| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 1 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Stout 2-AT |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Stout 2-AT |
| Aircraft Version: | Stout 2-AT |
| C/n (msn): | 2-AT-1 |
| Operator Titles: | Detroit-Grand Rapids Airline |
| Aircraft Name: | Miss Grand Rapids |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Grand Rapids - Kent County (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | Michigan, United States |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | July 1926 to December 1927 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 465459 |
| Photo Comment |
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William Stout's airline started commercial flights from Detroit to Grand Rapids on 31 July 1926, operating as Detroit-Grand Rapids Airline. We are assuming that Miss Grand Rapids, wearing fleet number 1, is Maiden Dearborn I opportunistically renamed, but this requires confirmation. Grand Rapids was Furniture City and here we see the 'first shipment of furniture by air' - presumably also the last. The source dates the photo in 1928, but that is unlikely since the USA finally started registering aircraft in 1927. Photo from: Grand Rapids Public Library This photo was added on 2 June 2022, and has since been viewed 573 times. |