| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NR13770 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vultee V-1 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vultee V-1 |
| Aircraft Version: | Vultee V-1A |
| C/n (msn): | 8 |
| Operator Titles: | American Airlines / Shell |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Glendale - Grand Central (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | January 1935 |
| Photo from: | Ed Coates Collection / CAHS |
| Photo ID: | 245875 |
| Photo Comment |
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Flown by Jimmy Doolittle on a trans-USA speed record flight in January 1935 while on lease to Shell. It took up the restricted NR registration again in August 1936 for a double crossing of the Atlantic. Later sold in Spain, ending in the hands of the Nationalists. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia This photo was added on 24 May 2020, and has since been viewed 768 times. |