Pangborn and Herndon do a pre-flight check on their Bellanca Skyrocket “Miss Veedol” before the start of their flight from Japan to Wenatchee, Washington, October 2, 1931. (© Museum of Flight/Corbis via Getty Images)
Pangborn and Herndon do a pre-flight check on their Bellanca Skyrocket “Miss Veedol” before the start of their flight from Japan to Wenatchee, Washington, October 2, 1931. (© Museum of Flight/Corbis via Getty Images)