Aircraft Photo of NC19192 | Fleetwings F-5 Sea Bird | Civil Air Patrol | AirHistory.net #682513
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:NC19192
Aircraft Original Type:Fleetwings F-4 Sea Bird
Aircraft Generic Type:Fleetwings F-4/F-5 Sea Bird
Aircraft Version:Fleetwings F-5 Sea Bird
C/n (msn):F-503
Operator Titles:Civil Air Patrol
Location
City / Airport:Pascagoula - Raby Field (closed)
Region / Country:Mississippi, United States
Airport Codes:None
 
Photo Date:1939 to 1940
Photo from:William Engle Collection (via Tim Martin)
Photo ID: 682513
Photo Comment

The third F-5 made its initial test flight on 19 March 1939 in the hands of test pilot William H. Engle. It was still at the factory by late November 1939 and photographed after delivery at Raby Field/MS with a Civil Air Patrol badge on the side. Oklahoma based in 2024. Collection holder William Engle is the son of Fleetwings test pilot William H. Engle.

This photo was added on 30 April 2024, and has since been viewed 68 times.


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