Aircraft Photo of N51151 | Grumman G-73 Mallard | AirHistory.net #579650
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N51151
Aircraft Original Type:Grumman G-73 Mallard
Aircraft Generic Type:Grumman G-73 Mallard
Aircraft Version:Grumman G-73 Mallard
C/n (msn):J-42
Location
City / Airport:SudburyMap
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Airport Codes:ICAO: CYSB   IATA: YSB   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:July 1971
Photo by:Peter Marshall (via Gary Vincent)
Photo ID: 579650
Photo Comment

Originally registered NC2976 to Grumman in 1948, the first owner of this Mallard became Charles F Kettering, inventor and recently retired head of research for General Motors. Privately owned by him 1949 - 59 as N5115, it also flew for GM until sold to the New York Yankees as N51151 after Kettering's death. Pictured with Crow, Inc (1965 - 78), a Toledo OH charter company bringing customers for Northern Ontario fishing camps. To Chalks International Airline in 1979, it was converted to a G-73T Turbo Mallard in 1982. Re-registered N142PA in 1998, it was retired in 2005 and dismantled in 2007.

This photo is copyright © Peter Marshall, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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