| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NR12047 |
| Alternate Registration: | R12047 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Wittman Chief Oshkosh |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Wittman Chief Oshkosh |
| Aircraft Version: | Wittman Chief Oshkosh |
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| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Los Angeles - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KLAX IATA: LAX Local: LAX Other: - |
| Event: | National Air Races 1933 |
| Photo Date: | June 1933 to July 1933 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 276162 |
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Air racer Steve Wittman built his own aircraft at Oskosh in 1931, the Chief Oskosh. It is seen at the National Air Races at then Mines Field in 1933, one of 22 events in which it participated. Named Buster after WWII, it was donated to the Smithsonian in 1954. Photo from: San Diego Air & Space Museum This photo was added on 3 September 2020, and has since been viewed 557 times. |