Aircraft Photo of NC353K / C353K | Parks P-1

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	NC353K
Alternate Registration:	C353K
Aircraft Original Type:	Parks P-1
Aircraft Generic Type:	Parks P-1
Aircraft Version:	Parks P-1
C/n (msn):	197-10

Location
City / Airport:	Cahokia / Saint Louis - Saint Louis DowntownMap
Region / Country:	Illinois, United States
Airport Codes:	ICAO: KCPS IATA: CPS Local: CPS Other: -

Photo Date:	1929
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	664777

Photo Comment
The Parks P-1 was a licensed copy of the Kreider-Reisner Challenger, which itself became the Fairchild KR-34. The P-1 retained the original WWI vintage OX-5 engine and 45 P-1s were built at Cahokia, across the Mississippi from Saint Louis. Oliver Parks founded Parks Air College here in 1927. Photo dated 'circa 1929'. NC353K was registered between 1929 and 1936. Photo from: Saint Louis University This photo was added on 10 March 2024, and has since been viewed 296 times.

Photo Comment

The Parks P-1 was a licensed copy of the Kreider-Reisner Challenger, which itself became the Fairchild KR-34. The P-1 retained the original WWI vintage OX-5 engine and 45 P-1s were built at Cahokia, across the Mississippi from Saint Louis. Oliver Parks founded Parks Air College here in 1927. Photo dated 'circa 1929'. NC353K was registered between 1929 and 1936. Photo from: Saint Louis University

This photo was added on 10 March 2024, and has since been viewed 296 times.

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