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

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

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.

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Photographer: S B J
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Shot Date: 1984-06-09
Upload Date: 2014-11-21
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  • N9078E @ Q59 - 78E doing a fly by in 1978.78E spent many hours flying in & around the mts seen in the distance, landing on many dirt runways there-some easy-some not.Fantastic time back then!! I for one sure miss those days. - by S B J by S B J @ Q59
  • N9078E @ Q59 - 78E making a low level/ high speed pass (maybe scratch the high speed) at the old Fremont airport back in 1977. - by S B J by S B J @ Q59
  • N9078E - 78E at a private strip in the Calif Mother Lode on a beautiful day. - by S B J by S B J
  • N9078E - 78E in flight. - by S B J by S B J
  • N9078E - 78E as it flys along the Mt Hamilton range on a flight from Watsonville back home to Fremont,Calif. - by S B J by S B J