Photograph
Home-Built Heath
| Ray and Carl Breecher's Heath parasol monoplane while still under construction in their father's garage. Despite extensive modification, the plane crashed during a test flight in 1934. The E.B. Heath Airplane Company of Chicago was established to make airplanes affordable. The company sold the best known of the build-your-own airplanes. Customers could buy complete kits, plans, or parts. |
| Image ID: | 10318 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1932 |
| Creator Name: | Lathrop, R. E. |
| City: | Waukesha |
| County: | Waukesha |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | O'Brien family collection, circa 1880-2000 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, b/w copy |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6027 Box 56 |
| Original Dimensions: | 4 x 3 inches |
| Construction industry |
| Indoor photography |
| Hobbies |
| Airplanes |
| Garages |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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