Nick Mamer, Art Walker and the crew of the Spokane Sun-God - August 14, 1929
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From left to right: Neil O'Connell (hose man), Bob Wilson (pilot), Art Walker (mechanic), Nick Mamer (pilot), Verne Brookwalter (pilot), and Al Coppula (hose man).
Image L87-1.40116-29 courtesy of the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture.
This file appears in: Taking Flight
Taking Flight
In 1929, aviator Nick Mamer and mechanic Art Walker held the Spokane Sun-God aloft for five days and nights - America's first nonstop, round-trip transcontinental flight. Refueling in the air was the biggest hurdle. The Sun-God crew caught fuel…