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Jack Cook
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Good luck................
The pilot's a legend BTW!
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Not much of a view. My guess is a Seversky?
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That's what I was thinkin' too.

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Russian plane and pilot, don't know so will guess, Valery Chkalov who with Alexander Belyakov and Georgiy Baidukov flew no-stop from Moscow in 62 hours to the US in June 1937 and landed at Pearson Field, Vancouver, WA. He's called the Russian Linbergh.
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It's not Northrop's Gamma D-2 with TWA's Jack Frye at the controls is it?
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Jack Cook
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Yes and no...Oh so close!

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Jack;
Is it D.W. "Tommy" Tomlinson in the seat?
If it is, I should've noticed the instrument attached to the windscreen. I think he did some high altitude work in the plane.
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Taking Airdale's hint...

D.W. Tommy Tomlinson??
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Dang it...looked too long
Cool shot!

I couldn't find any pictures of him on-line...I think I saw that mug in connection to the DC-1? in a book.
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Yup, that's Tommy. what a awesome guy! The stuff legends are made of.
He lived just a couple miles away from me and I visited him regularly until he passed. He gave me a bunch of photos and a book of his stories and experiences of which they had only 20 copies made!
He made about 5 first flights among other things.

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That is very cool Jack!
Thanks for postiing it and keep'em coming!
I like your occasional "tests" becuase no one around my house EVER asks me these types of questions!
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