• "Chicago" World Cruiser, a biplane with one engine and pontoon floats, is carried by crane onto a solid surface.
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    The Chicago being hoisted by crane in Hong Kong. The Chicago was one of four planes used in an attempted to become the first to fly around the world in 1924. 

  • "Chicago" World Cruiser, a biplane with one engine and pontoon floats, is carried by crane onto a solid surface.

Created:

June 09, 1924

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NASM-9A05605

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National Air and Space Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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