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The Bird of Paradise, a U.S. Army Air Corps Fokker tri-motor, completes the first transpacific flight, from the mainland United States to Hawaii.
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U.S. Army Air Corps plane
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United States Army Air Corps
Air warfare branch of the US Army from 1926 to 1941
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