| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 9 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Curtiss-Wright CW-19 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Curtiss-Wright CW-19 |
| Aircraft Version: | Curtiss-Wright CW-19R |
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| Operator Titles: | Dominican Republic - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | San IsidroMap |
| Country: | Dominican Republic |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: MDSI IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 29 January 2020 |
| Photo by: | Tim Spearman |
| Photo ID: | 408586 |
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Recently restored. In 1937 the CW-19 took part in a goodwill flight visiting fourteen countries in Latin America in 1937 in company with three Stinson SR9s from the Cuban Air Force. The flight was initiated by President Frederico Bru of Cuba and President Rafael Trujillo of the Dominican Republic to raise publicity and funds for a monument to commemorate Cristobal Colon (Christopher Columbus). Sadly the Dominican aircraft was the only survivor of the expedition, the three Stinsons crashing into mountainous terrain in bad weather near Cali, Colombia. This photo is copyright © Tim Spearman, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 3 November 2021, and has since been viewed 715 times. |