Keywords: louis e. slim gordon special collection photo louiseslimgordonspecialcollectionphoto â 1929 â1929 ship steamer steamship ss badger state ssbadgerstate badger state badgerstate ss american legion ssamericanlegion american legion americanlegion 535-class 535class united states shipping board unitedstatesshippingboard ussb new york shipbuilding corporation newyorkshipbuildingcorporation new york shipbuilding newyorkshipbuilding new york ship newyorkship munson line munsonline usat american legion usatamericanlegion harris-class harrisclass attack transport attacktransport troopship uss american legion (ap-35) ussamericanlegionap35 uss american legion ussamericanlegion ap-35 ap35 uss american legion (apa-17) ussamericanlegionapa17 apa-17 apa17 crossing the line ceremony crossingthelineceremony crossing the line crossingtheline king neptune kingneptune Catalog #: 09_01433 Title: Louis E. ""Slim"" Gordon Special Collection Photo Additional Information: Ships captain with the King and Queen of king Neptunes Court during equator crossing ceremony onboard the S.S. American Legion, Louis Gordon was the co-pilot/ mechanic with Wilmer Stultz on the 1928 Transatlantic flight of the Fokker F7 ""Friendship"" which flew from Newfoundland to Wales in 1928. Amelia Earhart was a passenger on this flight and it is remembered as the first air crossing of the Atlantic by a female. Tags: Louis E. ""Slim"" Gordon Special Collection Photo, 1929 Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive Catalog #: 09_01433 Title: Louis E. ""Slim"" Gordon Special Collection Photo Additional Information: Ships captain with the King and Queen of king Neptunes Court during equator crossing ceremony onboard the S.S. American Legion, Louis Gordon was the co-pilot/ mechanic with Wilmer Stultz on the 1928 Transatlantic flight of the Fokker F7 ""Friendship"" which flew from Newfoundland to Wales in 1928. Amelia Earhart was a passenger on this flight and it is remembered as the first air crossing of the Atlantic by a female. Tags: Louis E. ""Slim"" Gordon Special Collection Photo, 1929 Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive |