| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NC501W |
| Other Marks: | 33 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Monocoupe 110 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Monocoupe 110 |
| Aircraft Version: | Monocoupe 110 Special |
| C/n (msn): | 5W47 |
| Aircraft Name: | Baby Ruth |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | MildenhallMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGUN IATA: MHZ Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | MacRobertson Air Race 1934 |
| Photo Date: | 13 October 1934 to 20 October 1934 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 161671 |
| Photo Comment |
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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 This photo was added on 27 August 2019, and has since been viewed 949 times. |