Endurance Record holding Hunter Brothers visit Los Angeles, 1930

Description: The Hunter Brothers stand in front of their monoplane. From left to right: Walter, John, Kenneth, and Albert Hunter. An unidentified man stands on the left.
In 1930, Albert, John, Walter and Kenneth Hunter set the World Endurance Flight Record of 553 hours, 41 minutes and 30 seconds over Chicago. They visited Los Angeles with their monoplane, City of Chicago, a large yellow and blue Stinson-Detroiter and the refueling ship, Big Ben. Their record was later broken by the Key Brothers.
This photograph is related to the article, "Flying Hunters Given Welcome, Four Endurance Champions Land at City Airport, Will Make Next Test Flight Here, They Declare, Officials and Large Throng Extend Greetings," Los Angeles Times, 23 Jul. 1930: A1.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: Hunter Bros. Aviators, 1930; Kenneth, John, Walter, Albert

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Names: Hunter, John, 1903-1932
Hunter, Albert, 1897-1942
Hunter, Walter, 1906-1983
Hunter, Kenneth, 1909-1974
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Air pilots--American--California--Los Angeles
Stunt flying--United States
Monoplanes--American--California--Los Angeles

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_9689
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002dhszc
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Rights Country: US
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