| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NC16199 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Stinson Reliant |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Stinson SR/V-77 Reliant (AT-19) |
| Aircraft Version: | Stinson SR-8BM Reliant |
| C/n (msn): | 9767 |
| Operator Titles: | MIVA - Missionary International Vehicular Association |
| Aircraft Name: | St. Lucas |
| Location | |
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| Location: | Not known |
| Country: | Not known |
| Photo Date: | 1936 to 1940 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 450538 |
| Photo Comment |
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A German oblate priest who had served as a medic and as a fighter pilot during World War I, Paul Schulte founded MIVA to provide missionaries with modern means of transport, including aircraft. In August 1938 he evacuated a priest from Arctic Bay, Nunavut in a Reliant - possibly this aircraft, which carries the MIVA logo on the nose, 'The Flying Priest' titles on the rear fuselage, and Rev Schulte's name on the tailfin. In 1942 the aircraft was impressed by the USAAF as UC-81L 42-107424. It reverted to NC16199 in May 1943 with Chicago and Southern Air Lines. Cancelled in May 1948, fate unknown. Photo from: Library of Congress This photo was added on 2 April 2022, and has since been viewed 507 times. |