Ransom Tony Schultz (Tony) came to Alaska in 1938. That same year he bought his first plane and obtained his pilot's license. He began flying for Star Airlines (later Alaska Airlines) in 1940, and in 1950, was chosen as their first chief bush...
44 second, black & white/silent film clip. Clip shows a Ford Tri-motor airplane. Men crank start the plane, which then taxis down the snowy runway and takes off.
Title from indexer. Photograph shows a couple of people loading a Northern Air Transport Ford Tri-Motor airplane. A tractor sits next to the airplane attached to a sled. The caption underneath the photograph reads "On River ice at No Grub". ...
Title from indexer. Photograph shows Noel Wien standing in front of his Ford Tri-Motor airplane. Caption underneath photograph reads "Noel 1939". Original size is: 6.5 in. x 4.5 in.
Title from indexer. Photograph shows a Ford Tri-Motor airplane on skis. The caption underneath the photograph reads "Harding Lake 1938 Would take off in spring Fairbanks field on wheels change to skis [skis] on Harding Lake - the fly to Seward...
Title from indexer. Photograph shows people standing near a Ford Tri-Motor airplane on skis in Kotzebue. Caption under photograph reads "Kotzebue 1937 - preparing for trip to Barrow".
The airplane tail number is NC 8419 and the airplane also...
The George King Collection describes in photographs and manuscript material early aviation in Alaska. There are two series in this collection. The first series consists of five photograph albums and two folders of loose photographs. The second...
The George King Collection describes in photographs and manuscript material early aviation in Alaska. There are two series in this collection. The first series consists of five photograph albums and two folders of loose photographs. The second...
Title from plane's markings. A man appears to be descending form the cockpit of this aircraft, a tri-motor Fokker F.VIIb-3m. A crowd of people stands behind ropes.
Title from plane's markings. A man appears to be descending form the cockpit of this aircraft, a tri-motor Fokker F.VIIb-3m. A crowd of people stands behind ropes.
Title by indexer. A large crowd is gathered at the airfield. The plane at left is marked "Detroiter" on the nose and is presumably the first tri-motor Fokker F.VIIb-3m, used by Hubert Wilkins in the Detroit Arctic Expedition. At right is a...
Title from image. A side view of a large Fokker aircraft marked "Fokker" and "Detroiter". A large crowd surrounds the plane. The Detroiter was a tri-motor Fokker F.VIIb-3m used by Hubert Wilkins on the Detroit Arctic Expedition.
Title by indexer. The nose of the airplane reads "Detroiter", the side "Fokker", the rear "Detroit Arctic Expedition. G. H. Wilkins Commander". Compare UAF-1991-98-427.
According to an e-mail dated Dec. 27, 2007, from Kevin Burns,...
Ice buildup in back is from Arctic Ocean. Noel Wein pilot and James Stewart co-pilot later went on to PAA Alaska and Honolulu runs. Noel Wien photo. Verso: “Landing Ford Tri-Motor at Barrow Village on lagoon. In background notice ice pressure in...