Left to right: C. B. D. Collyer, and unidentified man, and Harry Tucker stand in front of the the Yankee Doodle monoplane, a Lockheed-Vega, at Mines Field after a transcontinental flight. Collyer and Tucker piloted the plane. It was the second non-stop transcontinental flight, completed in twenty-four hours and fifty-eight minutes, which was non hour and fifty-two minutes under the record created by the first flight.
Captain C. B. D. Collyer and Harry Tucker (right), who flew the Yankee Doodle monoplane on the second transcontinental flight, holding telegrams of congratulations. With them is Alan Lockheed (2nd from right) who designed the Lockheed Vega monoplane that was flown, and other unidentified people. They are at Mines Field on the day that Collyer and Tucker completed the flight.
Press release text: East west non stop record set. Establishing an east-to-west transcontinental nonstop flight record of 24 hours and 52 minutes, the monoplane Yankee Doodle landed at Mines Field, Los Angeles, today. The previous record of 26 hours and 50 minutes set by Lts. John A. MacReady and Oakley Kelly in 1923 was lowered by nearly two hours in the flight. The fliers, Harry Tucker, millionaire sportsman and Capt. C. B. D. Collyer of 'round-the-world' fame, landed a little more that an hour after the time estimated for the journey. The monoplane used in this flight was also used by Art Goebel in his attempted non-stop flight during the National Aeronautical Show held in Los Angeles recently...
A different Associated Press photograph of the event is titled, "Aviator Dons Another Laurel," and captioned, "Honolulu Winner at End of Flight Art Goebel steps from his Lockheed plane upon arrival at Mines Field after trip from New York. [A. P. photo]," Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep 1928: A1
C. B. D. Collyer (right) and Harry Tucker stand in front of the the Yankee Doodle monoplane, a Lockheed-Vega, at Mines Field after a transcontinental flight. Collyer and Tucker piloted the plane.
In October 1928 Collyer and Harry Tucker completed the second East-West nonstop transcontinental flight in 24 hours and 58 minutes, which was one hour and 52 minutes under the record established by the first flight.
