A picture you might enjoy
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flyingcheesehead
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Very cool Tom. Do you have any idea when the pic was taken?
Teller1900
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That's crazy cool.
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I would only be guessing. But my WAG would be mid 20's
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I thought so,, the Fairchild sets where the grass runay is now.
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NC13191 survives today, owned by the EAA Aviation Foundation. There's a recent photo of it on the Airventure Museum website. Quoting the caption:
The Model C-8 is the first of seventeen different Fairchild 24 series to be produced over fifteen years. N13191, the last of ten Model C-8s built, is one of two still surviving.
Built by Krieder-Reisner Aircraft, Hagerstown, Maryland, a division of Fairchild Aviation Corporation. ATC #475 issued 4-2-32, expired on 9-30-39.
FAA registration database says year of manufacture is 1933.Built by Krieder-Reisner Aircraft, Hagerstown, Maryland, a division of Fairchild Aviation Corporation. ATC #475 issued 4-2-32, expired on 9-30-39.
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A special thanks to Tom and all the folks who keep the classics in good condition and still flying. It's a special part of our history we can't afford to lose.
Someday, I hope I can add to the effort.
Someday, I hope I can add to the effort.
Frank Browne
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Your first step may not be a complete restoration, but it could be ownership and preservation of a nice old flying machine.
FAIRCHILD F24W • AVAILABLE FOR SALE • 1940 Warner 165 "Super Scarab" Hamilton Standard ground adjustable prop, Stainless exhaust system, King KX170B with Mac conversion, KT76A transponder, always hangered. • Contact Ron Hackworth - PLANES OF FAME located Seal Beach, CA USA • Telephone: 562-594.6611 • Posted October 7, 2007 •
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My guess would be that it is a relatively recent picture. The hangar in the picture is right behing the Museum in OSH. I think it may be the very first Hangar they put up when theu built Pioneer Airport for the EAA museum. Neat pic though.
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I was thinking the same, that's why I asked...
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The manor in which I got the picture says it is not a recent photo. but it could be as late as the 40's.
I'd believe it was the delivery day of the fairchild.
JohnR
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Sweet picture! It's what GA is all about!
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Keep in mind that those hangars are all replicas. The original picture appears to me to have been taken at the ORIGINAL Pioneer airfield.
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Tom, unless I am grossly mistaken, that airplane is a '46 model or newer. The hump in the panel is my clue. Maybe it could have been fitted into that airplane from a later model.
Or maybe I don't know as much about Fairchild 24s as I thought.
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You are right about the hump, my 37 was the last year of the flat panel, pluss the gear legs are of the newer style.
I don't know whats up with the "1940" unless that is the year of the engine, the 165 is an upgrade installed later.
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Tom, it's like you found a source for the F/A vernier throttle you've been looking for.