Aircraft Photo of XB-AKM | Granville R-6C Gee Bee Racer

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	XB-AKM
Aircraft Original Type:	Granville Gee Bee R-6
Aircraft Generic Type:	Granville Gee Bee R-6
Aircraft Version:	Granville R-6C Gee Bee Racer
C/n (msn):	1
Aircraft Name:	Conquistador del Cielo

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:	31 May 1939
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	581636

Photo Comment
Crashed in the Potomac River after takeoff from Bolling Field on June 7, 1929. Pilot Francisco Sarabia Tinoco drowned. A rag accidently left by a mechanic had been sucked into carburetor. Sarabia was returning to Mexico after setting a record Mexico City- New York City flight time. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution This photo was added on 27 June 2023, and has since been viewed 741 times.

Photo Comment

Crashed in the Potomac River after takeoff from Bolling Field on June 7, 1929. Pilot Francisco Sarabia Tinoco drowned. A rag accidently left by a mechanic had been sucked into carburetor. Sarabia was returning to Mexico after setting a record Mexico City- New York City flight time. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution

This photo was added on 27 June 2023, and has since been viewed 741 times.

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