Aircraft Photo of NC19194 | Fleetwings F-5 Sea Bird | AirHistory.net #7641
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:NC19194
Aircraft Original Type:Fleetwings F-4 Sea Bird
Aircraft Generic Type:Fleetwings F-4/F-5 Sea Bird
Aircraft Version:Fleetwings F-5 Sea Bird
C/n (msn):F-505
Location
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Louisiana, United States
 
Photo Date:1939
Photo from:RAScholefield Collection
Photo ID: 7641
Photo Comment

The fifth and last F-5 Sea Bird to be built in 1936. This rare five-seat amphibian had a stainless steel fuselage. Taken by Captain J.L. Bailey and submitted with permission of his son. Wrecked when it crashed during a test flight on 27 October 1949.

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