Early Flight in Louisiana
A new book documents the barnstormers, aircraft designers, and airline entrepreneurs who made their mark in the deep South.
- By Vincent P. Caire
- AirSpaceMag.com, September 27, 2012
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Louisiana State Museum
Built by students at the Delgado Trade School/School of Aviation, the Delgado Maid was intended as an airplane for Jimmie Wedell to fly as an air racer, but Wedell died before he got the chance to compete in the airplane.
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Comments (3)
Sorry I cannot positively identify the aircraft, but landing gear bracing and wing strut arrangements are not consistent with Stearmans.
Posted by Mark Breeding on September 27,2012 | 04:23 PM
You are looking at the wrong gear bracing and wing strut arrangements.
Posted by Don Lee on October 1,2012 | 08:43 PM
... From what can see of the plane's struts and tail, it looks like it could be a Pitcairn Mailwing, or at least similar to the Mailwing I can see in my pix of NASM from my last visit in 2005.
Posted by Don Lee on October 1,2012 | 09:27 PM