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THE NC16W HAD A RELATIVELY SHORT, BUT ADVENTUROUS CAREER SPANNING FOUR CONTINENTS AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF MILES. MANUFACTURED MARCH 13, 1930, AND FLOWN BY L.B. ANDREWS, IT LANDED ONCE AT TUCSON, AZ ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1930. IT IS NOT A DOCUMENTED FACT, BUT THIS IS THOUGHT TO BE THE FERRY FLIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT TO ITS FIRST OWNER. NC16W WAS USED FOR "SPORTS FLYING" FOR TWO YEARS BY STAFFORD L. (CASEY) LAMBERT OF MISSOURI. FURTHER HISTORICAL RECORDS SHOW THIS AIRCRAFT WAS THEN ASSIGNED TO J.D. JERNIGAN OF THE TEXACO GENERAL DOMESTIC SALES DEPARTMENT FOR SALES SOLICITATION FROM JULY 2, 1932 UNTIL OCTOBER 24, 1933. HERE, IT RECEIVED ITS TEXACO 16 GRAPHICS HELPING TO PROMOTE THE TEXACO BRAND.
Authentically Scaled Replica - Display Stand Included - Die-Cast Metal Bank - Rotating Propeller - Ages 14+
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