Flying World Speed Record Corsair Seaplane 1927 Ad

Flying World Record Corsair Seaplane Rutledge Irvine, U.S.N. 1927 Ad

"On May 21st,  1927, Lieut. Rutledge Irvine, U.S.N., flying around a 25 kilometer closed course at Hampton Roads, VA, established a new World's Speed Record for Seaplanes for 1000 kilometers.  This is 27 miles per hour greater than the former record.  This Fourth World's Record was made in the same stock "Corsair> Seaplane in which Lieut. Geo. R. Henderson, U.S.N., made a new World's Altitude Record, in which Lieut. S.W. Callaway, U.S.N., made a new World's Speed Record for 100 kilometers, and in which Lieut. James D. Barner, U.S.N., made a new World's Speed Record for 500 kilometers."

"The "Corsair" is designed around the Pratt & Whitney "Wasp" engine.

Chance Vought Corporation, Long Island City, New York

A wonderful photo of Irvine standing against the Wasp engine standing on the pontoon - this is a very Rare piece and was published within a couple weeks of Irvine breaking the record.

There is some paper tanning. The paper is in very good condition.

Date appears in the upper margin, it does not show in the scanned image.

These listings were acquired from a new source that we were lucky to find. We will be listing them in groups, many of these were only published once. Once they are gone, it is likely many of them will not come around to us again.

1927 Aviation Industry Publication Advertisement

Approximate Dimensions 8 " X 11"

Scanned image may not show entirely due to size constraints

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