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    Airframe Family: Ford Trimotor
    Latest Model:RR-5 Trimotor
    Last Military Serial:A-9206 USN
    Construction Number:046
    Compressed ID:Ford RR-5 sn A-9206 USN cn 046
    Latest Owner or Location:National Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola, Pensacola, Florida

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a RR-5.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo A-9206.

    To Union Electric Power Co. Saint Louis.

    12 October 1931

    Involved in an incident.
    Accident St Louis, MO.

    To W. A. Monday.
    W.A. Monday painted Wyomings Flying Hero on the side and a caricature of a cowboy on the tail.

    From Circa 1950 to Circa 1969

    Used to haul smoke jumpers.

    To Dexter Coffin of Palm Beach, FL.

    By 1970

    Fitted with 450 HP Pratt and Whitney Wasp 9 cylinder engines.

    From 1973 to 1974

    To National Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola, Pensacola, FL.
    Donated to the museum.
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    11 September 2003


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    By 8 October 2011

    Markings Applied: N.A.S. PENSACOLA, U.S.NAVY

    8 October 2011


    Photographer: Matt Maranto

    8 October 2012


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
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