shawn quiz?

[Shawn Aro]

ok i am too nice no one excuded on this name the plane and location and year photo by my dad Shawn

[wingman]

Re: shawn quiz?

Mojave -- 1979 I think though possibly 1978. Curtiss SNC-1

[W J Pearce]

Re: shawn quiz?

I cheated. The close resemblance with the Demon made me look it up for more info, just out of curiosity. The plane pictured is actually the sole civil version of the CW-22 line known as the CW-A22. Built in 1939 it held the civil registration N500G after the war. I believe you can make out that N-number. The CW-A22 served as the basis for the SNC-1. The same plane is now on display in the Evergreen Museum.

http://www.sprucegoose.org/aircraft_artifacts/Aircraft/EarlyFlight/A-22.htm

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Curtiss-Wright-CW-A22-Falcon/0806230/L/

[AERRACE]

Re: shawn quiz?

Shawn, Boy does that shot bring back memories. Roger Brower took me
up in a borowed T-34 in hopes of getting some air-air shots of the CW-22 when it departed. Unfortuneatly it was a spure of the moment idea and by the time we got airborne the Curtiss was a rapidly receeding speck as it's pilot chased the setting sun westward. Being Mojave we switched to "plan B", turned the landing light on and made a few very low level head-on "straffing passes" on a couple of west bound freight trains, those were the days!

Frank

[nageditor]

Re: shawn quiz?

Curtis Falcon, Mojave 1978 or1979, I was there but I cannot remember the year. I do remember the owner sayng that if you put a finger print on it you would have to polish it out.
John

[ignomini]

Re: shawn quiz?

Dang. I'm sitting here thinking I remember seeing that plane at Mojave, and then it hit, the geek with the big hair and Haliburton case is me!