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British flag presented to pilot Major Frederick L. Martin on the first Round the World flight, 1924
On April 6, 1924, four Douglas World Cruisers, each manned by an Army Air Corps pilot and mechanic, took off from Seattle's Sand Point Field in an attempt to be the first to fly around the world. The four aircraft were named Seattle, Chicago, Boston, and New Orleans. Major Frederick L. Martin (1882-1956) was in the lead aircraft, the Seattle. This flag was presented to Martin by J.H. McLeod at an early stop in Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Unfortunately, on April 30, Seattle crashed in dense fog into a mountainside near Port Moller on the Alaska Peninsula. The plane was destroyed but the crew survived. On September 29, 1924, the three other planes arrived triumphantly back in Seattle. Some 40,000 excited spectators greeted the flyers as they landed.
ID Number: 1958.1427
Date: 1924
Physical Description: 1 Flag; wool; 27 in.H x 52 in.W
Place Made: United Kindgom
Credit: MOHAI, 1958.1427