Race at Roosevelt
Field between a bi-plane and a Pitcairn PCA-2 Autogiro (NC10789) purchased
by Curtiss-Wright testing the relative take-off and landing merits
of each aircraft. Race ended in a tie. A. J. Neilson was the Autogiro
pilot while the biplane was flown by William Marsalis.
Gallery 22
Stephen Pitcairn
John M. “Johnny”
Miller being greeted upon his arrive in California after completing
the first transcontinental Autogiro flight in his PCA-2 called the
“Missing Link” in late May 1931 – he beat Amelia Earhart
by 10 days.
John
M. “Johnny” Miller flying his PCA-2 called the “Missing
Link”
Stephen Pitcairn
John M. "Johnny"
Miller with Dr. Bruce Charnov EAA AirVenture, Oshkosh, WI July 27,
2002
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