Globe Aircraft Corporation plane

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20052358

Description

E. J. Rivers, Globe Aircraft Corporation works manager, changing the "X" printed on the Globe monoplane to a "C," leaving the plane number "NC17690," as it passes the experimental stage. Looking on (from left to right) are K. H. Knox, John Kennedy and Test Pilot T. R. Yarbrough. Rivers, Knox and Kennedy are all wearing dark suits while Yarbrough is wearing a pilot's uniform. Rivers is shown bent over the the wing of the plane and scrubbing off the "X" with a rag. The other three men are standing opposite of Rivers. The plane is believed to be the first Texas-built airplane to receive official Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA) approval.

Archival Date

1942-03-25

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1522

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Rivers, E. J.; Knox, K. H.; Kennedy, John; Yarbrough, T. R.; Pilots; Uniforms; Airplanes; Aircraft; Globe Aircraft Corporation; Civil Aeronautics Authority (C. A. A.)