
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | N147N |
Alternate Registration: | NX147N |
Aircraft Original Type: | Crosley Moonbeam |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Crosley Moonbeam |
Aircraft Version: | Crosley Moonbeam C-3 |
C/n (msn): | 4 |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Lexington - Blue GrassMap |
Region / Country: | Kentucky, United States |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: KLEX IATA: LEX Local: LEX Other: - |
Collection: | Aviation Museum of Kentucky |
Photo Date: | 2 March 2019 |
Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
Photo ID: | 418632 |
Photo Comment |
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American industrialist Powell Crosley Jr. was a prolific manufacturer in the first half of the 1900s. Producing Auto Parts, radios, household appliances, cars also included airplanes for a short time. The Crosley Moonbeam first flew December 8, 1929. Five variations were produced. The first was a three-place parasol; next, a four-place, high wing cabin model; third and fourth were one place high wings. Due to the Great Depression, planned production did not take place. This sole open cockpit bi-plane version is also the last Moonbeam in existence. The other four were lost in a hangar fire. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 5 December 2021, and has since been viewed 279 times. |