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Tom, what's the significance of the NC?
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08-15-2015, 11:42 PM | #14 | ||||||
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I'm trying to figure out what kind of plane that is. I can usually ID them at a glance but not this one. Maybe a WACO of some sort? I was hoping Tom C might know.
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08-15-2015, 11:49 PM | #15 | ||||||
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I was told it was a '38 Howard... whatever that is...
Google: Howard Aircraft Corporation There's even a picture of this plane in the album of Howard photos. I wonder if it has any connection to Howard Hughes? |
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08-16-2015, 12:18 AM | #16 | ||||||
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Roger that. I think that is what it is. I thought of Howard but don't know them all that well. There's another one like it that the Ellis's use to fly the mail out of Glenallen into McCarthy and other local villages in that area. There aren't very many of them still flying.
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08-16-2015, 12:28 AM | #17 | ||||||
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This is a Sockeye(Red)hen. Relatively quickly after the salmon hit fresh water they begin the transformation. After the hens have dropped their eggs, males and females quickly move to this stage and become more and more lethargic. Until they ultimately die or are eaten by bears, eagles, etc. The bears move from rivers that hold no more salmon to others that have later runs. Soon this is all that is left to show that any where there at all. |
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08-16-2015, 10:21 AM | #18 | ||||||
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Hi Richard, The registration number indicates it was registered after 3-22-1927 and before 12-31-1948. The N means it is a USA registered airplane and the C means it is a standard category airplane. I believe it is a Howard but I was unable to trace the registration number. I could not find a way to trace the NC portion of the number. I'll call someone tomorrow and find out for you.
Cheers, Tom |
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08-16-2015, 10:34 AM | #19 | ||||||
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Would the fact that is says "Howard" on the tail be a hint?
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08-16-2015, 11:06 AM | #20 | ||||||
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Tx Edgar. I knew that should be a makers name on the tail and downloaded the photo to see if I could read it but it was too pixelated. I see that if you just dbl click it it will come up larger and is easily readable.
Re the rotting salmon. I've flown up rivers that seemed choked with dying and dead salmon and I swear you can smell them in the plane from at least 500ft up. |
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