| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NC86623 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman G-44 Widgeon |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman G-44 Widgeon (J4F) |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman G-44A Widgeon |
| C/n (msn): | 1449 |
| Location | |
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| City / Seaplane Base: | New York - New York Skysports SeaplaneMap |
| Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: 6N7 Other: - |
| Photo Date: | July 1946 to September 1949 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 410839 |
| Photo Comment |
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Long Island Airlines started flying in the summer of 1946 between East Hampton (KHTO) and the Midtown Skyport at East 23rd St - note Chrysler Building and Queensboro Bridge. The Widgeon ended up in the Thai navy and is preserved in the RTAF Museum in Bangkok. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution This photo was added on 10 November 2021, and has since been viewed 368 times. |