Photos of Aircraft N9078E

N9078E, 1946 Aeronca 11AC Chief, c/n 11AC-710
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N9078E - 78E on Panamint dry lake (is now part of Death Valley) with Death Valley over the mountains behind 78E. - by S B J
S B J
N9078E @ TCY - 78E at Tracy,Ca being prepared for painting in 1985. Note-the C172 54L & C150 02X (my 150 at the time) seen in pic are now both residing in Florida.Amazing how planes move around. - by S B J
S B J
@ TCY
N9078E @ 1Q4 - 78E at 1Q4 after flying around the clouds you see,thus the top picture. Is always an inspiring experience. - by S B J
S B J
@ 1Q4
N9078E @ SQL - 78E and McKinley Clark,my IA for the frist 10 years till Mac passed away.He was one super fine man and aviation had lots like him.The WWII generation was truly the finest and I was so fortunate to know many of them through aviation! - by S B J
S B J
@ SQL
N9078E - 78E at a duster strip near Hy 505 in Esparto,Ca. If I were to land today at the same location,some trees would be in my way.It is now an orchard. - by S B J
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N9078E - 78E and flight on the way back home to Tracy,Ca. - by S B J
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N9078E @ 1Q4 - 78E as it turns on to base at New Jerusalem. - by S B J
S B J
@ 1Q4
N9078E - 78E as it flys along the Mt Hamilton range on a flight from Watsonville back home to Fremont,Calif. - by S B J
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N9078E - N9078E seen as its flying over San Andreas,Calif. - by S B J
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N9078E - 78E with a quick stop at Big Flat on the Northern California coast in 1986. - by S B J
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N9078E - 78E at a duster strip near Davis,Ca. - by S B J
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N9078E - 78E in its element. - by S B J
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N9078E @ SQL - 78E at San Carlos,Ca airport in 1960. Notice the rear of wingtip(the repair).My dad learned that the Chief needs some attention when landing. - by S B J
S B J
@ SQL
N9078E - 78E as it flys over 1Q4 near Tracy,Ca. around 1977-78. 78E is being superbly flown by future Northwest 747 Captain Wes. - by S B J
S B J
N9078E @ Q59 - 78E on short final at the Fremont airport(Calif) flying over broken cement (was never removed when the airport was built) which discouraged landing short! Over the years,several planes tried without much success like a C150 on 3-1-75. - by S B J
S B J
@ Q59
N9078E - The view from 78E. Pretty tall mountains when you only have 65hp up front. The high peaks are around 12 thousand feet.With (abundance of) patience,a good Chief will take you any place you care to go.Must be why they have a 5 hour fuel supply. - by S B J
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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. - by S B J
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N9078E - 78E with 69B flying south on the way back to Tracy,Ca after another great flight. Photo plane was Cessna 180 (a superb platform) N2935C. - by S B J
S B J
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