| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NC967Y |
| Fleet number: | 1 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas Dolphin |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas Dolphin |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas Dolphin 1 |
| C/n (msn): | 999 |
| Operator Titles: | Wilmington-Catalina Airline |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Seaplane Base: | Avalon - Hamilton Cove Seaplane (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | January 1931 to April 1933 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong Collection |
| Photo ID: | 356988 |
| Photo Comment |
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What a wonderful place! The Wrigley family, the owners of Catalina Island, constructed this little seaplane airport and founded Wilmington-Catalina Airline in 1931 to fly in tourists from LA. For a literal quick turnaround, a wooden turntable was in use. The company bought the first two Douglas Dolphin amphibians. Its two Loening C-2s, in the background, were sold to Mexico in 1933. This photo was added on 28 April 2021, and has since been viewed 1282 times. |