Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I had never seen a reference to the Pilgrim as being anything but a high-wing monoplane. I suspect that the low-wing example shown is something else, but could be related. There is some similarity in the shape of the cabin and it seems about the same size. Thanks for the information. I don't know how I will make use of it (probably won't unless to pass it on) but it is very interesting nonetheless. I am going through hundreds of images that we found stashed all over my mother's house when she died this past year. Lots and lots of airplanes - and nothing newer than 1944. > Message: 19 Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:12:24 +0100 From: Peter Dzwig > <pdzwig@summaventures.com> Subject: Re: [Leica] Airplanes...more To: > Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> Message-ID: > <46C98528.5030505@summaventures.com> Content-Type: text/plain; > charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed And for the history of Fairchild - > as an aviation company: "Fairchild, Fairchild-Hiller, > Fairchild-Republic, Fairchild-Swearingen 1920: (Sherman Mills) > Fairchild Aerial Camera Corp (aerial photography & mapping). 1922: > Subsidiary Fairchild Aerial Surveys of Canada Ltd, Longueuil Canada. > 1925: Fairchild Aircraft Mfg Co, Farmingdale NY. 1929: Acquired > Kreider-Reisner Aircraft Co. 1929: Acquired by AVCO as Fairchild > Aviation Corp. 1930: Recapitalization, sold AVCO holdings. 1931: > Reformed as American Airplane & Engine Co. 1931: Kreider-Reisner > Aircraft Div, Fairchild Corp, Hagerstown MD. 1934: Fairchild Aircraft > Corp. 1936: Fairchild Engine & Airplane Corp. 1937: Acquired Duramold > Corp. 1939: Farmingdale NY. 1945: Subsidiary Fairchild Industries Ltd, > Quebec Canada. 1947: Winfield KS. 1961: Fairchild Stratos Corp. 1964: > Acquired Hiller Helicopters as Fairchild-Hiller. 1972: > Fairchild-Republic Co, Fairchild Industries. 1976: Fairchild > Industries Inc, Germantown MD. 1984: Fairchild-Hiller assets sold to > Rogerson Aircraft Corp as Rogerson-Hiller, Port Angeles WA (who in > 1994 sold to Stanley Hiller Jr). 19??: Fairchild Aerospace Corp, San > Antonio TX. 2000: Acquisition by US-German financial consortium, > Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Inc-Allianz Capital Partners." CHECK LINE 5! > From Aerofiles: http://www.aerofiles.com/aircraft.html Peter Dzwig > Douglas Sharp wrote: >> > Hi, >> > the information I found is that the American Pilgrim is in fact a >> > Fairchild, which would explain why "American " as a manufacturer >> > doesn't come up >> > http://www.aerofiles.com/_fair.html >> > It's about a quarter of the way down the page , listed as 100A, 100B >> > or Y1C-24 - pictures too >> > Cheers >> > Douglas >> > >> > Jim Nichols wrote: >>> >> Larry, >>> >> >>> >> The image comes up fine for me. I've never run across the airplane, >>> >> and the AOPA registry has nothing on the manufacturer or model name. >>> >> >>> >> I did a search and found the following link that you might find >>> >> interesting. >>> >> >>> >> http://www.lynden.com/lynden_ink/2007/mar07.pdf >>> >> >>> >> Jim Nichols >>> >> Tullahoma, TN USA >>> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Bullis" <cif@halcyon.com> >>> >> To: <lug@leica-users.org> >>> >> Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 10:50 PM >>> >> Subject: [Leica] Airplanes >>> >> >>> >> >>>> >>> The historic aircraft discussion is a live issue for me because I'm >>>> >>> dealing with my own history; my father died at work as a Pan >>>> >>> American >>>> >>> captain flying regular bush freight and passenger service in Alaska >>>> >>> during WWII. Since there seem to be some aviation buffs in this >>>> >>> group I'll risk posting this non-Leica image; made with an ancient >>>> >>> Kodak postcard camera (I have most of that camera, recovered from >>>> >>> the >>>> >>> crash). The aircraft was an American Pilgrim, made by General >>>> >>> Aviation. The date was 1943 or 44. I believe there are no more >>>> >>> than >>>> >>> two of these planes left; the Smithsonian never heard of it and the >>>> >>> Museum of Flight doesn't have one. I have seen one, as a former >>>> >>> president of Alaska Airlines had one and it was parked at SEA for >>>> >>> awhile. The accident is reported in Greg Liefer's book _Broken >>>> >>> Wings_, which is about crashes in Alaska, including that of Wiley >>>> >>> Post. >>>> >>> >>>> >>> Here's the link to the picture: >>>> >>> http://farm1.static.flickr.com/45/119152530_ffc7e0cbec_o.jpg >>>> >>> >>>> >>> I've had some trouble getting to the links posted on this group so >>>> >>> far; if you want this and can't get it, let me know. >>>> >>> >>>> >>> Larry Bullis >>>> >>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>>> >>> Leica Users Group. >>>> >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >>> >> Leica Users Group. >>> >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Leica Users Group. >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >