| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NC13561 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Waco C |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Waco C |
| Aircraft Version: | Waco UIC |
| C/n (msn): | 3813 |
| Operator Titles: | Shell |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Saint Louis - Lambert-Saint Louis InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Missouri, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KSTL IATA: STL Local: STL Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1934 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 367130 |
| Photo Comment |
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Jimmy Doolittle, centre, was manager of Shell's aviation department in the 1930s and convinced the company to invest in 100-octane fuel. He had retired from air racing, saying 'I have yet to hear of anyone engaged in this work dying of old age.' Photo by: Charles Trefts / State Historical Society of Missouri This photo was added on 6 June 2021, and has since been viewed 313 times. |