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1937 this aircraft was a $10,000 Christmas gift from a New
York stockbroker to his wife. The husband stipulated
that his wife always be accompanied by a professional
pilot. Numerous trips were made to Chicago, Florida,
and Mexico. Finally one of the pilots purchased the
aircraft.
During World War II this machine flew submarine patrols carrying two, one-hundred pound bombs. One sub-sinking was claimed. It found its way to the hands of Cole Palen who gave it to his wife Rita as a "St. Swithin’s Day" gift (with stipulations). |
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