Widal inspects engine in new Flivver plane. Washington, D.C., Dec. 15. A new Flivver plane, powered with a Ford V-8 Motor and capable of a cruising speed of 95 miles an hour, was demonstrated to Eugene Vidal, Director of the Bureau of Air Commerce, Department of Commerce, today. The plane has a wing
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- 1936
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"Widal inspects engine in new Flivver plane. Washington, D.C., Dec. 15. A new Flivver plane, powered with a Ford V-8 Motor and capable of a cruising speed of 95 miles an hour, was demonstrated to Eugene Vidal, Director of the Bureau of Air Commerce, Department of Commerce, today. The plane has a wing" (1936). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Widal_inspects_engine_in_new_Flivver_plane._Washington,_D.C.,_Dec._15._A_new_Flivver_plane,_powered_with_a_Ford_V-8_Motor_and_capable_of_a_cruising_speed_of_95_miles_an_hour,_was_LCCN2016870977.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 300382.
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