Aircraft Photo of NX760W / X760W | Pitcairn PCA-2 | Pitcairn-Cierva Autogiro Co

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	NX760W
Alternate Registration:	X760W
Aircraft Original Type:	Pitcairn PCA
Aircraft Generic Type:	Pitcairn PCA
Aircraft Version:	Pitcairn PCA-2
C/n (msn):	B-4
Operator Titles:	Pitcairn-Cierva Autogiro Co

Location
City / Airport:	Bryn Athyn - Pitcairn Field (closed)Map
Region / Country:	Pennsylvania, United States
Airport Codes:	None

Photo Date:	8 April 1931
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	799258

Photo Comment
Amelia Earhart posing with what may have been the prototype of the PCA-2 autogryo, built in 1930. Photo presumably taken at Pitcairn Field on 8 April 1931, when Amelia took this machine to an altitude of 18,415 feet (5613 m) - not an official record. She flew across the USA a month later in another PCA-2, NC10780. Photo from: Smithsonian Institution This photo was added on 14 April 2025, and has since been viewed 115 times.

Photo Comment

Amelia Earhart posing with what may have been the prototype of the PCA-2 autogryo, built in 1930. Photo presumably taken at Pitcairn Field on 8 April 1931, when Amelia took this machine to an altitude of 18,415 feet (5613 m) - not an official record. She flew across the USA a month later in another PCA-2, NC10780. Photo from: Smithsonian Institution

This photo was added on 14 April 2025, and has since been viewed 115 times.

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