| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N8419 |
| Alternate Registration: | NC8419 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Ford Tri-Motor |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Ford Tri-Motor |
| Aircraft Version: | Ford 5-AT-C Tri-Motor |
| C/n (msn): | 5-AT-58 |
| Operator Titles: | Northwest Airways |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Not known |
| Region / Country: | Unknown State, United States |
| Photo Date: | 29 June 1929 to 31 December 1935 |
| Photo from: | Andy Anderson Collection |
| Photo ID: | 571014 |
| Photo Comment |
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To Northwest Airways in 1929. In 1935 to Alaska. Then it joined Monroe Airlines, Michigan. In June 1951 it was purchased by Johnson Flying Service, Missoula, MT with new c/r N8419 to be used by the United States Fire Services but for a short while it was used in a film "Red Skies of Montana". It was also leased back to Northwest Airlines for a commemorative flight in 1956. On 4 August 1959 the aircraft crashed at Grangeville, Idaho killing three people. The aircraft was substantially destroyed but rebuilt from the remains and other Tri-motor components. Registration cancelled 14 February 2018. This photo was added on 11 May 2023, and has since been viewed 226 times. |