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Portrait of Albert F. Hengenberger in military uniform. The portrait ran with an announcement regarding his piloting an early non-stop flight from San Diego to Honolulu. Original caption: "Army Flyer to make Honolulu Flight. Dayton, Ohio --- Lieut. A.F. Hegensberger [sic], who with Lieut. Lester J. Maitland, is now on his way to San Diego, Calif., with a giant three-motored Fokker Monoplane, in which it is planned they will take off on a non-stop flight to Honolulu within a month. 6/18/1927." Original credit line: Wide World Photos, no. 500003. Used in: Technology Review, no date given.