Pilgrim 100-B N709Y

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Pilgrim 100-B N709Y
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N709Y on display at the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum
Type Pilgrim 100-B
Manufacturer American Airplane & Engine Corp (Fairchild)
Manufactured1932
RegistrationN709Y
Preserved at Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum, Anchorage, Alaska 61°10′45″N149°58′23″W / 61.17917°N 149.97306°W / 61.17917; -149.97306
Pilgrim 100B Aircraft
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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Location Anchorage, Alaska
Coordinates 61°10′45″N149°58′23″W / 61.17917°N 149.97306°W / 61.17917; -149.97306
NRHP reference No. 86002230 [1]
AHRS No.DIL-035
Added to NRHPAugust 7, 1986

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 in 1986, it was the last Pilgrim that was still flightworthy and was stationed in Dillingham Airport. [2] It was acquired in 2001 by the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum, which moved it to its actual location and uses it as a flying exhibit. [3]

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  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Pilgrim 100B Aircraft". National Park Service. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  3. "Fairchild Pilgrim". Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
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