Actress and pilot Ruth Elder attempted a transatlantic flight with her instructor George Haldeman in her Stinson Detroiter American Girl in October 1927. Suffering an oil leak, they ditched in the ocean near a ship and were rescued. SM-1 Detroiters were used for various long-distance flight attempts. The earlier SB-1 Detroiter was a biplane. Photo from: San Diego Air & Space Museum

A nice clear picture of the Pride of Detroit, presumably taken in the Detroit area before or after Edward Schlee and Billy Brock's attempted flight around the world, which was aborted in Tokyo. As NC4307, the same plane won the Ford Reliability Tour in June 1927, flown by Eddie Stinson and Schlee. It was owned by Schlee's Wayco Air Service and its original name Miss Wayco is also still worn in an Aeroshell logo on the nose. Photo from: Wayne State University

Flown by Edward Schlee and Billy Brock on an attempted round-the-world flight. Called off at Tokyo over concerns crossing the Pacific was too dangerous. NC857 shipped back to the US. Now displayed at the Ford Museum at Detroit.