| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NC95431 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman G-21 Goose |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman G-21/38/39 Goose |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman G-21A Goose |
| C/n (msn): | 1164 |
| Operator Titles: | Bay Valley Air Service |
| Location | |
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| City / Seaplane Base: | San Francisco - Ferry Building Seaplane (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | 6 October 1947 |
| Photo by: | William T. Larkins (Bill Larkins) |
| Photo ID: | 393427 |
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Taken near the Ferry Building seaplane terminal in San Francisco, with the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in the background. Bay Valley Air Service was an airline to Sacramento that didn't last very long. Their G-21As are ex Royal Navy JRF-6Bs, with N95431 being ex FP514). This Goose lived on to have a long and varied career. It ended up in Australia in the 1990s and was last noted stored in a hangar at Wangaratta, VIC, in Sep 2016. This photo is copyright © William T. Larkins (Bill Larkins), and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 21 September 2021, and has since been viewed 875 times. |