JOHAN VISSCHEDIJK COLLECTION
No. 6873. Keystone K-47 Pathfinder (NX179) "American Legion"
Photographed at Langley Field, Virginia, USA, April 26, 1927
Source unknown, via Wim Schoenmaker

Keystone K-47 Pathfinder

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09/30/2007. This transport was developed from the Huff-Daland LB-5 bomber. Powered by three 220 hp Wright J-5 engines, it was built for entry in the Orteig transatlantic race, but crashed on take-off from Langley Field, on April 26, 1927. Pilot Noel Davis and co-pilot Stanton Wooster were killed instantly.

Created September 30, 2007