John Macready and Oakley Kelly with Orville Wright
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Unable to make it across the United States in April 1923, Macready and Kelly set a world endurance record in the T-2 instead.
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Macready and Kelly attempted their transcontinental flight twice, starting from San Diego, but failed. In April 1923 after their second attempt, they set a world endurance record in the T-2 over McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio. Here, they stand with Orville Wright after their 36-hour flight, a record that earned them the Mackay Trophy.
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National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution (SI 2001-13012).
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SI 2001-13012
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1923
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