The first of these took place overnight between 22 and 23 June, when Lt Frank Wead and Lt John D. Price set five records - distance (963.123 mi, 1,544.753 km), duration (13 hours, 23 minutes, 15 seconds), speed over 500 km (73.41 mph, 117.74 km/h), speed over 1,000 km (74.27mph, 119.12 km/h) and speed over 1,500 km (74.17 mph/118.96 km/h).
Based loosely on the earlier war epic, What Price Glory? (1926), "Lt. Comdr. Frank Wead, U.S.N. (Ret.)" is credited for the film's story.
Frank Wead (1895–1947), an American aviator and screenwriter
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