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Listen: The Folk ProgramEastern Air Lines' Curtiss-Wright Kingbird airplane.
Image Number
RC12770
Rights
Collection
Reference collection
Geographic Term
Corporate Subject
Physical Description
1 photoprint - b&w - 8 x 10 in.
General Note
The Curtiss-Wright Kingbird, shown here in front of Miami's 36th Street terminal, was used by Eastern Air Lines from 1930 to 1934. The two Wright Whirlwind air-cooled 300 horsepower engines carried the pilot, seven passengers, and a payload of 2,245 pounds to a cruising speed of 115mph.
Eastern Air Lines' Curtiss-Wright Kingbird airplane.
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