| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NC22685 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Akron Funk B |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Akron Funk B |
| Aircraft Version: | Akron Funk B |
| C/n (msn): | 12 |
| 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: | 31 October 1939 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 582047 |
| Photo Comment |
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Brothers Howard and Joe Funk formed Akron Aviation to manufacture the Funk B. Akron was renamed Funk Aircraft in 1941. The brothers developed their own engine from a Ford car engine but was soon replaced by Lycoming flat-four engine. This aircraft remained on the register until 1955. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution This photo was added on 29 June 2023, and has since been viewed 367 times. |