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Peter Gluckmann aka “The Flying Watchman” in Grand Rapids MI with his Luscombe 8F light plane (N1838B) before his first Transatlantic Crossing

Peter Gluckmann: 1953 Light-plane Flight San Francisco to Berlin, Germany & Back

Historic photographs. Eyewitness Accounts. Timelines: Gluckmann & his Luscombe 8F N1838B. 1950s & 1960s Press Clippings. Essay.

Atlantic Flown in Tiny Plane
GLASGOW. Scotland, June 26 (P)--Peter Gluckman, 27-year-old San Francisco watchmaker, landed at Renfrew Airport here today, completing a flight over the Atlantic in a tiny single-engined plane. The last leg of the trip was from Reykjavik, Iceland. He flew through the night for about 12 hours, the little cream and blue 90- horsepower plane "behaving beautifully." Mr. Gluckman planned to visit his parents in London.

New York Times, June 27, 1953.