| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NC600Y |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Waco Model G |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Waco Model G |
| Aircraft Version: | Waco CRG |
| C/n (msn): | 3349 |
| 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: | 20 August 1937 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 574374 |
| Photo Comment |
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NC600Y (N600Y) current in 2023. Pilot is Anthony "Andy" Stinis, the writing on the side says "Licensed by Skywriting Corp of America". Stinis was a skywriting pioneer and in 1932 became Pepsi-Cola's official skywriter. Later flew flying boats for Pan Am and the US Navy. Postwar helped develop "skytyping" where several aircraft write at the same time. Stinis was killed in 1992, aged 83, when he was struck by a car while crossing the road in Florida. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution This photo was added on 28 May 2023, and has since been viewed 168 times. |