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Sailing Off to Hawaii


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Hawaii became the most recent state to join the union in 1959 and is now the third wealthiest.  Following it’s annexation, Hawaii became an important naval base for the US Navy so it is hardly surprising that they should be the first to attempt a flight from the US mainland to the island.  Aviation had already arrived at the islands in 1910 courtesy of Bud Mars, the Curtiss Daredevil.

 

The Hawaiian Archipelago

 

The annexation of Hawaii

 

J C Mars

 

Commander John Rodgers

 

Rodgers in the Wright Flyer

 

The PN9 flying boat

 

Rodgers and his crew survive to be welcomed into Hawaii

 

The Atlantic-Fokker C-2 Tri-motor

 

Atlantic-Fokker C-2 “Bird of Paradise” arrival in Hawaii

 

The start of the Dole Air Race

 

In all, six aircraft were lost or damaged beyond repair and ten lives lost.

 

Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to Google Map Images, Bain News Service, Harris and Ewing, the Library of Congress, Hawaii Aviation, the USAF and the SDASM.

 

 

 

 

 

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