1929 Ford Tri-motor Muskegon County Internationall Airport July 17 2010

Watch a rare 1929 Ford Trimotor airplane as it lands & takes off at Muskegon County International Airport in Norton Shores Muskegon Mich. It was giving short 15 minute rides over Muskegon, Muskegon Lake & Lake Michigan.
The Ford Tri-motor (NC8407) was made on August 21 1929. Purchased by Pitcairn Airlines9 who started Eastern Air Transportation(Eastern Airlines with it's sister ship NC8408. On October 1 1930 it was sold and moved to Cuba where it started Cubana Airlines on October 30 1930. In August of 1946 it became "Air Force One" for the Dominican Republic. It returned to the USA on July 7th 1949 & converted to a crop duster. From February 1 1950 to March 29th 1963 it was a smoke jumper and borate (fire retardant) bomber. During this time it was owned by Aircraft Service and Johnson Flying Service of Boise Idaho. In March of 1963 it returned to crop dusting service in Ottawa Kansas for one season by crop duster Lemaster-Glen.. In late 1964 it was leased to Tallmantz Aviation in California for a feature comedy roll staring Jerry Lewis & Sabastion Cabot called "The family Jewels". From 1965 to 1973 it was flown around the country giving public rides by Dale Glenn.
On June 16 1973 it was at Burlington Wisconsin when either a tornado or powerful thunderstorm, lifted it 30 feet in the air and crashed to the ground. It broke in three pieces and was declared Totaled by the insurance company.
The Experimental Aircraft Association purchased the Tri-motor from the insurance company and began a 12 year restoration completed on July 20 1985. It was on display at the EAA Airventure Museum in OshKosh Wisconsin for 6 years and only occasional flew until 1991 when it began regular passenger flights from the museum's Pioneer Airport. Information from Ford Tri-motor brochure . Website. WWW.flytheford.org

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