Although this was a civilian S-43, it has been finished to represent an aircraft of VMJ-2, San Diego, ca. 1939 that was destroyed by fire in 1942. Built in 1937, this "Baby Clipper" was delivered to Inter-Island Airways as NC16934 in 1937 and was sold to Alaska Airlines in 1949. In June 1951 it was damaged and sank in Lake Tetlin, AK, not being recovered till 1981 when it was taken to the USMC museum at Quantico, VA

False markings, serial in small print at the top of the tail. Is actually ex N16934.

False markings (serial very small at the top of the tail fin), is actually ex N16934 which never saw military service. The real 1061 was c/n 4344.

This was the third S-43 for Inter Island Airways. Many sources claim that this aircraft became N326 at some point, but this is not correct (N326 was c/n 4342). This airframe was later preserved at the Pima Air & Space Museum, falsely marked as US Marines 1061. Photo from: Dan Shumaker collection

Delivered to Inter-Island Airways in January 1937 as NC16934. To Alaska Airlines in July 1949 as N16934. Damaged and sank in Chignik Bay, Alaska (not Tetlin Lake as widely reported) on 1 June 1951. Cancelled as destroyed that same month. Often reported as becoming N326, but this is not correct (N326 was c/n 4342). Wreck salvaged from Chignik Bay by Gary Larkins in 1981 and donated to the US Marine Corps Air-Ground Museum that same year, then to Pima in 1985. By August 1991 the markings '2-MJ-4' were applied. The markings visible in this photo are fake (the real 1061 was c/n 4344) and were applied in the late 1990s or in early 2000.

Sikorsky S-43 amphibian N16394 preserved wearing the markings of '1061', a US Marine Corps JRS-1 of VMJ-2 transport squadron, code '2-MJ-4'. The latter aircraft was c/n 4344. Many sources claim that N16934 was reregistered to N326 at some point, but this is not correct. N326 was c/n 4342.

Fake markings, is ex N16934 and never served for the military. The real 1061 was c/n 4344.

This is ex N16934 which was immaculately restored and on display at the wonderful Pima Air & Space museum.

Has a fake identity pretending to be a JRS-1. It is actually ex N16934 (delivered in 1937 as NC16934), which never saw military service. This aircraft was recently restored by the staff of Pima Air and Space Museum.