Delivered to the USAAF as 44-85643 in 1945. To the Institut Geographique National as F-BEEA in 1948 and used for survey work. At Duxford for the fliming of Memphis Belle. Crashed on takeoff from Binbrook on July 25th 1989 during filiming and destroyed by fire. All 10 persons on board escaped without injury before it caught fire.

During filming of "Memphis Belle"

It looks like a toy plane but, uprated to still only 145 hp and with clipped wings, this Monocoupe was a winning racing aircraft. In the 1934 London to Melbourne Air Race it came as far as Calcutta flown by John Polando and owner Jack Wright who was from Utica, NY. Photo from: San Diego Air & Space Museum

John Livingston won 41 air races in this modified, clipped-wing aircraft which was originally a Monocoupe 110. He sold it to Jack Wright of Utica, NY and it took part in the London to Melbourne Air Race flown by Wright and John Polando. They had to abandon at Calcutta. Aircraft sponsored by the maker of the Baby Ruth candybar. (The company denied that the bar was named after famous baseball player Babe Ruth.) Interestingly, the swimmer, actress and aviatrix Ruth Wells Barron was the plane's next owner. Unfortunately she was killed in it on 3 July 1936 after it caught fire over Omaha, Nebraska. Photo from: Flight