Ford Tri-Motor Sat-B - San Diego, CA
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Metro2
N 32° 43.586 W 117° 09.238
11S E 485572 N 3620970
This aircraft is located at San Diego's Air & Space Museum in Balboa Park.
Waymark Code: WM9C32
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/29/2010
Views: 6
Paraphrased from the plaque which accompanies the plane:
This Ford Tri-Motor plane was built by Ford in 1928 in Dearborn, Michigan and delivered to Pan American Airways in 1929. It was used in the Caribbean and Mexico until it returned to the USA in 1966. In 1976, it was purchased as a tourist plane over the Grand Canyon. In 1981, it was severely damaged while parked in Las Vegas and donated to this Museum in 1982. It was restored and put on display in 1999.
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Ford Tri-Motor Sat-B
Tail Number: (S/N): NC 9637
Construction:: original aircraft
Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): San Diego's Air & Space Museum
inside / outside: inside
Other Information:: Not listed
Access restrictions: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)
Tell why you are visiting this waymark along with any other interesting facts or personal experiences about the aircraft not already mentioned.