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Radial engine and propeller

Radial engine and propeller

Duplicate of the radial motor and propeller destroyed when Billy Robinson crashed. This motor was built by the Dodge Tool company, a Grinnell enterprise headed by W. S. Dodge, following Robinson's plans and drawings. It is currently on display at the…
Postcard of Billy Robinson's monoplane

Postcard of Billy Robinson's monoplane

Postcard of Billy Robinson's monoplane on grass airstrip.
Pf-u-i-s-s-s-s-sh.

Pf-u-i-s-s-s-s-sh.

Oh, lots of folks would fly across if there was any way they could get a plane about the second day out.

Oh, lots of folks would fly across if there was any way they could get a plane about the second day out.

Not eventually but now.

Not eventually but now.

More effective than the Monroe Doctrine.

More effective than the Monroe Doctrine.

Monoplane

Monoplane

Postcard of Billy Robinson's monoplane positioned on grass airstrip ; open cockpit, with wire structure supporting wings.
Letter delivered by Billy Robinson

Letter delivered by Billy Robinson

Photostatic copy of original letter delivered by Billy Robinson on his famous cross country flight from Des Moines to Kentland, Indiana on October 17, 1914. Letter is addressed to Mr. L.A. (Dr. Louis) Hopkins, Chicago, Illinois, brother of the famous…
It won't be long now.

It won't be long now.

In the path of the first transcontinental air derby.

In the path of the first transcontinental air derby.

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