Not N700V! It received its current N-number when registered to Donald Vecchie of Chatham, Illinois in the period 1990-2002.

A total of 283 Mites were built, in five different models, between 1948 and 1955. This example was donated tp the SMoF by Nancy Batson Crews, a former Woman's Air Service Pilot and the first woman to be inducted into the Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame

The Mite moved under its own power during the parade, something unlikely to be approved in the 21st century. It is seen here passing 47 West Hastings Street. CF-HFO was destroyed in a hangar fire at Edmonton Air Base in March 1967. Photo from: City of Vancouver Archives

This first Mooney M-18 Mite was donated to the Smithsonian in 1981. Flying with the original belt driven Crosley car engine, it later had Lycoming O-145 and Continental A65 engines. The last changes made the aircraft a M-18C and changed the cn to 201. Originally displayed at the Garber storage facility, the aircraft underwent a thorough cleaning and preservation circa 2000 - 05 for display at the Udvar-Hazy Center.

Manufactured in 1948. Registration cancelled 17 January 2019.

Single-seat Mooney Mite built in 1955

Gladys Davis flying her M-18C over downtown Concord, California, with appropriate "City of Concord - California" titles. She was on her way to the start of the Powder Puff Derby, an annual women's cross-country race from California to South Carolina. She came in fifth.

The third prototype single-seat Mooney Mite powered by a 65 hp Lycoming O-145.

1951-built single-seat Mooney M-18C Mite at Pompano Beach Air Park in 1973.

Unmistakably a Mooney, built in 1951