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Albert Paul Mantz (August 2, 1903 – July 8, 1965). | Albert Paul Mantz (August 2, 1903 – July 8, 1965). | ||
* Hollywood stunt pilot, racer. | |||
* [[Earhart]] began to work with Mantz as her technical adviser in 1934 in preparation for her flight from Honolulu to Oakland. | |||
== First round-the-world attempt == | |||
* Mantz handled the throttles and landing gear on the takeoff from Oakland and made the landing in Hawaii. | |||
* The next day Mantz, who was remaining behind in Hawaii, flew the airplane to Luke Field on Ford Island in Pearl Harbor so that Earhart could use the airfield's recently paved runway for her departure on the anticipated 13 hour flight to Howland Island with [[Manning]] and [[Noonan]]. | |||
== Links == | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Mantz Wikipedia.] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Mantz Wikipedia.] | ||
Revision as of 00:36, 21 February 2009
Albert Paul Mantz (August 2, 1903 – July 8, 1965).
- Hollywood stunt pilot, racer.
- Earhart began to work with Mantz as her technical adviser in 1934 in preparation for her flight from Honolulu to Oakland.
First round-the-world attempt
- Mantz handled the throttles and landing gear on the takeoff from Oakland and made the landing in Hawaii.
- The next day Mantz, who was remaining behind in Hawaii, flew the airplane to Luke Field on Ford Island in Pearl Harbor so that Earhart could use the airfield's recently paved runway for her departure on the anticipated 13 hour flight to Howland Island with Manning and Noonan.