| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NC999E |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Fokker F.10 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Fokker F.10 |
| Aircraft Version: | Fokker F.10a |
| Manufacturers: | Fokker / Atlantic |
| C/n (msn): | 1063 |
| Operator Titles: | Western Air Express |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Alhambra (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | 6 March 1930 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 300687 |
| Photo Comment |
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The crash of this F.10 airframe in Kansas one year later accelerated Anthony Fokker's downfall in the USA as one of the eight victims was celebrity football coach Knute Rockne. The Fokker's wooden wing presumably failed due to moisture damage. Western Air Express had by then become part of TWA. Probably as a result of the merger, the brand new airport built by WAE here at Alhambra, near LA, was abandoned. Photo by: G Haven Bishop / The Huntington Library This photo was added on 16 November 2020, and has since been viewed 2227 times. |