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Pilot Jim Ray Lands AutoGyro Plane On White House Lawn

Public Domain Stock Footage Pilot Jim Ray Lands AutoGyro Plane On White House Lawn

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keywords: washington d.c., white house, pitcairn pca-2 autogyro plane, pilot jim ray, collier cup

Synopsis: Flying the Pitcairn PCA-2 AutoGyro Plane pilot Jim Ray lands in front of the White House as President Herbert Hoover present him with the Collier Cup honoring aeronautical achievement...(read more)

  • Date: 1931
  • Duration: 00:00:32
  • Sound: No
  • Color: Monochrome
  • Type: Public Domain
  • Language: English
  • Location: United States

Pilot Jim Ray Lands AutoGyro Plane On White House Lawn

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Pilot Jim Ray Lands AutoGyro Plane On White House Lawn

Pilot Jim Ray, flying the Pitcairn PCA-2 autogyro plane, is first aviator to descent in front of White House. President Herbert Hoover presents Collier Cup, for greatest aeronautical achievement of year, to the flier and Harold F. Pitcairn, head of Pitcaim-Cierva Autogyro Company.