| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N51151 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman G-73 Mallard |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman G-73 Mallard |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman G-73 Mallard |
| C/n (msn): | J-42 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | SudburyMap |
| Region / Country: | Ontario, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYSB IATA: YSB Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | July 1971 |
| Photo by: | Peter Marshall (via Gary Vincent) |
| Photo ID: | 579650 |
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Originally registered NC2976 to Grumman in 1948, the first owner of this Mallard became Charles F Kettering, inventor and recently retired head of research for General Motors. Privately owned by him 1949 - 59 as N5115, it also flew for GM until sold to the New York Yankees as N51151 after Kettering's death. Pictured with Crow, Inc (1965 - 78), a Toledo OH charter company bringing customers for Northern Ontario fishing camps. To Chalks International Airline in 1979, it was converted to a G-73T Turbo Mallard in 1982. Re-registered N142PA in 1998, it was retired in 2005 and dismantled in 2007. This photo is copyright © Peter Marshall, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 18 June 2023, and has since been viewed 227 times. |