Item 22195 - 'Green Flash' trial flight, Old Orchard Beach, 1929

Item 22195 - 'Green Flash' trial flight, Old Orchard Beach, 1929
Contributed by Old Orchard Beach Historical Society
Item 22195
'Green Flash' trial flight, Old Orchard Beach, 1929
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The Green Flash is being taken from the hangar at Old Orchard Beach for a trial flight on May 22, 1929. The hangar was located at the present day (1973) swimming pool at Friendship Motel.

The plane was planning to compete in a transatlantic race with a French plane, but the Green Flash crashed before the race began.

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