| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N237 |
| Alternate Registration: | NX237 |
| Other Marks: | 140 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bellanca CH-400 Skyrocket |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bellanca CH-400 Skyrocket |
| Aircraft Version: | Bellanca CH-400 Skyrocket |
| C/n (msn): | 187 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Richmond - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Virginia, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KRIC IATA: RIC Local: RIC Other: - |
| Collection: | Virginia Aviation Museum |
| Photo Date: | 21 April 2004 |
| Photo by: | R.A.Scholefield |
| Photo ID: | 8049 |
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Built in 1928 as a CH-300, then restored and fitted with 420 h.p. P&W Wasp engine to CH-400 standard. Painted to represent the prewar record breaking Bellanca WB-2 NX237 with the "New York - Berlin" titles and number 140 it carried during its failed transatlantic flight on 4-6 June 1927. It never reached Berlin but landed at Eisleben, Germany instead. The smaller titles on the rear fuselage read "Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce", which organised this transatlantic challenge. This photo is copyright © R.A.Scholefield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 14 September 2017, and has since been viewed 812 times. |