Image: Buhl CA-5 Airsedan NX2915 Miss Doran Dole racer

Description: Buhl CA-5 Airsedan (2915) Miss Doran was one of the entires in the Dole Hawaii race At North siland. Miss Doran was piloted by Augy Pedler and Mildred Doran was the crewmember. Both were employees of LIncoln Oil company which sponsored the flight. Navigator was LT Vilas "Cy" Knope. The aircraft was lost at sea during the 1927 race Aircraft had red wings and nose and white fuselage with blue tail. It had "Miss Doran, Lincol, MIch." The aircraft was painted on its nose and LIncoln Oils adversed on its side. It had a 225hp Wiright Whirlwind J-5 engine. JMF Haase Collection via San Diego Aero Space Museum From the Haase Collection JMF Haase Collection This selection of beautiful photographs of early Navy aircraft is from the J.M.F. (Joseph Malta F.) Haase collection, courtesy of the San Diego Aero Space Museum. J.M.F. “Bunny” Haase was a Navy Chief photographer who documented all the aviation activities from the early 1920 through the early 1930s at North Island that at the time encompassed the Army’s Rockwell Field and NAS San Diego. His large collection also covers civilian and Army aircraft as well. His air-to-air photographs are featured in many aviation reference books but usually under the credit line of US Navy. Chief Haase also participated in the second Alaskan Aerial Survey in 1929 and was responsible for the first US motion picture of the sun’s eclipse done in 1930 that was done from an aircraft.
Title: Buhl CA-5 Airsedan NX2915 Miss Doran Dole racer
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