Sets air record : Norman B. Doerr

Flight instructor Norman B. Doerr holds the propeller of his “midget monoplane.” He set a solo refueling endurance record for light airplanes on July 5, 1937 from Sky Harbor Airport, near Northbrook, Illinois. Doerr was airborne for 24 hours, 2 minutes. He wears a one-piece flight suit, a leather flying helmet, and goggles.

Publication date: 1937-07-06

Size: 9.5 x 5 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Northbrook (Ill.)

Subject(s):

• Helmets--1930-1940
• Propellers--1930-1940
• Goggles--1930-1940
• Air pilots--American--Illinois--Northbrook--1930-1940
• Doerr, Norman B.
• Monoplanes--American--Illinois--Northbrook--1930-1940
• World records--Illinois--Northbrook--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• Photographs
• Portrait photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Daily Tribune (July 6, 1937), Section One, p. 5

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)