Aircraft N9078E Photo

N9078E, 1946 Aeronca 11AC Chief, C/N: 11AC-710

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Aircraft N9078E, 1946 Aeronca 11AC Chief, c/n 11AC-710, 78E- Made a quick stop at Eagleville airport (now closed ) in NE Calif. 78E flew over 10 hours this day. It was a long day! Easy to understand (headache around hour 8) how the term airknocker came about., photo by S B J

78E- Made a quick stop at Eagleville airport (now closed ) in NE Calif. 78E flew over 10 hours this day. It was a long day! Easy to understand (headache around hour 8) how the term airknocker came about.

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Photographer	S B J Contact More photos by S B J
Shot Date	1988-09-30
Upload Date	2014-05-31
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Date Taken	2014-05-31 11:40:09

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Aircraft N9078E, 78E flys south in the Calif central valley.In the distance to the west is seen Mt Diablo (3865 ft)which is the most prominent landmark and can be seen for a hundred miles.On VFR days it made navigation easy., photo by S B J

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Aircraft N9078E, N9078E seen as its flying over San Andreas,Calif., photo by S B J

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Aircraft N9078E, 78E & Champ 93E doing 360s (8K feet level) to gain altitude needed to get over the Sierras. Aeroncas are very good planes, but with 65hp, they are not eager climbers. There was not any lift from Mother Nature so the Aeroncas had to do it on their own., photo by S B J

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Aircraft N9078E, 78E flying out of the SF Bay Area to the north. Calistoga (when it had an in town airport) was our destination this day as it often was., photo by S B J

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Aircraft N9078E, 78E out in the country in the calif central valley foothills., photo by S B J

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