Aircraft Photo of NC16910 | Grumman G-21 Goose

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	NC16910
Aircraft Original Type:	Grumman G-21 Goose
Aircraft Generic Type:	Grumman G-21/38/39 Goose
Aircraft Version:	Grumman G-21 Goose
C/n (msn):	1001

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:	21 October 1937
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	483964

Photo Comment
The Grumman Goose prototype, first flown on 29 May 1937. Delivered to private owners as NX16910 on 3 July and used for commuting to New York. The full type certificate was issued on 29 September and aircraft then became NC16910. Later rebuilt to G-21A. Sold to Aerovías Nacionales de Puerto Rico in 1940. Eventually used by US Corps of Engineers in Canada and reportedly buried at some remote site. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution This photo was added on 4 August 2022, and has since been viewed 316 times.

Photo Comment

The Grumman Goose prototype, first flown on 29 May 1937. Delivered to private owners as NX16910 on 3 July and used for commuting to New York. The full type certificate was issued on 29 September and aircraft then became NC16910. Later rebuilt to G-21A. Sold to Aerovías Nacionales de Puerto Rico in 1940. Eventually used by US Corps of Engineers in Canada and reportedly buried at some remote site. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution

This photo was added on 4 August 2022, and has since been viewed 316 times.

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