August 20, 2024 at 6:16 pm
Wondering what type of aircraft this is? Apparently crashed in or around 1938 ish, maybe someone recognizes a part on it that could help identify?
Located in alberta Canada.
Thank you for any input, I know there is a long shot as there is not much left to identify.
By: pogno - 21st August 2024 at 17:13
I too found that picture of the one in the Canadian Bushplane museum, I think on theirs the lower ends of the steel uprights have rusted away while the one that’s just been found is the other way round with just the lower part remaining. Could be an opportunity for the museum to acquire some more parts.
By: Aerotony - 21st August 2024 at 14:41
Here is another picture. It’s in the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Center and so it is probably correctly identified by them.
By: Aerotony - 21st August 2024 at 14:37
I found this picture on the net. It is said to be a CA-6, but who knows. The engine mount ring looks similar but not quite the same.
By: pogno - 21st August 2024 at 13:23
In fact it could be CF-AAY. International AW of Canada Ltd >Canadian AW Ltd 04.03.29 565 Dbr 6m E of Greenville Maine en route Montreal 24.12.30 CF-AAY Buhl CA-6 Standard Airsedan 41 C9627 CF-AAY Cherry Red Airline Ltd/Prince Albert 12.04.29 575 Dbr in forced landing due engine…
By: pogno - 21st August 2024 at 12:56
I couldn’t stop wondering about that substantial steel fitting so I now think Its not a Bellenca but a Buhl CA-6, in the picture attached you can see someone standing on where the treadplate would be with the strut (only the lower stub end is left) going up to the upper wing attachment point.
There were not many of them built so identifying which one should be fairly easy.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Buhl_CA-6_Special_NR9628_Spokan…
By: pogno - 21st August 2024 at 08:03
A bit of a guess but that substantial aerofoil shaped steel section in image 4-5 and 7 could be the undercarriage upright/wing strut attachment on a Bellenca type, possibly a 31-40 or a Skyrocket. The metal fairing that is still wrapped around the steel section appears to also have what could be a piece of treadplate attached, potentially a step to access the upper fuselage.
I have searched the net for an image of these types without their fabric covering but so far without success, they might show more structural detail. Its strange the wooden spars are still there but all the ribs have gone, were they aluminium or wood I wonder.
By: Sabrejet - 21st August 2024 at 07:24
An educated guess: something like a Fairchild 71 maybe?
By: wiener206 - 20th August 2024 at 18:25
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