Aircraft Photo of NX16793 / X16793 | Fleetwings F-4 Sea Bird

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	NX16793
Alternate Registration:	X16793
Aircraft Original Type:	Fleetwings F-4 Sea Bird
Aircraft Generic Type:	Fleetwings F-4/F-5 Sea Bird
Aircraft Version:	Fleetwings F-4 Sea Bird
C/n (msn):	F-401

Location
City / Airport:	Hicksville - Long Island Aviation Country Club (closed)Map
Region / Country:	New York, United States
Airport Codes:	None

Photo Date:	January 1937 to September 1937
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	451812

Photo Comment
James Reddig, the designer of the stainless steel Sea Bird, was a member of the exclusive Long Island Aviation Country Club. NX16793, the four-seat prototype, went to a Canadian mining company as CF-BGZ in September 1937. This would confirm that some of Alfred Eisenstaedt's shots from Hicksville were taken in 1937, but he also seems to have visited in 1938 - see photo 654843. Photo by: Alfred Eisenstaedt / Life This photo was added on 7 April 2022, and has since been viewed 471 times.

Photo Comment

James Reddig, the designer of the stainless steel Sea Bird, was a member of the exclusive Long Island Aviation Country Club. NX16793, the four-seat prototype, went to a Canadian mining company as CF-BGZ in September 1937. This would confirm that some of Alfred Eisenstaedt's shots from Hicksville were taken in 1937, but he also seems to have visited in 1938 - see photo 654843. Photo by: Alfred Eisenstaedt / Life

This photo was added on 7 April 2022, and has since been viewed 471 times.

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