Albert Hegenberger in the Bird of Paradise's Celestial Sighting Station
In 1927, the Army Air Corps Fokker C-2 Bird of Paradise became the first airplane to fly from the U.S. mainland to Hawaii. Navigator Albert Hegenberger had the new luxury of facing rear and behind a semi-protective windscreen while making his celestial sightings.
Caption:
Navigator Albert Hegenberger facing rear and behind a semi-protective windscreen while making his celestial sightings.
Type: Photograph
Image Date: 1927
Credit: National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
