Thursday, October 6, 2022

Friday, October 6, 1922. Expanding Prohibition on the Sea and Setting Records in the Air.

The United States issued an order requiring all American flagged ships to be free of alcohol, and all foreign ships entering U.S. waters to be alcohol-free as well.  The order went into effect on October 14.

These photos of a confiscated still were taken on the same day.



Two U.S. Army pilots set a new record by remaining in the air for two days in a Fokker T-2. The endurance feat took place at Rockwell Field, California.

Fokker T-2.

The plane had been modified to allow for dual controls and extra fuel.  When it took off, its weight exceeded its maximum normal payload.  Only two T-2s were made, and both were acquired by the U.S. Army.

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