This aircraft was never a military plane, but it has been restored to replicate an Army Air Corps C-4A. 9 June 1929: First flight. Purchased by Northwest Airlines, later to Air Alaska and Monroe Airlines, MI. 1951: Johnson Flying Service, Missoula, MT with c/r N8419. Used by the United States Fire Services. 4 Aug 59: Crashed with smoke jumpers on board at Granville, ID. 1984 to 1991: Restored with parts from several other wrecked Ford Trimotors. 5 Mar '92: Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum, Kalamazoo, MI.

A venerable Tri-Motor for Compañía Dominicana de Aviación. CDA was established, with Pan Am involvement, in 1944. This 4-AT served with Cubana de Aviación since 1930 and still wears its Cuban registration NM-4 here. Dominican reg not certain. The historic Dominican register shows a couple of 5-ATs but only one 4-AT, HI-2. If NM-4 was CDA's first Tri-Motor, delivered in May 1944, the 1946 dating of the photo is off. Photo from: Smithsonian Institution

Aircraft reportedly given in 1930 by roller bearing manufactuer Henry Tinken to his son, who was trained to fly it by Lt Ralph Wickford. Apparently this Tri-Motor won a race for 'transport ships' at the National Air Races in 1931. By July 1933, it was the largest plane owned by Shell and flown on a tour around New England that summer by Maj Ervin and Wickford again, taking Shell distributors, dealers and friends on pleasure flights. It was furnished with six leather and wicker chairs and a large green leather divan. Sold to Colombian air force in 1935. To AN-AAD in Nicaragua, XH-TAI in Honduras. Photo by: Leslie Jones / Boston Public Library

'First passenger plane to run between Boston and NYC.' Colonial Air Transport was slow to upgrade from Fairchild FC-2 mailplanes to true airliners on the CAM-1 route. Juan Trippe had ordered Fokker Trimotors for Colonial as early as 1925, but he was fired by the conservative board. This Ford first flew on 20 March 1929. The aircraft name worn here was changed just before or after the naming ceremony - see other photos of NC9675. Photo by: Leslie Jones / Boston Public Library

Photo dated July 1929 and Colonial's new Trimotor now wears a smart logo on the tailfin and wingtips. As illustrated by the other photos of N9475, the aircraft name has been changed from Nokomis to Nagomos, or Nacomos according to the only reference we found, but at close inspection the third letter looks like a G here. We have no idea what Nagomos or Nacomos is. NC9675 crashed into Boston Harbor immediately after take-off on 5 June 1930. One passenger was killed. Photo by: Leslie Jones / Boston Public Library

A painter in a Curtiss overall is changing the name of this new Tri-Motor from Nokomis to Nagomos or perhaps Nacomos - see other photos of NC9675. The press reported the plane was christened Nakomis (sic) on Sunday 14 April 1929. The name change was done that very day or the next day. The photo is dated 15 April, but it seems likely that the ladies and the press photographer were present at the naming ceremony. Nokomis is a female Native American name. We have no clue what Nagomos or Nagomos is, but as we see here a name was chosen that required minimal changes. Photo by: Leslie Jones / Boston Public Library

This is one of my favorite rare Ford photos. It is on Virginia Street in downtown Reno, Nevada, on September 13, 1983. For two years, at the start of the National Championship Air Races, the main street was blocked off by the casinos to exhibit the Ford and other planes. The Ford was dismantled and trucked in to the site and then re-assembled.

Built in 1929, owned by the Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum. Per AerialVisuals, this aircraft is a composite rebuild of several Trimotors.

Aircraft delivered to Rapid Air Lines on 15 May 1928. The name Wamblee Ohanko is in the Sioux language and means Swift Eagle, and the aircraft also carries the airline's slogan "Safe and Sane Flying". This Tri-Motor was damaged beyond repair when a wing was torn off during a forced landing at Metz, Missouri on 17 April 1942. Photo from: Denver City Library Special Collections

Sold in China in March 1932. Photo from: History Nebraska

Crashed at Floresville, Texas on December 22, 1928. Photo from: Denver City Library Special Collection

Written off in a forced landing near Metz, Missouri, April 17, 1942. The hangar remains an art deco feature of Hastings airport to this day. Photo from: History Nebraska

Operated by Ford offering joy flights to Ford car buyers. NC7583 was sold to the US government and taken to Costa Rica in connection with work on the Trans-American Highway. Joined the Costa Rican register as TI-64. Photo from: Quincy Public Library

After its licence expired in September 1930, NC3114 was put on display in the Pennsylvania Railroad Station in New York City. It was later broken up for parts. Photo from: Denver City Library Special Collection

The sole Ford 4-AT-F, ex NC9656. Arrived in Spain in 1931 to fly for CLASSA and LAPE. By the end of the Spanish Civil War it was in Nationalist military service coded 42-8. To EC-BAB. Withdrawn from use in 1944. Photo from: Iberia

NC422H was a weather diversion after fog prevented it landing at Newark. NC422H was lost in a hangar fire at Sioux City, Iowa, on January 20, 1937. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution

Built in 1928. Unfortunately this aircraft was lost on 10 August 1981 on the Las Vegas flightline when it was damaged beyond repair due to heavy winds.

Taken at Chicago Municipal Airport for a flight to Kansas City. Registered to United Airlines/National Air Transport on 3 June 1931. Replaced by the Boeing 247 it was sold to TACA, Honduras on 15 July 1935. Re-registered to TACA Nicaragua as AN-AAK24 January 1942. Sold to an unknown owner in Mexico in January 1946 as XA-FON. The aircraft was later operated by Servicios Aereos de Chiapas and was written off after a double engine failure resulted in a non-fatal crash on a flight from Veracruz-Las Bajadas Airport with four POB for Minatitlan/Coatzacoalco Airport, Mexico. (United Airlines Photo)

To Northwest Airways in 1929. In 1935 to Alaska. Then it joined Monroe Airlines, Michigan. In June 1951 it was purchased by Johnson Flying Service, Missoula, MT with new c/r N8419 to be used by the United States Fire Services but for a short while it was used in a film "Red Skies of Montana". It was also leased back to Northwest Airlines for a commemorative flight in 1956. On 4 August 1959 the aircraft crashed at Grangeville, Idaho killing three people. The aircraft was substantially destroyed but rebuilt from the remains and other Tri-motor components. Registration cancelled 14 February 2018.

the year before still with Denali Wings Air Tours. Crashed 25 September 2004 near Fullerton Municipal Airport while taking off during the Fullerton Airport Appreciation Day - gust lock still attached.. - photographer unknown