Aviation developments of 1929 : rocket plane

The Opel RAK 1 rocket plane lifting into the air. The plane was manufactured and piloted by German millionaire Fritz von Opel.

Publication date: 1929-12-15

Size: 10.5 x 18.4 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Frankfurt am Main (Germany)

Subject(s):

• Flight testing--Germany--Frankfurt am Main--1920-1930
• Opel RAK 1 (Airplane)
• Opel, Fritz von--Associated objects
• Rocket planes--German--Germany--Frankfurt am Main--1920-1930

Genre(s):

• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (December 15, 1929), Picture Section/Part 3, p. 3

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Pacific and Atlantic Photos, Inc.