Probably the smallest plane in the world. Built by Edw. F. Allen of Wash, D.C., who was formerly test pilot for Army Air Service during the world war. Plane is equipped with 9 horsepower motorcycle engine and weighs only 205 lbs. with wing spread of 27 ft. Mr. Allen, in cockpit, flies it often and r
4 x 5 in. or smaller
- Date
- 1924
- Collection
- Harris & Ewing
- Archive
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Type
- photograph
- Original size
- 10,008 × 7,752 pixels
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"Probably the smallest plane in the world. Built by Edw. F. Allen of Wash, D.C., who was formerly test pilot for Army Air Service during the world war. Plane is equipped with 9 horsepower motorcycle engine and weighs only 205 lbs. with wing spread of 27 ft. Mr. Allen, in cockpit, flies it often and r" (1924). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Probably_the_smallest_plane_in_the_world._Built_by_Edw._F._Allen_of_Wash,_D.C.,_who_was_formerly_test_pilot_for_Army_Air_Service_during_the_world_war._Plane_is_equipped_with_9_horsepower_LCCN2016893822.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 293508.
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