1923/05/02-03
May 2-3 Lieutenants Kelly and Macready made a non-stop flight from New York to San Diego, 2,516 miles, 4193 km, in 26 hours, 50 minutes.
The drums and cans contain gasoline and oil necessary to get them across.
On May 2, 1923, Lieutenants Kelly and Macready flew their single-engine, high wing Army Fokker T-2.
They flew over 2,625 miles from Mitchel Field, New York to San Diego, California in an official time of 26 hours, 50 minutes and 38.6 seconds.
This setting the record for transcontinental flight by a heavier than air craft winning the 1923 Mackay Trophy.
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