What Is This Plane?

[Jack Cook]

Good luck................
The pilot's a legend BTW!

[Obergrafeter]

Not much of a view. My guess is a Seversky?

[Bear]

That's what I was thinkin' too.

[Jack Cook]

Way off!

[Stoney]

Russian plane and pilot, don't know so will guess, Valery Chkalov who with Alexander Belyakov and Georgiy Baidukov flew no-stop from Moscow in 62 hours to the US in June 1937 and landed at Pearson Field, Vancouver, WA. He's called the Russian Linbergh.

[Jerry O'Neill]

It's not Northrop's Gamma D-2 with TWA's Jack Frye at the controls is it?
Jerry

[Jack Cook]

Yes and no...Oh so close!

[Jerry O'Neill]

Jack;
Is it D.W. "Tommy" Tomlinson in the seat?
If it is, I should've noticed the instrument attached to the windscreen. I think he did some high altitude work in the plane.
Jerry

[Ztex]

Taking Airdale's hint...

D.W. Tommy Tomlinson??

[Ztex]

Dang it...looked too long
Cool shot!

I couldn't find any pictures of him on-line...I think I saw that mug in connection to the DC-1? in a book.

[Jack Cook]

Yup, that's Tommy. what a awesome guy! The stuff legends are made of.
He lived just a couple miles away from me and I visited him regularly until he passed. He gave me a bunch of photos and a book of his stories and experiences of which they had only 20 copies made!
He made about 5 first flights among other things.

[Jerry O'Neill]

That is very cool Jack!
Thanks for postiing it and keep'em coming!
I like your occasional "tests" becuase no one around my house EVER asks me these types of questions!
Jerry