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#Onthisday in 1929, the first Fairchild 71 was delivered to Pan American Airways. Based on the Fairchild FC-2 but nearly five feet longer, which allowed for eight passengers instead of four, the Fairchild 71 was powered by a Pratt and Whitney Wasp with 420 horsepower. This rare photo of NC9726 was taken shortly after the aircraft was delivered to Pan American; it was then transferred to the PAA subsidiary airline Mexicana de Aviacion. Almost 100 Fairchild 71s were built with six airframes delivered to Pan American. #AvGeek #PanAm #Fairchild71 photograph: Pan American Airways, Fairchild 71; c. 1929 Transfer from San Francisco International Airport 1993.03.17 This image was posted on January 31, 2023.

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