| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | NC1102 |
| Alternate Registration: | 1102 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Ford Tri-Motor |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Ford Tri-Motor |
| Aircraft Version: | Ford 4-AT-A Tri-Motor |
| C/n (msn): | 4-AT-7 |
| Operator Titles: | Maddux Air Lines |
| Promotional Titles: | Ford |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | San Diego - Speer |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | July 1927 to December 1927 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 761973 |
| Photo Comment |
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This early Tri-Motor was the first plane of Maddux Air Lines, bought by Jack Maddux in July 1927. On other photos taken here at Dutch Flats, or Ryan Field, it still wears its initial registration NC3114, so perhaps changes were made here. By 1928, it reportedly wore fleet number 1 on the fuselage. This is the same Tri-Motor that was put on display in Pennsylvania Station in New York City in 1931. It was later sold or given to Henry Ford for his museum, but somehow it has not survived. Photo from: San Diego Air & Space Museum This photo was added on 25 December 2024, and has since been viewed 143 times. |