| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NC302E |
| Alternate Registration: | 302E |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bach 3-CT-6 Air Yacht |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bach 3-CT-6 Air Yacht |
| Aircraft Version: | Bach 3-CT-6 Air Yacht |
| C/n (msn): | 6 |
| Operator Titles: | Pickwick Airways |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Not known |
| Region / Country: | Unknown State, United States |
| Photo Date: | March 1929 to July 1929 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 885046 |
| Photo Comment |
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The Air Yacht was a trimotor airliner first flown by the Bach company from Los Angeles in 1927 or 1928. It had one main and two auxiliary engines, in this case one P&W Hornet and two Comet 7-RAs. Pickwick Stage Lines were a major bus operator in California, and The Pickwick Co tried an airline for a year from March 1929. Its most profitable route turned out to be one bringing gamblers and drinkers to the 'vast and spectacular ' Agua Caliente casino resort near Tiujana, Mexico. Apparently NC302E had an accident in mid-1929 and was lost in a hangar fire at the factory while under repair. Photo from: Ingenium This photo was added on 30 December 2025, and has since been viewed 81 times. |