Original 1947 AP Wire Photo showing the instrument panel of the C-54 Skymaster after it completed a 2,400-mile trans-Atlantic flight guided by a mechanical "brain," an early automatic flight control system. Pictured are Maj. Jerry H. Ayres, Associated Press reporter Ed Gooding, and civilian technician James L. Anast examining the aircraft's controls. Caption is printed directly on the photograph. Photo measures approximately 6⅜ x 9 inches. From the archive of a Pittsburgh area newspaper.
