Billy Robinson piloting biplane while other men refuel. Location: Lachine, Canada on October 8, 1913. Wheel base of airplane is on skids. Fuel cans nearby.
Billy Robinson in his monoplane with radial engine and parasol-type wings. On October 17, 1914, Robinson set a new American record in his plane for a non-stop flight, flying 370 miles in four hours, 44 minutes, from Des Moines to Kentland, Ind.,…
Billy Robinson in Montreal, Canada, with a biplane built by the National Airplane Co. and Canadian school children. (Description taken from Grinnell Then and Now published by the Grinnell Herald-Register)
Men in suits and hats gathered around Billy Robinson's airplane on grass field. Workman appears to be adjusting wing structure. Skids are utilized as part of wheel base.
Billy Robinson designed and built this monoplane and its radial engine. In 1914 he set a speed and distance record with it, carrying mail from Des Moines to Kentland, Indiana. (Description taken from Grinnell in Vintage Postcards by Bill Menner)