| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 40-703 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Ryan YO-51 Dragonfly |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Ryan YO-51 Dragonfly |
| Aircraft Version: | Ryan YO-51 Dragonfly |
| C/n (msn): | [ 40-703 ] |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | San Diego - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KSAN IATA: SAN Local: SAN Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 3 March 1941 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 147755 |
| Photo Comment |
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The Ryan factory was opposite Consolidated's at then Lindbergh Field. The Ryan YO-51 was designed to meet a 1938 USAAC requirement for an observation aircraft and clearly influenced by the Fieseler Storch. The competition was won by the Stinson Vigilant and only three YO-51s were built, this being the first one, 40-703, according to the San Diego Air & Space Museum. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution This photo was added on 25 June 2019, and has since been viewed 642 times. |