| Registration / Serial: | NR782W |
| Alternate Registration: | 782W |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bellanca J-2 Special |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bellanca J-2 Special |
| Aircraft Version: | Bellanca J-2 Special |
| C/n (msn): | 1101 |
| Aircraft Name: | Abyssinia |
| City / Airport: | New York - Floyd Bennett Field (NOP) (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Photo Date: | 1934 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 578957Submit Correction |
| View count: | 250 |
Motto on the side is "Emperor Haile Salassi I King of Kings". West Indian-born pilot Hubert Julian planned to fly it to Ethiopia where he was in the air force. NC782W originally had a Packard diesel but was replaced by a Wright as seen in the photo. The flight never took place and NR782W was sold to the Portuguese Monteverde brothers. Registered CS-AAK it crashed on take off from Roosevelt Field and was destroyed. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution
| Registration / Serial: | NR782W |
| Alternate Registration: | 782W |
| Aircraft Version: | Bellanca J-2 Special |
| C/n (msn): | 1101 |
| City / Airport: | New York - Floyd Bennett Field (NOP) (closed)Map | Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Photo Date: | 1934 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | NR782W |
| Alternate Registration: | 782W |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bellanca J-2 Special |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bellanca J-2 Special |
| Aircraft Version: | Bellanca J-2 Special |
| C/n (msn): | 1101 |
| Aircraft Name: | Abyssinia |
| City / Airport: | New York - Floyd Bennett Field (NOP) (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Photo Date: | 1934 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 578957Submit Correction |
| View count: | 250 |
Motto on the side is "Emperor Haile Salassi I King of Kings". West Indian-born pilot Hubert Julian planned to fly it to Ethiopia where he was in the air force. NC782W originally had a Packard diesel but was replaced by a Wright as seen in the photo. The flight never took place and NR782W was sold to the Portuguese Monteverde brothers. Registered CS-AAK it crashed on take off from Roosevelt Field and was destroyed. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution
| Registration / Serial: | NR782W |
| Alternate Registration: | 782W |
| Aircraft Version: | Bellanca J-2 Special |
| C/n (msn): | 1101 |
| City / Airport: | New York - Floyd Bennett Field (NOP) (closed)Map | Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Photo Date: | 1934 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |