Photos of John Rodgers Flight

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• Kauai residents enthusiastically greeted the Navy aviators and showered them with lei and well wishes, and clean clothing.
• The crew enjoyed a good night's sleep and a huge breakfast the next morning. They had gone without food and water for nearly a week before arriving on Kauai.
• After resting up on Kauai, the crew was transported to Honolulu on the destroyer MacDonough where they were hospitalized for medical examination.

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• The PN-9 sits in Nawiliwili Harbor after its amazing adventure: flying 1,870 nautical miles by air, and sailing 450 miles by sea.
• The PN-9 was loaded onto the Navy ship USS Pelican in Nawiliwili Harbor and carried to Pearl Harbor where it was repaired and flew again days later.
• Commander John Rodgers, left, and B. J. Connell, right, are shown leaving Nawiliwili Harbor on Kauai on September 11, 1925 for Pearl Harbor.

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• The PN-9 No. 1 crew: W. H. Bowlin, B. J. Connell, Commander John Rodgers, S. R. Pope, and O. G. Stantz. 1925.
• Adm. William H. Moffett confers with pilots of the inaugural Navy flight from California to Hawaii on August 26, 1925. From left, Botta, US Navy; LCDR Strong, USN; RADM Moffett, USN; Lt. Davidson, USN; and Commander John Rodgers, USN.
• The crew of the PN-9 included Commander John Rodgers, commander and navigator; Lt. B. J. Connell, pilot; W. H. Bowlin, 1st class Aviation Mechanic's Mate; S. R. Pope, second pilot; and O. G. Stantz, radio operator.

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• The PN-9 voyage across the Pacific was two years before Charles Lindbergh's solo crossing of the Atlantic Ocean.
• Rear Admiral McDonald and Commander John Rodgers arrived at Iolani Palance on Septemer 17, 1925 to pay respects to Governor Wallace R. Farrington.
• John Rodgers presented a barograph to Governor Farrington to substantiate the official distance record he and his crew achieved, September 10, 1925.