Albert Francis Hegenberger
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Albert Francis Hegenberger was a major general in the United States Air Force and a pioneering aviator who set a flight distance record with Lester J. Maitland, completing the first transpacific fligh
Hegenberger in 1935
Lt. Albert Francis Hegenberger
Bird of Paradise crewmen Lt. Lester J. Maitland and Hegenberger are congratulated after landing at Wheeler Field.
Brig. Gen. Albert F. Hegenberger
Bird of Paradise (aircraft)
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The Bird of Paradise was a military airplane used by the United States Army Air Corps in 1927 to experiment with the application of radio beacon aids in air navigation. On June 28–29, 1927, the Bird o
Albert Francis Hegenberger
…aviator who set a flight distance record with Lester J. Maitland, completing the first transpacific flight to Hawaii in 1927 as navigator of the Bird of Paradise. Hegenberger was an aeronautical engineer of note, earning both the Mackay Trophy (1927) and Collier Trophy (1934) for achievement. Hegenberger also…
Fokker C-2 Bird of Paradise
Front view of an unmodified Fokker C-2.
Front view of the modified Bird of Paradise, showing its longer wing.
Installation of the auxiliary fuel tanks.