| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NC9773 |
| Fleet number: | 301 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Loening C-2 Air Yacht |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Loening C-2 Air Yacht |
| Aircraft Version: | Loening C-2H Air Yacht |
| C/n (msn): | 220 |
| Operator Titles: | Western Air Express |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Not known |
| Region / Country: | Unknown State, United States |
| Photo Date: | 6 April 1929 to 30 June 1931 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 387241 |
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Any self-respecting US millionaire owned an 'air yacht', but the C-2 Air Yacht was sometimes used as an airliner, Western Air Express flying it between LA and Catalina Island. This service was taken over by Wilmington-Catalina Airline in June 1931 - see photo 356988. Photo from: San Diego Air & Space Museum This photo was added on 29 August 2021, and has since been viewed 561 times. |