The Dawn, in the surf during a gale and high sea at Old Orchard Beach on October 13, 1927.
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The plane, with Wilmer Stulz as pilot, attempted three times to take off from Old Orchard Beach for a transatlantic flight. Weather and mechanical problems halted all three attempts.
The plane later flew out of New York and was lost over the Atlantic Ocean.
