Viewing page 10 of 22

This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.

forced out of the race at Missoula, Montana due to engine trouble. On October 12th Ruth Elder and George Haldeman were downed at sea after losing oil, on a flight from Roosevelt Field, Long Island to Paris, France in a [[strikethrough]] DETROITER[[/strikethrough]] "Detroiter", but fortunately were able to alight alongside a vessel northeast of the Azores and were rescued. 

On March 28-30, 1928 Eddie and George Haldeman broke the world's endurance record in a [[strikethrough]] DETROITER [[/strikethrough]] "Detroiter" by flying 53 hours, 36 minutes at Jacksonville, Florida. In April the Stinson "JR." was introduced at the Aircraft Show in Detroit, a 3-place cabin monoplane with Warner 120 H.P. engine. His business continued to grow and in June he flew in the Ford Reliability Tour again, but did not win first place due to engine trouble. In September the Packard Motor Car Company purchased a [[strikethrough]] DETROITER [[/strikethrough]] "Detroiter" equipped with their new radial aircraft Diesel engine for flight test work. In December Eddie announced plans for a large new factory and flying field at Wayne, Michigan and planned production facilities for five planes a day. 

On July 6th, 1929 Byron Newcomb and Roy Mitchell established an endurance record of 174 hours in a DETROITER at Cleveland, Ohio by refueling in the air. On October 12th of that year the Stinson Corporation was merged with the Cord Corporation. 

In April, 1930 a new 10-passenger tri-motored transport plane was introduced using Lycoming engines, and by the end of May 51 planes had been delivered. His planes were good! Due to his experience and his rigorous barnstorming days, Eddie knew when a plane was right and what was required in the construction to withstand constant, every day use. [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] He had endured so much hardship in his earlier flying days he understood the need for the quiet, clean, upholstered comfort of his cabin planes in order to sell aviation to the public. 

On January 26th, 1932 Eddie had a bad accident while attempting to land in Jackson Park, Chicago, Illinois when demonstrating one of his planes. In the approach he struck a flagpole which he had not seen, and crashed. He was seriously injured and died the next day. Surviving were his wife, sisters and brother. There were no children. 

5