The spray pipes are still in place below the wing trailing edge on this late 1950s crop duster that was at the root of the Thrush agricultural aircaft family tree. Snow Aeronautical was bought by Rockwell in 1965, which mr. Snow left in 1972 to found Air Tractor that produced another family of famous spraying aircraft and derivatives.

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

It was added on 18 October 2024, and has since been viewed 63 times.