| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NR12265 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Northrop Gamma |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Northrop Gamma |
| Aircraft Version: | Northrop Gamma 2A |
| C/n (msn): | 1 |
| Operator Titles: | Gar Wood Industries |
| Aircraft Name: | Kinjockety III |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Detroit - Coleman A Young MunicipalMap |
| Region / Country: | Michigan, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDET IATA: DET Local: DET Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 21 August 1934 to 4 September 1936 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 371809 |
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The first Northrop Gamma, first flown on 3 December 1932. Sold to Texaco for $40,000. As NX12265 Sky Chief flown from Los Angeles to New York in 13 hours and 27 minutes by Frank Hawks. Sold to motorboat builder Gar Wood of Detroit on 21 August 1934. Pilot Joe Jacobson bailed out before NR12265 Kinjockety III exploded over Kansas during the 1936 NY to LA Bendix race. The gas tank stood hazardously close to DET until the 1960s. Photo from: Wayne State University This photo was added on 28 June 2021, and has since been viewed 2200 times. |