Aircraft Photo of NC5170 | Fokker F.10 | Western Air Express | AirHistory.net #367612
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:NC5170
Aircraft Original Type:Fokker F.10
Aircraft Generic Type:Fokker F.10
Aircraft Version:Fokker F.10
Manufacturers:Fokker / Atlantic
C/n (msn):1001
Operator Titles:Western Air Express
Location
City / Airport:Alhambra (closed)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Airport Codes:None
 
Photo Date:1 January 1930 to 22 December 1930
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 367612
Photo Comment

At the short-lived Alhambra airport near LA, which cost WAE $2 million to develop according to the press. The terminal was inaugurated in April 1930 and airline operations already ceased one year later. According to ASN this F.10 crashed here on 22 December 1930. Photo from: Smithsonian Institution

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