These photos were found in the Memorial University of Newfoundland, Digital Archives. As part of the Maritime History Archives, Rorke Family Photograph Collection.
They were taken at the Harbour Grace Airstrip, Newfoundland, Sept 1936.
Harbour Grace Airstrip was the jumping-off point for several trans-Atlantic flights after Lindbergh.
The Harbour Grace Airport operated for nine successful years before closing on Oct. 29, 1936. From 1927 to the close of the airport, there were 20 trans-Atlantic flights started from Harbour Grace. Of these, only 11 were successful. Four departing aircraft were never seen again. Two crashed on takeoff with no fatalities. A few were canceled and a few had other nonfatal accidents. Only two of these aircraft had open cockpits. These two are both among the "never seen again".
The large single engine aircraft in the above photo is a Vultee V1-A, NC13770 named "Lady Peace". This was the first aircraft to complete a round trip from New York to London and back. The following description of this aicraft is from Aerofiles.com.
Harry Richman, a well-known entertainer of the time, and an aviation enthusiast and part-time pilot, sponsored the first round-trip flight between New York and London. Henry T "Dick" Merrill, chief pilot of Eastern Airlines, would captain the V1-A [NC13770]. Extra fuel tanks and a 1000hp Wright Cyclone with a constant-speed, two-blade prop were installed, and some 41,000 Ping-Pong balls were stowed in the hollow recesses of wings and fuselage—if forced to ditch, the airplane would certainly float! With war looming in Europe, Richman christened the Vultee Lady Peace.
The Vultee ended up in Newfoundland due to the pilot inadvertently dumped some fuel and then had insufficient fuel to reach New York. The Vultee suffered some minor damage in an emergency landing at Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland. Repairs were made at Musgrave Harbour then flown to Harbour Grace airstrip then on to New York.