| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | NC105B |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bell 47 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bell 47 |
| Aircraft Version: | Bell 47B |
| C/n (msn): | 25 |
| Operator Titles: | The Oregon Journal |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Grants Pass (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | Oregon, United States |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | 8 May 1947 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 489110 |
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Amazingly The Oregon Journal really used this helicopter in 1947, until it crashed at a golf course after a flight from the newspaper's headquarters on 21 December of that year. Aeronca NC82961 is on the left. The old Grants Pass airfield was closed and replaced by 3S8 in the 1960s. Photo by: Al Monner / The Oregon Journal / Oregon Historic Society This photo was added on 21 August 2022, and has since been viewed 478 times. |