George Hutchinson in the cockpit of Sirius NR118W Richmond Virginia at Burbank on 28 July 1930. The caption on the reverse reads:

“At the controls of the plane in which he hopes to beat Lindbergh’s time to Paris. Burbank, Calif...George R. Hutchinson, popular Richmond, Virginia flyer, at the controls of the new Lockheed Sirius low-wing monoplane in which he hopes to beat Lindbergh’s time from New York to Paris. Hutchinson has named the plane the ‘Richmond, Virginia’ in honor of his ‘Home-town’.” (July 28, 1930)

Photo: © Tim Kalina Collection

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