Ford Trimotor - Survivors

Survivors

As of 2012, there are 18 Ford Trimotors in existence, eight of which have current FAA Airworthy Certificates.

Airworthy
  • C/N:10 Tail Number: N1077 (4-AT-B, September 1927) The "C-1077, G-CARC Niagara" Currently Owned By: Greg Herrick's Yellowstone Aviation, Inc. It is the oldest flying Trimotor with C/N(Construction Number): 10. It is based at the Golden Wings Museum, near Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
  • C/N:42 Tail Number: N9610 (Formerly N7684) (4-AT-B, September 1928) Currently Owned By: Greg Herrick's Yellowstone Aviation, Inc. It is based in Jackson, Wyoming, USA.
  • C/N:55 Tail Number: N9612 (4-AT-E, 1929) The "City of Richmond" Originally Owned By: Mamer Flying Service, Spokane, WA. Currently Owned By: Ron Pratte's Collectible Aircraft, LLC. It is based at Chandler Stellar Air Park in Chandler, Arizona, USA.
  • C/N:69 Tail Number: N8407 (4-AT-E, 1929) Originally Owned By: Eastern Air Transport Currently Owned By: The Experimental Aircraft Association is based at the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA. It tours the United States performing at airshows and other aviation events.
  • C/N:8 Tail Number: N9645 (5-AT-B, 1928) Currently Owned By: Evergreen Vintage Aircraft, Inc. It is based at the Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon, USA.
  • C/N:34 Tail Number: N9651 (5-AT-B, 1929) - The "City of Philadelphia" Originally Owned By: Trans Continental Air Transport. Currently Owned By: Kermit Weeks. It is based at Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida, USA. This aircraft has made many film appearances including Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
  • C/N:58 Tail Number: N8419 (5-AT-C, 1929) Originally Owned By: Northwest Airlines. Currently Owned By: Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum. It is based at The AIR ZOO in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.
  • C/N:74 Tail Number: N414H (5-AT-C, 1928) Originally Owned By: Ford Motor Co. Currently Owned By: Sopwith, Ltd. It is based at Valle Airport in Valle, Arizona, USA. It was used in 2008 and 2009 for flight instruction and type ratings.
On Static Display
  • C/N:15 Tail Number: NX4542 (4-AT-B, 1928) (Not in FAA records) Richard E. Byrd's South Pole aircraft. Originally Owned By: Ford Motor Company. Currently Owned By: Henry Ford Museum. It is on display at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, USA.
  • C/N:46 Tail Number: N7861 (4-AT-B, Unknown) (Not in FAA records) Originally Owned By: Union Electric, St. Louis. Currently Owned By: National Museum of Naval Aviation Pensacola, Florida, USA.
  • C/N:11 Tail Number: N9637 (5-AT-B,1929) Originally Owned By: Pan Am. Currently Owned By: The San Diego Air & Space Museum in San Diego, California, USA.
  • C/N:39 Tail Number: N9683 (5-AT-B, 1929) Originally Owned By: American Airlines Currently Owned By: The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. in Washington, D.C.
  • C/N:60 Tail Number: RAAF (5-AT-C, 1929) (Not in FAA records) Originally Owned By: Ford Motor Company; in England. Currently Owned By: National Museum, Papua, New Guinea. Possible rebuild.
Under Restoration
  • C/N:38 Tail Number: N7584 (4-AT-B, January 1928) Originally owned by: Robertson Aircraft, St Louis. Currently owned by: Kermit Weeks. It was Badly damaged in Florida by hurricane Andrew, in the fall of 1992. Currently Located: Vicksburg, Michigan, USA, (near Kalamazoo).
  • C/N:58 Tail Number: N9642 (4-AT-E, January 1929) Originally owned by: Mohawk Airways, NY. Currently owned by: Maurice Hovius' Hov-aire, Inc. Possible rebuild. Sale reported. Currently Located: Vicksburg, Michigan, USA, (near Kalamazoo).
  • C/N:62 Tail Number: N8400 (4-AT-E, January 1929) Originally owned by: Mohawk Airways, NY. Currently owned by: Maurice Hovius' Hov-aire, Inc. Possible rebuild. Currently Located: Vicksburg, Michigan, USA, (near Kalamazoo).
  • C/N:65 Tail Number: N8403 (4-AT-E, May 1929) (Not in FAA records) The "Ptarmigan II" Originally owned by: Mamer Flying Service. Currently Owned by Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum. Possible restoration. As of February 10, 2005, currently Located at Golden Wings Museum near Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
  • C/N:13 Tail Number: N9667 (5-AT-B, 1929) The "AN-AAR" Originally Owned By SAFEWAY. Currently Owned By: Maurice Hovius' Hov-aire, Inc. This is a restoration project undertaken by the "Tin Goose Chapter", EAA 1247, in Port Clinton, Ohio, USA.

From 1954 onwards, efforts have been made to produce a modernized version of the Trimotor as the Stout Bushmaster 2000. Saddled with financial, management and marketing problems, only two examples were initially built with a third fuselage never completed.

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