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Planes of the Original Tours
Interested in the ships of the original tours? Click at the top of each column heading to sort the list by: Tour Year, Make, Model, N-number (if any), Tour ID Number or Average Speed. Aircraft listed here are the participants in the tours held from 1925 through 1931.
Tour ↓ Make Model N-number Tour ID# AVG Speed Notes:
1925 Travel Air A 0 73.6
1925 Travel Air B6 2 77.1
1925 Travel Air B6 4 89
1925 Junkers F13L 6 65.1
1925 Waco 9 8 74.5
1925 Waco 9 10 76.1
1925 Swallow 1925 14 59.5
1925 Swallow 1926 16 78
1925 Fokker F.VIIA-3M 20 98.5
1925 Curtiss Carrier Pigeon 1 22 98.4
1925 Martin Commercial Model 70 24 0
1925 Martin Commercial Model 70 26 86.9
1925 Aerial Service Mercury Junior 28 85.1
1925 Stout 2AT 30 101.5
1925 Laird Special 32 45.8
1925 Swallow 34 49.3
1925 Yackey Sport 36 84.4
1925-A Junkers Larsen JL-6 0 0 Pathfinder
1925-A De Havilland DH-4 0 0 U.S. Air Svs. Advance Plane
1925-A De Havilland DH-4 0 0 Accomp Pathfinder for mapping
1926 Buhl Verville Airster CA-3 1 115.3
1926 Travel Air 4000 2 124.1
1926 Travel Air 3000 3 96.8
1926 Alexander Eaglerock Long Wing 5 89
1926 Alexander Eaglerock Long Wing 6 73
1926 Ford-Stout Air Transport 4-AT-A 7 98.8
1926 Ford-Stout Air Transport 2AT 8 92.8
1926 Curtiss Oriole Special 10 103.8
1926 Mercury Junior 11 103.3
1926 Fairchild FC1 12 90.3
1926 Woodson Express 2-A 13 80
1926 Woodson Express 2-A 14 70.2
1926 Woodson Express 2-A 15 78.6
1926 Hess Bluebird 16 64.3
1926 Waco 9 17 71.6
1926 Waco 9 18 104.6
1926 Pitcairn Fleetwing 1 19 58.7
1926 Pitcairn Orowing PA-2 20 79
1926 Swallow Super 21 74.4
1926 Babcock Teal 22 65
1926 Ryan M-1 23 111
1926 Driggs Dart 24 76
1926 Travel Air 2000 25 85.5
1926 Waco 9 26 104.4
1926 Stinson Detroiter SB-1 27 106.1
1926-A Douglas C-1 0 0 Pathfinder
1926-A Curtiss Falcon O-1 0 0 Advance Airplane
1927 Buhl Airsedan CA5A 3034 1 115
1927 Hamilton Metalplane C235 2 112.3
1927 Alexander Eaglerock Long Wing 2873 3 130.2
1927 Alexander Eaglerock Long Wing u 4 93.1
1927 Pitcairn PA-5 Mailwing u 6 127.7
1927 Mercury Arrow 2396 7 122.8
1927 Waco 10 4308 8 111.3
1927 Waco 10 4306 10 119.3
1927 Waco 10 4305 11 131
1927 Waco 10 4304 12 115.6
1927 Stinson SB-1 3027 13 116.7
1927 Mahoney Ryan B-1 3009 22 124.1
1927 Ford 4-AT-A 3022 23 0
1927 Stinson SM-1 4307 24 124.3
1927-A Ford XJR-1 A7526 0 0 Pathfinder
1927-A Douglas O-2 0 0 Advance Airplane
1927-A Ford 4-AT-A NC2492 0 0 Standard Oil of Indiana
1928 Bellance CH 6503 1 126.5
1928 Ford 4-AT-B 3443 2 117.6
1928 Travel Air 8000 X3562 3 94
1928 Alexander Eaglerock A-5 5891 4 118.9
1928 Curtiss Robin X5049 5 94.2
1928 Stearman C2B 5084 6 117.7
1928 Buhl Airster CA-3 5861 7 122.1
1928 Buhl Sport Airsedab 5860 8 136.7
1928 Mahoney Ryan B-1 1159 9 113.3
1928 Mahoney Ryan B-1 1159 9 113.3
1928 Mahoney Ryan B-1 5547 10 115.7
1928 Alexander Eaglerock A4 6505 12 113.2
1928 Travel Air 9000 4739 14 98.1
1928 Mahoney Ryan B-1 5553 16 117.6
1928 Swallow J5 6079 17 119.6
1928 Waco 10 5533 18 128.1
1928 Waco 10 6528 19 122.8
1928 Stinson SM1DA 5900 20 120.5
1928 Stinson Jr. SM-2 5889 21 105.2
1928 Stinson SM1DB 6580 22 111.6
1928 Lockeed Vega 1 4097 23 135.9
1928 Fairchild FC2 5574 24 113.4
1928 Bellanca CH 4050 25 0
1928 Monocoupe 70 5878 26 88.4
1928 Waco 10 X3132 28 321.6
1928 Waco 10 X3132 28 90.1
1928 Monocoupe 70 5877 29 86.9
1928-A Atlantic Fokker C-2 0 0 Pathfinder
1928-A Douglas O-2 0 0 Offical Tour Airplane
1928-A Ford 4-AT-B C5092 0 0
1928-A Fokker F-10 5614 0 0 Accompanying, San Diego - Portland, Richfield Oil CA
1928-A Fairchild FC2 6705 0 0 Accompanying, St. Paul - Dearborne, Goodrich Rubber Co.
