| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NC657M |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Consolidated Fleetster |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Consolidated Fleetster |
| Aircraft Version: | Consolidated 17-1 Fleetster |
| C/n (msn): | 1 |
| Operator Titles: | NYRBA Line - New York, Rio & Buenos Aires Line |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Tonawanda (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | January 1930 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 372737 |
| Photo Comment |
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The Fleetster was designed for use within South America by NYRBA Line, a forgotten competitor to Pan Am in which Consolidated's Reuben Fleet held an interest. The Fleetster would fly through the night with evening mail to catch up with the diurnal NYRBA flying boat at its night stop. Pan Am's powerful backers deprived NYRBA of a US Post Office contract. NYRBA could not survive and NC657M was returned to the factory. The factory airfield was north of Buffalo. Photo from: Consolidated / Gerald Balzer collection This photo was added on 1 July 2021, and has since been viewed 929 times. |