Pilgrim 100-B N709Y is one of a few surviving aircraft from the early days of aviation in the
history of Alaska. It is a single-engine aircraft, built as a
Fairchild 100 Pilgrim in 1932 by the American Airplane & Engine Corporation, of a type where only 10 were produced. This aircraft, and others like it, were used in the early days of Alaskan aviation to transport mail, people, and supplies, to all corners of the territory. At the time of its listing on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1986, it was the last Pilgrim that was still flightworthy and was stationed in
Dillingham Airport.
It was acquired in 2001 by the
Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum
The Alaska Aviation Museum, previously the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum, is located on Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage, Alaska. Its mission since 1988, is to preserve, display, and honor Alaska's aviation heritage, by preserving and displ ...
, which moved it to its actual location and uses it as a flying exhibit.
See also
*
National Register of Historic Places listings in Anchorage, Alaska
References
;Notes
;Bibliography
"Fairchild 100."''Aerofiles''. Retrieved: 15 August 2009.
* Swanborough, F.G. and Peter M. Bowers. ''United States Military Aircraft since 1909''. London: Putnam, 1963. .
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1930s United States airliners
100
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Aircraft on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places in Anchorage, Alaska
Transportation on the National Register of Historic Places in Alaska
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