Russell Boardman
Russell Boardman was an early American aviation pioneer who, along with John Polando, flew from Floyd Bennett Field to Istanbul, Turkey in 1931 to set an aviation record.[1][2][3]
Record attempt
The two men trained at Hyannis Airport before their trip.[1]
The record was set in a Bellanca CH-300 series aircraft occurred on July 28–30, 1931, when Boardman and John Polando flew from Floyd Bennett Field to Istanbul, Turkey aboard an earlier model of the Wright R-975-powered CH-300, a Bellanca "Special J-300". The plane was a high-wing monoplane named Cape Cod, registration NR761W, making it safely to Istanbul nonstop in 49:20 hours, establishing a distance record of 5,011.8 miles (8,065.7 km), the first known nonstop record flight in aviation history whose distance surpassed either English (5,000 mi) or metric (8,000 km) mark.[4]
Legacy
The airfield at Barnstable Municipal Airport was later renamed Boardman/Polando Field to recognize their accomplishment.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Kline, Stuard (17 May 2001). "John Polando". www.earlyaviators.com. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ Polando, Johnnie (2000). Wings Over Istanbul: The Life and Flights of a Pioneer Aviator. Portsmouth, NH: P.E. Randall Publisher. ISBN 0914339842.
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- ^ "'Cape Cod's' Success Climaxes 5 Years [of] Bellanca Records". The Sunday Morning Star, Wilmington, DE. August 2, 1931. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
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