Fairchild FC-2, N8006 / 140, Virginia Aviation Museum
Registration: N8006
Construction Number: 140
Code Number: NX8006
Model Fairchild FC-2
Operator: Virginia Aviation Museum
Airport: Richmond International (RIC / KRIC), USA - Virginia
Photographer: Kev Slade
Date Taken: 12/04/2004
Date Submitted: 10/09/2008
Named "Stars and Stripes" this was the first American aircraft to fly over the Antarctic on 15 January 1929. It is on loan from the National Air and Space Museum.
Picture ID:1129687