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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- William W. Davis, navigator, and Arthur C. Goebel, pilot, took off in the Woolaroc on August 16, 1927. They finished first landing at Wheeler Field on August 17, 1927 in a time of 26 hours, 17 minutes and 33 seconds.
- Pilot Art Goebel is all smiles and lei after winning the Dole Derby on August 17, 1927 in the Woolaroc.
- Crowds await the winner of the Dole Derby at Wheeler Field, August 16, 1927.
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- Thousands of well-wishers await the finish of the Dole Derby at Wheeler Field on August 17, 1927.
- Spectators await finishers in the Dole Derby at Wheeler Field, Oahu, August 17, 1927.
- Spectators await finishers in the Dole Derby at Wheeler Field, Oahu, August 17, 1927.
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- The winning plane the Woolaroc taxies to the reception stand at Wheeler Field on August 17, 1927 after a flight of 26 hours 17 minutes and 33 seconds from Oakland, California. The pilot was Art Goebel.
- Dole Derby winner Art Goebel lands the Woolaroc at Wheeler Field, August 17, 1927.
- Dole Derby winner Art Goebel lands the Woolaroc at Wheeler Field, August 17, 1927.
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- Dole Derby winner Art Goebel lands the Woolaroc at Wheeler Field, August 17, 1927.
- Dole Derby winner Art Goebel and the Woolaroc were welcomed at Wheeler Field, August 17, 1927.
- A crowd gathers around the Dole Derby winner Woolaroc after it came to a stop at Wheeler Field's grassy runway, August 16, 1927.
