| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | No Reg |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Fowler Gage Tractor |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Fowler Gage Tractor |
| Aircraft Version: | Fowler Gage Tractor |
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| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Washington - Dulles InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Virginia, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KIAD IATA: IAD Local: IAD Other: - |
| Collection: | National Air and Space Museum (Smithsonian) - Udvar-Hazy Center |
| Photo Date: | 9 September 2010 |
| Photo by: | Derek Gaynor |
| Photo ID: | 275339 |
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The 1912 Gage biplane in the NASM collection is referred to as the Fowler-Gage, in recognition of its owner and pilot, Robert G. Fowler. Beginning in October 1912, Fowler made numerous exhibition and passenger flights in California. He made his most famous flight in the airplane in 1913, flying ocean-to-ocean across Panama. With the Gage now on floats, Fowler started his Isthmus of Panama crossing with a takeoff from the Pacific side at 9:45 a.m. on April 27. Nevertheless, he completed the 83 km (52 mi) flight in one hour and 45 minutes. Full details: http://www.aviation-history.com/garber/vg This photo is copyright © Derek Gaynor, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 1 September 2020, and has since been viewed 315 times. |