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Mike, The numbering went like this: #9 was NC28654, #10 NC141 (later N141E), #11 NC28655 (?), #12 NC142, #13 NC143, #14 unknown, and #15 28920. Later on ERCO registered them sequentially in blocks from 50 up to 1,500. Expect when an aircraft was sold for export before receiving an N-number they are sequential once you get to #15. Forney, Alon, and Mooney registered them in other than perfect order. I wouldn't go against anybody saying 28655 was number 11, but I would like a little more data before I say it. NC-15692 is number 1. It is now on loan (owned ?) the Nation Air and Space Museum. I haven't seen anything about NX-15962. Do you know anything about the two plywood Coupes that are rumored to have been made in 1942? Richard. At 11:50 AM 4/29/02 -0500, you wrote: >----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any >advice in this forum.]---- > >Thanks Richard, > >I have the same info regarding the AAC serial number of 41-18875 and that it >never did receive AAC colors. > >If #9 was NC28654, and #11 was likely 655, what was the registration on #10? >Were these planes no necessarily sequentially registered? > >My letter from the Smithsonian also says this: "As a matter if interest, >one other ERCO 415 was apparently evaluated at Wright Field, Ohio (NX-15692) >but this aircraft was apparently not acquired by the USAAC. It was a rather >common practice in the Pre-WW2 period for manufacturers to offer their new >designs to the officials at Wright Field for semi-official "evaluation" at >the manufacturer's expense, and this was almost certainly such an instance." > >Does anyone know anything about this airframe? (NX-15692) > >Mike Dean > >-----Original Message----- > >In regard to your question about YO-15 (NC28655), I have only been able to >confirm some of the details. NC28655 had the AAC serial number of 41-18875 >and was taken into service at Wright (Wright-Patterson) on 2/26/41. The >aircraft was flown to March field and return to Wright (confirmed by >JPL). It was transferred to "class 26" (non-flying, training status) on >10/6/41. The ACC records show it had 182.6 hours of ACC use when it was >transferred to class 26. It is interesting to note that the ACC records do >not show it being transferred to March at any time. I assume it was on >loan to March. > >Unconfirmed: Some say it was serial number 11 which would have been a >1940. I have a request in now to verify its serial number. Serial number >9 was N28654, #'s 10, 12, 13 are accounted for and belonged to the CAA >(FAA). Serial number 14 has not been identified. It seems very likely >that serial number 11 carried 28655. I would assume since it was still in >civilian colors in August that it was never painted AAC colors. > >The other two AAC Coupes (PQ-13) are a bigger question. They are said to >be serial numbers 110 and 111, but some of the story is not clear. I am >again waiting on verification on their serial numbers. > >Richard >N99904 >www27.brinkster.com/n99904 > Richard Wilkens Director of Institutional Research Western State College 970-943-7010 ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiLm.aVzvvT Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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