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Order Number	00069689
Title	Gilmore Red Lion plane
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	Transportation-Aviation-Airplanes.
Date	1930
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w
Description	A Lockheed Air Express at United Airport (Bob Hope Airport), owned by famous pilot Colonel Roscoe Turner. Turner was known as a serious racing pilot, a Hollywood stunt pilot and showman. In 1930 he took on a new and unexpected flight partner--a lion. A year before, Turner had secured sponsorship by the Gilmore Oil Company, who had a lion as a corporate logo (see rear of plane), and realizing the potential publicity for both him and his sponsor, Turner acquired a lion cub and began flying with him. "Gilmore" the lion became a well-known national figure and, like Turner's uniform, one of the aviator's trademarks. Gilmore was on aboard when Turner set two transcontinental speed records in May 1930, one traveling eastward and the other westward. Turner flew from Los Angeles to New York in 15 hours, 37 minutes. The journey back to California took 18 hours, 42 minutes. To celebrate his achievements, Turner decided to set yet another record, this time across three countries. Photo dated: June 14, 1930.
Subject	Bob Hope Airport (Los Angeles County, Calif.). Airplanes--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County). Lockheed aircraft. Airports--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County). Endurance flights--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County). Turner, Roscoe,1895-1970. Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.). Lockheed Aircraft Corporation.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection