| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | SE-AFG |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bellanca CH-400 Skyrocket |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bellanca CH-400 Skyrocket |
| Aircraft Version: | Bellanca CH-400W Pacemaker |
| C/n (msn): | 307 |
| Promotional Titles: | Stockholms-Tidningen |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | New York - Floyd Bennett Field (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: NOP Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 15 September 1936 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 418251 |
| Photo Comment |
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Swedish pilot Kurt Björkvall tried to fly this Bellanca across the Atlantic in October 1936 but he had to ditch 100 km short off the Irish coast. He was rescued by the French trawler Imbrim. Originally a CH-300W, the aircraft had supposedly been upgraded to CH-400W standard but was still called a Pacemaker, not a Skyrocket. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution This photo was added on 5 December 2021, and has since been viewed 935 times. |