| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NC296W |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Stinson SM-8A |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Stinson SM-8A |
| Aircraft Version: | Stinson SM-8A |
| C/n (msn): | 4071 |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Not known |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | 1930 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 618674 |
| Photo Comment |
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'George Hearst's four-passenger airplane.' He was a son of newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst and publisher of the San Francisco Examiner. The aircraft was registered in 1930 and the source dates the photo 'circa 1930'. 'Stinson Detroiter' logo on the tailfin although the SM-8 is usually regarded as an SM-2 Junior version. Photo from: San Francisco Examiner / UC Berkeley Library This photo was added on 9 November 2023, and has since been viewed 178 times. |