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AKRON WOMENS CHAPTER NATIONAL AERONAUTIC ASSOCIATION

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J. Erroll Boyd
Capt. J. Erroll Boyd and Lt. Harry P. Conner, U.S.N., took off from Harbor Grace., Newfoundland, and landed their Bellanca, October 10, 1930, at Scilly Isles, England. 

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Roger Q. Williams
On July 9, 1929 - Roger Q. Williams and Lewis A. Yancey landed their Bellanca - "Pathfinder" - at Santander, Spain, at the end of a flight from Old Orchard Beach, Maine.

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Clyde Pangborn
Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon spanned the Atlantic from Floyd Bennett Field to Cardigan, Wales, in the Bellanca, "Miss Veedol."

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Russell Boardman
Two months later, on October 5, 1931, these two pilots, flying this same Bellanca ship, made the first - and only - non-stop flight across the Pacific - Samishiro Beach, Japan, to Wenatchee, Washington - 4,486 miles - completing a tour of the world.

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Lewis A. Yancey
World's Long Distance Record established by Russell Boardman and John Polando, July 30, 1931 - Floyd Bennett Field to Istanbul, Turkey - 5,011 miles in the Bellanca, "Cape Cod."

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Hugh Herndon
Clarence Chamberlin and Levine startled the world on June 4, 1927, when they landed their Bellanca - "Columbia" - at Eisleben, Germany - 3,911 miles from New York City.

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Sir Holger Hoiriss
June 25, 1931 - Sir Holger Hoiriis and Otto Hillig landed their Bellanca - "Liberty" - at Krefeld, Germany, after their take-off from Harbor Grace, Newfoundland. 
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