From California To Honolulu (1927)

Item title reads: “From California To Honolulu. Of the 8 machines which started, only two finished in race of 2,500 miles across the Pacific. “Art“ Goebel & his “Woolaroo“ [sic] arrive first to win £7,000 prize. “ USA L/S aerial view of an airfield with planes on ground. View of a Breese-Wilde 5 monoplane, the ’Aloha’, taking off. C/U of a wrecked plane with propeller in the foreground and people behind. Further shots of take off, and of wreckage from one plane floating in water. Aerial view of an aeroplane landing, and twisting round, as it crashes and the wings break up. Shot of the crowd with the plane’s wing silhouetted behind them. M/S aircraft coming in to land, as it gets closer, it is clear that one undercarriage wheel is missing. Close up of Art Goebel and his plane presented with flowers by girl. Side view of aircraft, one with “Woolaroc“ in the foreground. Note: 1927 - a great year for long distance flying attempts, and here intrepid aviators have a go at a trans Pacific race. Goebel’s a