| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | EI-AAZ |
| Other Marks: | 29 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bellanca 28 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bellanca 28 |
| Aircraft Version: | Bellanca 28-70 |
| C/n (msn): | 902 |
| Aircraft Name: | Irish Swoop |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | New York - Floyd Bennett Field (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: NOP Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 28 September 1934 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 412575 |
| Photo Comment |
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First flown on 1 September 1934, this racer was shipped to Europe on the liner Bremen for participation in the MacRobertson Air Race to Australia, but it had barely been tested and the race organisation would not allow Irish pilot James Fitzmaurice to take on 600 gallons of fuel, causing him to withdraw hours before the start. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution This photo was added on 16 November 2021, and has since been viewed 627 times. |