This week we do a double run in our fastest plane yet, the Lockheed model 9 Orion. As the leg from Rawlins to Rock Springs has no intermediate airports but is only 85 miles, we'll use that as our first hop and go straight on to Salt Lake City in one go for our second hop. Hence our need for the fastest cargo aircraft of the era, that can cruise at 200 mph.
Week 12: Rawlins, WY to Salt Lake City, UT via Rock Springs, WY. (Note the original flights DID stop at Rock Springs.) Depart: KRWL (Rawlins). Nearby to original 1920s airmail departure airport. Intermediate stop: KRKS (Rock Springs). Nearby to original 1920s airmail airport. Arrive: KSLC (Salt Lake City). From 1920, and named Woodward Field, this was the original airmail destination. Aircraft: Lockheed model 9 Orion only. You can download the airplane from my Vintage Hangar here: http://tinyurl.com/storms-orion. If you use the Chrome browser, be sure to read the "CHROME HAS BLOCKED IT! HELP" file there first! Flight plan and maps here. |
Rock Springs airfield radio station...
Salt Lake City airfield radio station...
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