True West Magazine - Logo

Leo the African Lion’s Arizona Adventure – Part 1: The Take Off

by | Dec 28, 2018 | True West Blog

In September, 1927 MGM Studios decided to send their new mascot, a 350-lb. African Lion on a goodwill trip by airplane to New York City. They hired an experienced stunt pilot named Marty Jensen, who had also had cross-country flying experience. The original flight plan was to take off in California, fuel up the plane in Phoenix and then fly non-stop to New York City via the souther


Already Signed Up? Log in here.

Read this article now for Free!

Ready for a third free article? Create a free account by entering your email address and a password below.

— OR —

Sign Up Now for $29.95 a year and have immediate access to all of True West content, including the complete True West Archives dating back to 1953!

SIGN UP NOW or SIGN IN

This digital subscription is in no way connected to your Print Subscription. They are totally separate and cannot be connected. If you have a Print Subscription with True West, you will need to pay for a separate subscription to access this website and will receive a totally different Log In password. If you have an existing digital component to your Print subscription, you'll need to Sign In and request a new password.