Aircraft Photo of NC9675 | Ford 5-AT-B Tri-Motor | Colonial Air Transport | AirHistory.net #640833
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:NC9675
Aircraft Original Type:Ford Tri-Motor
Aircraft Generic Type:Ford Tri-Motor
Aircraft Version:Ford 5-AT-B Tri-Motor
C/n (msn):5-AT-33
Operator Titles:Colonial Air Transport
Aircraft Name:Nokomis
Location
City / Airport:Boston - General Edward Lawrence Logan InternationalMap
Region / Country:Massachusetts, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KBOS   IATA: BOS   Local: BOS   Other: -
 
Photo Date:14 April 1929 to 15 April 1929
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 640833
Photo Comment

A painter in a Curtiss overall is changing the name of this new Tri-Motor from Nokomis to Nagomos or perhaps Nacomos - see other photos of NC9675. The press reported the plane was christened Nakomis (sic) on Sunday 14 April 1929. The name change was done that very day or the next day. The photo is dated 15 April, but it seems likely that the ladies and the press photographer were present at the naming ceremony. Nokomis is a female Native American name. We have no clue what Nagomos or Nagomos is, but as we see here a name was chosen that required minimal changes. Photo by: Leslie Jones / Boston Public Library

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