| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NC799W |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9D Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 208 |
| Aircraft Name: | Early Bird |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Cleveland - Hopkins InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KCLE IATA: CLE Local: CLE Other: - |
| Event: | National Air Races 1935 |
| Photo Date: | 30 August 1935 to 2 September 1935 |
| Photo from: | William Engle Collection (via Tim Martin) |
| Photo ID: | 670824 |
| Photo Comment |
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Registered in June 1934 to the Evening News Association and operated by The Detroit News. A radio reporter could broadcast from inside the aircraft and there was a camera installed in the fairing on the left wing (visible by the man wearing a trilby hat). The Orion was commandeered in 1942 by the Defense Supplies Corp as UC-85 serial 42-62601. Released in 1944 and restored as NC799W, it was scrapped after an accident in November 1947 at Los Angeles. Photograph taken by William H Engle. Collection holder William Engle is the son of the photographer. This photo was added on 27 March 2024, and has since been viewed 183 times. |