Merrill Phoenix
MilitaryMerrill Phoenix served as a ferry pilot with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), ferrying aircraft from Gander, Canada, to Prestwick, Scotland.
On 2 September 1938, he and Howard F Allen in a Piper Cub began a flight at Syracuse, NY, which set a world light aircraft endurance record of 106 hours and 3 minutes. The record for a light aircraft had previously stood at 63 hours and 54 minutes.
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Aircraft
Places
![A bomber crew of the 493rd Bomb Group with their B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40321) nicknamed "Old Sack". Image via HS Pete Hay T. Handwritten caption on reverse: '493rd group (debach) Photo taken spring 1944. Lincoln [illegible], just prior for this across Goose Bay- Iceland, Prestwick, Debach. PS. I'm standing back row, far right. On my right is Raymond Boxlierger Russell Kansas, Pilot. I was his co pilot, great guy.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380959.jpg.webp?itok=It7W8ms0)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse, NY, USA | |||
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Other Stationed at |
Gander, NL, Canada |
Revisions
Correspondence with Rich Petrie, American Air Museum member.
https://archive.org/stream/chronologyofamer00wash/chronologyofamer00was…
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_c8n-h5e9CIC&pg=PA49&lpg=PA49&dq=%2…
Newspaper articles reporting the record-breaking flight in September 1938.