Erwin died during the Dole Air Race between Oakland, California and Hawaii.
He flew the Dallas Spirit, a custom aircraft built by the Swallow Airplane Company on credit for the attempt.
Erwin failed to return from a search for two other missing competitors, the Miss Doran and The Golden Eagle, and is presumed drowned 19 August 1927.
Erwin died during the Dole Air Race between Oakland, California and Hawaii. He flew the Dallas Spirit, a custom aircraft built by the Swallow Airplane Company on credit for the attempt. Erwin failed to return from a search for two other missing competitors, the Miss Doran and The Golden Eagle, and is presumed drowned 19 August 1927.
William Portwood Erwin