AMERICAN FLYERS BREAK AIR ENDURANCE RECORD
New York City (JFK+50) On December 30, 1921, Eddie Stinson* and Lloyd Bertaud** beat the world's air record for time endurance "after having been up for 26 hours, 19 minutes and 35 seconds."
The American pilots landed at Roosevelt Field in their JL-6 monoplane after surpassing the previous endurance record set by French aviators in June 1920 by 2 hours and 33 seconds.
In a post-flight interview, Lloyd Bertaud said...
"I thought the cold would drive us crazy, but when we got through it, with the sun shining, we were ready to stay up till night."
*Edward Anderson Stinson, Jr. (1893-1932) was born in Ft. Payne, Alabama & educated at Wright Flying School. EAS founded Stinson Aircraft Company.
**Lloyd Wilson Bertaud (1895-1927) was born in Alameda, California & served in the US Air Service in WWI. LWB died in an air crash aboard Old Glory.
SOURCE
"World's Air Endurance Record Broken By U.S. Flyers," The Evening World, New York City, December 30, 1921, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
