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Don Boyd | all galleries >> Memories of Old Hialeah, Old Miami and Old South Florida Photo Galleries - largest non-Facebook collection on the internet >> Miami and Florida AVIATION Historical Photos Gallery - Airports, Airlines, Aircraft - All Years - click on image to view >> Historical Eastern Air Lines (later Airlines) Photo Gallery - click on image to enter > 1933 - Eastern Air Transport's Captain Bob Chew, co-pilot John Armstrong in a Curtiss T-32 Condor II bi-plane
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1933 Courtesy of Steve McDonald

1933 - Eastern Air Transport's Captain Bob Chew, co-pilot John Armstrong in a Curtiss T-32 Condor II bi-plane


Thank you to Steve McDonald for contributing this image.

The Curtiss T-32 Condor II was first flown on January 30, 1933 and 45 were built for commercial airline service. It was 48 feet 7 inches long, weighed 17,500 pounds and had a wing span of 82 feet. It had a normal cruise speed of 167 mph (145 knots), a service ceiling of 23,000 feet, and was powered by two Wright Cyclone SGR-1820-F3 Radial Engines. It had seating for 15 passengers, one flight attendant and two pilots. The Condors were flown by Eastern Air Transport and American Airways.


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