{"product_id":"aviation-transatlantic-flight-commander-richard-e-byrd-portrayed-as-he-prepared-to-fly-the-america-across-the-atlantic","title":"[AVIATION - TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT]. COMMANDER RICHARD E. BYRD PORTRAYED AS HE PREPARED TO FLY THE AMERICA ACROSS THE ATLANTIC","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[AVIATION - TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT]. COMMANDER RICHARD E. BYRD PORTRAYED AS HE PREPARED TO FLY THE AMERICA ACROSS THE ATLANTIC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnidentified photographer. Black-and-white press photograph of Commander Richard E. Byrd, circa June 1927. Approx. 4.7 x 6.5 inches (120 x 164 mm). The reverse carries a contemporary caption dated 29 June 1927 and a later Daily Mirror Library stamp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eByrd faces the camera in a close portrait, wearing a fur-trimmed leather flying cap and a dark flight suit with a tie. The tight framing emphasizes his expression and flight gear. The image is clear, with light surface spotting and wear visible in the scan; the sheet shows age toning and minor edge wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reverse caption reads: \"BYRD STARTS HIS ATLANTIC FLIGHT TO EUROPE. Commander Richard E. Byrd, accompanied by three companions, is reported to have started his Atlantic flight this morning. PHOTO SHOWS: A new photograph of Commander Byrd received from America this morning. 29\/6\/27.\" A Daily Mirror Library stamp is dated 14 June 1936.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 29 June 1927 Byrd and his three crewmates departed Roosevelt Field aboard the Fokker America, aiming for Paris. Fog prevented them from locating the city; they landed safely near Ver-sur-Mer on the French coast after nearly forty hours. The flight carried the first official U.S. airmail across the Atlantic, linking the portrait to a major step in long-distance aviation and commercial air transport.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe dated caption and library stamp preserve a useful trace of the photograph's passage from an American press image into a British newspaper archive. The reverse wording records the image as a newly received portrait at the moment Byrd's Atlantic attempt began.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the Eric C. Caren Archive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Photo Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50270510514314,"sku":"RP-000020","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0790\/4218\/3306\/files\/media-front_f05734f5-56c6-4335-8768-3150d13ed0fe.jpg?v=1790111486","url":"https:\/\/therarephotogallery.com\/products\/aviation-transatlantic-flight-commander-richard-e-byrd-portrayed-as-he-prepared-to-fly-the-america-across-the-atlantic","provider":"TheRarePhotoGallery.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}