Hi Daniel,
Unless an earlier one has surfaced recently, that would be Serial No.
6, the ship in the picture. Owned by John M. Eaton in California.
Regards,
WRB
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On Jun 16, 2010, at 20:33, Daniel Arditi wrote:
All,
I am forwarding the previous question but with a different
subject in the email because it came into the spam folder.
Thanks
Daniel
----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Daniel Arditi <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]; William R. Bayne
<[email protected]>
Sent: Wed, June 16, 2010 10:16:40 PM
Subject: [ercoupe-tech] A difficult question ???
William and Group,
Regarding the photograph in which
Ercoupe serial number 6 is shown I want to ask one (difficult?)
question: Do you know which is the lowest serial number for an Ercoupe
that is still flying now-days ?
Best regards !
Daniel Arditi
Ercoupe Argentina Group
Buenos Aires
From: William R. Bayne <ercog...@txercoupem useum.org>
To: ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Tue, June 15, 2010 11:49:45 PM
Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] Modern Airplane, Old cars
Hi Daniel,
28818 is Ercoupe Serial No. 6, completed in late fall of 1940. The
CAA bought the first 10, but I don't know how long they retained
them. The terrain looks like West Texas, New Mexico, Arizona or
California, as does the architecture. The cars are, indeed, of the
same vintage as the Ercoupe. While the plane has no navigation lights
or wind generator, notice what appears to be an automotive radio
antenna just aft of the cockpit!
The photo is genuine. I would speculate that this photo was taken in
the summer of 1941. After the attack on Pearl Harbor private aviation
was severely curtailed.
Because of the biplane in the background with no engine, this is
probably an aircraft maintenance facility looking out to the gate that
closes off the road at night. It's probably in a good sized town
because of the visible fire hydrant. I'm intrigued by the building
that has an "Enter" and "Exit" door about forty feet apart.
And yes, Fred Weick would definitely qualify as being "ahead of his
time" (and a genius).
Regards,
WRB
