Dole Derby
Honolulu businessman James B. Dole put up a prize for the first plane to cross the Pacific in the Dole Derby, August 16-17, 1927. Only two planes finished the Derby--the Woolaroc piloted by Art Goebel and the Aloha, piloted by Martin Jensen. Several planes didn't get off the ground in Oakland, and several others were lost at sea enroute to Wheeler Field, Oahu.
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- Martin Jensen, pilot, and Paul Schluter, navigator, took off in the ALOHA on August 16, 1927, and finished second at Wheeler Field on Oahu one hour and 58 minutes after the Woolaroc.
- Martin Jensen, pilot, and Paul Schluter, navigator, took off in the Aloha on August 16, 1927. They arrived at Wheeler Field on Oahu on August 17, 1927, one hour and 58 minutes after the winning Woolaroc.
- Martin Jensen, pilot, and Paul Schluter, navigator, took off in the Aloha on August 16, 1927. They arrived at Wheeler Field on Oahu on August 17, 1927, one hour and 58 minutes after the winning Woolaroc.
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- Capt. William P. Erwin and A. H. Eichwaldt took off in the Dallas Spirit and returned because of torn wing fabric.
- Capt. William P. Erwin and A. H. Eichwaldt took off in the Dallas Spirit and returned because of torn wing fabric.
- Navy Lts. Norman A. Goddard and K. C. Hawkins' El Canto took off, got 4-feet into the air and crashed to the ground. The left wing was demolished and the plane was out of the race.
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- John W. Frost and Gordon Scott took off in the Golden Eagle. The plane did not reach Oahu and was never found.
- Pilot John Augie Peddlar, observer Miss Mildred Doran and Lt. Vilas R. Knopie, USN, took off in the Miss Doran. The plane did not reach Oahu and was never found.
- Major Livingston J. Irving took off in the Pabco Pacific Flyer, got 10 feet off the ground and crashed. Repairs were made and a second attempt also ended in a crash.
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- Major Livingston J. Irving took off in the Pabco Pacific Flyer, got 10 feet off the ground and crashed. Repairs were made and a second attempt also ended in a crash.
- Major Livingston J. Irving took off in the Pabco Pacific Flyer, got 10 feet off the ground and crashed. Repairs were made and a second attempt also ended in a crash.
- The start of the Dole Derby at Oakland Airport on August 16, 1927.
