| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NC7863 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Ford Tri-Motor |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Ford Tri-Motor |
| Aircraft Version: | Ford 4-AT-B Tri-Motor |
| C/n (msn): | 4-AT-48 |
| Promotional Titles: | Monarch Foods |
| Aircraft Name: | Independence |
| Location | |
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| Location: | In Flight |
| Region / Country: | Unknown State, United States |
| Photo Date: | 28 November 1928 to 6 July 1931 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 369026 |
| Photo Comment |
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This Tri-Motor was used by Reid, Murdoch & Co to promote their Monarch Foods brand. Canned foodstuffs such as sweet pickles, peanut butter, popcorn, toffees, sardines, peas and asparagus were stocked on board. The Detroit News apparently published a photo of this plane in July 1931, claiming it carried gangsters Pizzino and Livecchi to Marquette Prison. Photo from: Wayne State University This photo was added on 16 June 2021, and has since been viewed 514 times. |