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Weekend guest
This restored 1929 Ford Tri-Motor plane was in Lincoln last weekend giving rides.
"One of the first mass-produced passenger aircraft, this particular plane’s pedigree runs deep, said Vance SanFilippo, a volunteer for the Experimental Aircraft Association of Oshkosh, Wis.
He said the plane being flown in Lincoln was the first airliner for Eastern Airlines, the former Air Force One for the Dominican Republic and in the Jerry Lewis film, “The Family Jewels.” It has been piloted by celebrities including Chuck Yeager, Harrison Ford and Cliff Robertson....
...About 200 of the planes were built from the mid-1920s to the early 1930s, SanFilippo said. With a range of 500 miles and a cruising speed of 80 mph, they were soon replaced by faster and more economical DC-2s and DC-3s...." The Lincoln Journal Star
Weekend guest
This restored 1929 Ford Tri-Motor plane was in Lincoln last weekend giving rides.
"One of the first mass-produced passenger aircraft, this particular plane’s pedigree runs deep, said Vance SanFilippo, a volunteer for the Experimental Aircraft Association of Oshkosh, Wis.
He said the plane being flown in Lincoln was the first airliner for Eastern Airlines, the former Air Force One for the Dominican Republic and in the Jerry Lewis film, “The Family Jewels.” It has been piloted by celebrities including Chuck Yeager, Harrison Ford and Cliff Robertson....
...About 200 of the planes were built from the mid-1920s to the early 1930s, SanFilippo said. With a range of 500 miles and a cruising speed of 80 mph, they were soon replaced by faster and more economical DC-2s and DC-3s...." The Lincoln Journal Star