Photo ID: 1011505
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Model: Stinson 108-3 Voyager |
Registration: N6177M |
| Year: 1948 |
Serial Number: 108-4177 |
| Engine(s): Franklin 6A4-165, 165-HP |
Owner: Uwe Kalenka, Glenallen, AK |
| Location: Z41, Lake Hood Strip Airport, Anchorage, AK |
Photographer: Ken Stoltzfus |
| Date: July, 2004 |
Present Registration: Same |
Present Owner (FAA info): Same |
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Notes: 12/4/04 - Stinson 108-3, N6177M has probably been an Alaska resident since at least 1967. Stinson correlated serial numbers and registration. Note the "177" in both. Stinson 108-3, N6178M, is s/n 108-4178 - - and so on.
This shot was taken shortly after noon and these two guys were just getting back from a little jaunt. Maybe someone said, "Let's go grab a bite" and they did! Note the square wing tips! It looks like the wings and ailerons have been shortened. |
Photo ID: 1011506
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Notes: There are many little shacks like this one along Lake Hood, I suppose for aircraft owners to keep "stuff" in.
Those big wheels and tires, along with the Voyager profile in general, give N6177M a husky look. It has a metalized fuselage but the wings are still fabric |
| Photographer: Stoltzfus, Ken |
Photo ID: 1011507
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Notes: Floatplanes and landplanes are parked tail to tail along Lake Hood's shoreline. Between floats and wheels there are about 1200 lightplanes there. A guy with a camera in his hand feels like a pig in a corncrib. |
| Photographer: Stoltzfus, Ken |
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