| YC-19 Alpha | |
|---|---|
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| Northrop Y1C-19 | |
| Role | Transport |
| Manufacturer | Northrop |
| Designer | John K. Northrop |
| First flight | 1930 (Northrop Alpha) |
| Introduction | 1931 |
| Primary user | US Army Air Corps |
| Number built | 3 [1] |
| Developed from | Northrop Alpha |
The Northrop C-19 Alpha was a series of three aircraft purchased from Northrop by the US Army Air Corps in 1931. They were slightly modified versions of the civil Northrop Alpha Type 2. [1]
The YC-19 aircraft were Northrop Alpha 4s supplied for evaluation to the USAAC. No production orders were given. [1] The major difference between the C-19s and the Alphas was that the civilian version carried a pilot and six passengers while the Army version carried a pilot and four passengers.
One aircraft, the last of the three purchased, crashed between Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia on Sunday, March 19, 1933, killing its pilot and two passengers.[ citation needed ] The other aircraft were used for several more years until being sent to training schools as subjects for maintenance and repair classes.
Data from Janes all the Worlds Aircraft 1931 [4]
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