Barely visible in
the centre of the image, the Lady Southern Cross departs Wheeler
Field for Oakland on 3 November 1934. (Click here
if you can't find it) The two biplanes in the immediate foreground
are Curtiss A-3 Falcons of the 26th Attack Squadron, which was based
at Wheeler. The twin-engined biplane is most likely a Keystone B-6A
of the 23rd or 72nd Bomb Squadron from Luke Field. The twin-engined
monoplane is a Douglas Y1C-26 Dolphin amphibian, several of which
were based at Wheeler for air-sea rescue duties. |