| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NC5577 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Ford Tri-Motor |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Ford Tri-Motor |
| Aircraft Version: | Ford 4-AT-B Tri-Motor |
| C/n (msn): | 4-AT-23 |
| Operator Titles: | Phenick Flying Service |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Columbus - John Glenn InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KCMH IATA: CMH Local: CMH Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1940 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 386986 |
| Photo Comment |
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The logo on the fuselage is that of Phenick Flying Service, a small company formed in the 1930s by Herman Phenegar and Oscar Nichols. On 27 February 1939 they bought this 1928 Tri-Motor. They sold rides for 75 cents - note the company caravan equipped with megaphones. The aircraft was bought by the US government on 30 November 1942 to assist in the construction of the Pan American Highway in Costa Rica, where it later became TI-61. The old terminal and tower of then Port Columbus Airport are in the background. Photo from: Columbus Metropolitan Library This photo was added on 28 August 2021, and has since been viewed 406 times. |