1928-A Breese 914 0 0 Accompanying, Medford - Portland
1928-A Boeing 40 C7526 0 0 Accompanying LA - San Francisco, Tidewater Assoc Oil
1928-A Travel Air 4000 C6283 0 0 Accompanying, LLA - San Francisco, Union Oil Co of CA
1928-A 0 0
1929 Great Lakes 2T1A 702K 1 97.7
1929 Great Lakes 2T1A u 2 38.1
1929 American Gipsy Moth DH60GM NC9731 3 64.9
1929 Travel Air B6000 C385M 4 100.1
1929 Bellanca PM300 C257M 5 132.4
1929 Bellanca CH300 u 6 125
1929 Waco CSO NC517M 8 128.1
1929 Command-Aire 5C3 C949E 9 116
1929 Wallace Touro-plane B 276K 10 0
1929 Boeing 95 C417E 14 129
1929 Ford 7-AT NC8485 16 121.2
1929 Ford 5-AT-C NC405H 17 119.4
1929 American Eagle A-129 C509H 18 76.5
1929 American Gipsy Moth DH60GM NC235K 19 0
1929 Fairchild KR-34C (C4C) C289K (?) 20 109
1929 Ryan B-5 NC381K 21 59.6
1929 Curtiss Thrush J NC7568 23 114.6
1929 Curtiss Robin C-1 u 24 108
1929 Curtiss Robin J-1 u 25 0
1929 Waco CSO NC604N 26 130.9
1929 Curtiss Thrush J 9787 28 53.9
1929 Curtiss Condor CO 18 NC984H 29 83
1929 Spartan C-3 C572M 31 109.9
1929 Lockheed Vega 5 NC336H 32 145.4
1929 Cessna AW C7107 33 44.4
1929 Cessna DC6-B C632K 34 131.7
1929 Cessna DC6-A u 35 136.2
1929 Fairchild 71 142H 40 120.4
1929 Fairchild KR-34C (C4C) u 41 0
1929-A Lockheed Air Express 3 NR7955 0 0 Pathfinder and Advance Tour Plane
1929-A Douglas O-2 u 0 0 Offical Tour Plane
1929-A Fairchild KR34C NC221M 0 0 Advance Press Plane
1929-A Ford 4-AT-E NX7864 0 0 Press, and Wright Aero service plane
1929-A Vought Corsair X7014 0 0 Service plane, Pratt & Whitney
1929-A Travel Air B6000 NC9965 0 0 Offical Tour Plane, Cleveland Aerol
1929-A Lockheed Vega 5A NC308H 0 0 Offical Tour Plane, Goodrich Rubber
1929-A Ford 5-AT-B NC9676 0 0 Offical Weather Plane, RCA Radio & Std Oil if IN
1929-A Ford 4-AT-E NC9614 0 0 Press, Firestone Rubber, service plane
1929-A Lockheed Vega 5 Special NC32M 0 0 Detroit News
1929-A Columbia Triad X307E 0 0 Columbia Aircraft
1929-A Waco u u 0 0 Waco service ship
1929-A Curtiss Robin C-1 NC711M 0 0 Vacuum Oil
1929-A Fokker Super Universal NC9792 0 0 Goodyear Rubber Co.
1929-A Ford 4-AT-B NC7865 0 0 Accomp., Springfield - New York, Curtiss Flying Svs.
