| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N985SS |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Stearman 75 Kaydet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing PT-13/17/27/N2S Kaydet (75) |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing N2S-4/R985 Kaydet (A75N1) |
| C/n (msn): | 75-3431 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Santa Rosa - Charles M Schulz / Sonoma CountyMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: STS Other: - |
| Event: | Wings Over Wine Country Airshow 2010 |
| Photo Date: | 21 August 2010 |
| Photo by: | Edward Kehler |
| Photo ID: | 102945 |
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This aircraft is seen performing a re-enactment of the first official air mail flight in the world at the 2010 Wings over Wine Country Air Show. On February 17, 1911, Fred Wiseman carried three letters between Petaluma, California and Santa Rosa, California. Update: On April 20, 2013, this aircraft made an emergency crash landing in a Santa Rosa-area vineyard, flipping over and coming to rest inverted. Fortunately, the pilot survived and the aircraft was declared repairable. This photo is copyright © Edward Kehler, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 16 November 2018, and has since been viewed 168 times. |