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In 1919 General William "Billy" Mitchell organized the first mass transcontinental air race, dubbed by the Air Service the "Transcontinental Reliability and Endurance Test." The race was originally proposed as a one way race from New York to California but this plan was changed to require a round trip, with flyers taking off from both Roosevelt Field and San Francisco, most in de Havilland DH-4s. The second plane to arrive on the west coast from New York was piloted by Harold H. George, who was accompanied by mechanic Lee M. Parrish.

Identifier

NASM.XXXX.0667

Creator

Parrish, Lee M.

Date

bulk 1919

Provenance

Mrs. Parrish, Gift

Extent

0.23 Cubic feet ((1 box))

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This item is a laminated and annotated strip map on cloth, nine inches wide and approximately thirty-two feet long, detailing the route taken by George and Parrish from Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York to San Francisco, California.

Rights

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Restrictions

No restrictions on access.

Citation

1919 Transcontinental Reliability and Endurance Test Strip Map, Accession XXXX-0667, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Aeronautics
Airplane racing

Type

Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Maps