1929-A Stearman C3B NV6433 0 0 Accomp., Springfield - New York, Pioneer Instrument
1929-A Consolidated Fleetster 17 u 0 0
1930 American Eagle E340 NC457V 1 101.4
1930 Waco CRG NC600Y 2 148.3
1930 Curtiss-Wright Travel Air 6B NC452N 3 132.6
1930 Waco CRG NC660Y 4 148.4
1930 Ford 5-AT-C NC401H 5 147.9
1930 Ford 7-AT NC8485 6 131.9
1930 Mercury Chic T2 NC883K 7 95.6
1930 Ken-Royce 2000 NC400V 8 119.3
1930 Monocoupe 90 NC175K 8 103.2
1930 Curtiss Kingbird NC589N 9 131.8
1930 Paramount Cabinaire NC17M 11 104.9
1930 Bellanca PM300 C257M 13 139.1
1930 Bellanca CH300 C874M 14 133.5
1930 Sikorsky S39-A NC42V 19 94.8
1930 Cessna AW C9092 21 113.1
1930 Viking Kitty Hawk B4 NC30V 22 92.9
1930 Waco INF NC864B 23 111.3
1930 Great Lakes 2T1E 700K 38 106.6
1930-A Travel Air R NR1313 0 0 Pathfinder, Advance Plane, The Texas Co now@ChicagoMSI
1930-A Stearman 4-D NC769H 0 0 Official Tour Plane, P&W Svs.
1930-A Waco HTO NR4N 0 0 Offical tour Plane (diesel), Packard Motor Company
1930-A Ford 4-AT-B NC7863 0 0 Press Plane
1930-A Monocoupe 10 NC533W 0 0 Committee, Offical, Berryloid Paints
1930-A Stinson SM2-AC NC8432 0 0 Official, and Wright Aero Svs.
1930-A Travel Air B6000 NC9965 0 0 Official, and Cleveland Aerol Co.
1930-A American Eaglet B-31 458V 0 0 Official Tour Plane, Richard H. Blythe, NY
1930-A Lockheed Vega 5 NV32M 0 0 De Forest Crosley Radio Ship, Detroit News
1930-A Lockheed Vega 5A NC308H 0 0 Goodrich Rubber Co.
1930-A Kari Keen Coupe u 0 0 Accompanying, Red Deer-Edmonton
1930-A Fleet 1 NC640M 0 0 Accompanying, Dearborne-Chicago, Airplane Sales Co
1930-A Stewart M-2 493M 0 0 Accompanying, Part Way Stewart Airplane Co.
1930-A Aeronca C-2 u 0 0 Accompanying, Laramie - -Colorado Springs
1931 Buhl Pup LA-1 NC387Y 1 0 out at Wheeling
1931 Buhl Airsedan CA6 NC9628 3 126.1
1931 Ford 5-AT-C NC8485 4 143.2
1931 Ford 13-A NC433H 5 143.2
1931 Mercury Chic T2 NC883K 7 0 out at Columbus
1931 Bird CK NC919V 9 97.4
1931 Bird CK NC914V 10 102.8
1931 Bird Cabin Model E NC855W 11 0 out at Bradford
1931 Great Lakes 2T1A NC302Y 13 100.34
1931 Gee Bee Sportster E NC46V 14 140.8
1931 Cessna AW C9092 17 120.9
1931 Stinson SM8A u 18 119.5
1931 Aeronca Collegian C-3 NC11420 20 64.1 out at Knoxville
1931-A Laird LCB300 NC10402 0 0 Official Tour Plane, Berryloid
1931-A Waco HSO NR4N 0 0 Official Tour Plane (diesel) Packard Motor
1931-A Lockheed Vega 5A NC539M 0 0 Official Tour Referee, Shell Oil Co.
1931-A Travel Air B6000 NC9965 0 0 Official Tour Plane, Cleveland Aerol Co.
1931-A Bellanca CH300 NV861N (?) 0 0 Official Tour Plane, Kendall Oil Co.
1931-A Pitcairn PCA-2 NC11609 0 0 Champion Spark Plug Co,
1931-A Stearman 4-D NC769H 0 0 Officail Tour Plane & P&W
1931-A Granville Brothers Sportster YW X11049 0 0 Granville Brothers Aircraft
1931-A Bellanca Air Bus P-200 NC786W 0 0 Fidelity Investment
1931-A Stinson SM8A NC967W (?) 0 0 Davenport Airways
1931-A Monosport u 0 0 Accompanying, vicinity Ponca City
1931-A Inland Sport u 0 0 Accompanying, vicinity Kansas City
1931-A Trael Air 2000 9911 0 0 Accompanying, vicinity Omaha



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