This 11" x 14" photo was created from an original image of Osa Johnson's Sikorsky Amphibian from our museum's collections. Here "Spirit of Africa" is shown parked in Chanute after purchase, and before the African Flying Safari. This photo is 11 x 14 inches and comes in a thick display Mylar sleeve frame for immediate display.

HISTORY:

The Chanute airfield was renamed "The Martin Johnson Airport" in 1935 after Martin conducted some flood relief in Chanute using Osa's plane to get supplies to regional areas cut off by high waters. Vern Carstens, the FOB at the airport who also piloted for the Johnson's on their African Flying Safari, was a driving force in the naming of the airport and later when the museum was opened in 1961.

This image was one of the first postcards created in the 1960s to raise money in support of the new museum.

Don't like this size? This image---plus 100's of Martin + Osa Johnson's photographs---is available in our Osa's Ark Museum Store as photos and posters.. The revenue from Osa's Ark is a vital source of support for our museum's sustainability!

https://osasarkgiftstore.safarimuseum.com/