| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NR3057 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 3 Air Express |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 3 Air Express |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 3 Air Express |
| C/n (msn): | 75 |
| Operator Titles: | Gilmore Oil Company |
| Aircraft Name: | The Gilmore Lion |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Vancouver - Lansdowne Field (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | British Columbia, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | 16 July 1930 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 360579 |
| Photo Comment |
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This aircraft was flown by 'Colonel' Roscoe Turner with his lion cub, named Gilmore. Turner left Vancouver on the photo date to land in Mexico nine hours later. Vancouver's temporary airport then was Lansdowne Field in Richmond, on Lulu Island. Photo from: City of Vancouver Archives This photo was added on 11 May 2021, and has since been viewed 5150 times. |