- Aircraft Type: Ryan C-1 Foursome
Constructor's Number (MSN): 401
Place of manufacture: Detroit
Registration: NC557N
Operator: Max Loeb
Previous Identities: (Originally a Packard diesel-powered C-2, converted to 240hp Wright R-760 and used by Horlicks Malted Milk Company)
Notes and comments: Max Loeb and Dick Decker attempted an Atlantic crossing from Point Michaud Beach NS to Dublin (and on to Palestine) 11 August 1939 using NC557H but were lost at sea. The last Atlantic crossing attempt before war broke out. Loeb is seen with the Ryan at Floyd Bennett Airport NY
. - Photographer: unknown
Location: Floyd Bennett Airport NY
Date Photographed: August 1939
Original Media: Acme News print #884874
Registration: NC557N
Digitized: 22 October 2020
Posted to GAA:22 October 2020
GAA Image Number: 50357-1
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