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1928 |
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Constructed as a FC-2W2. |
From 1929 to 1935 |
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To US Aerial Expedition to the Antartic led by LT. Commander Richard Byrd.
The aircrafts first flight in the Antarctic was on January 15, 1929, and provided a steady platform for thousands of aerial photographs of the new and unexplored terrain. The aircraft flew mapping and general reconnaissance expeditions, as well as several rescue missions, until its return to the United States in early 1935. |
From 1935 to Circa 1942 |
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It logged time barnstorming and surveying across the United States and Guatemala. After heavy renovations and consolidation with other Fairchild aircraft, questions regarding the authenticity of the airframe, wings, and other components arose in the 1940s. |
7 July 1972 |
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To National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC with new c/r N8006.
Purchased in 1961. |
1989 |
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Restored.
The work was carried out by the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Long Island. |
25 May 2001 |
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Photographer: Norm Jukes
Notes: Photographed at the Virginia Air Museum in Richmond, VA. |
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Loaned to Virginia Aviation Museum, Richmond International Airport (Byrd Field), Richmond, VA.
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Markings Applied: Stars and Stripes, Byrd Antartic Expedition
Stars and Stripes on forward fuselage, Byrd Antartic Expedition in large letters along rear fuselage. |
20 September 2011 |
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13 April 2013 |
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Photographer: Daniel L. Berek
Notes: This beautiful aircraft, one of several flown by Richard Byrd (after whom Richmond Internatinal Airport was originally named) is on display at the Virginia Aviation Museum, on loan from the NASM. The aircraft has been fully restored; part of the original fabric has been preserved at the Cradle of Aviation Museum |
27 June 2013 |
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Civil registration, N8006, cancelled. |
2017 |
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Loaned to Shannon Air Museum, Shannon Airport (EZF), Fredericksburg, VA.
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15 May 2018 |
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Photographer: Larry Johnson
Notes: at Smithsonians National Air and Space Museum |
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To Smithsonian, National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Reston, VA.
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