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[Lucky13]

An A-B-B-A lashup of Erie covered wagons, led by F7A #713-A, with a merchandise freight at the Maybrook, New York interchange, circa 1950's.

Photo by Marvin Cohen

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

Caudron C 714 of GC 1/145

 

[Wurger]

Yep.. a Polish C 714.

 

[fubar57]

Good eye Wojtek. it wasn't until a further search on the aircraft that I found that out

 

[Wurger]

As memo serves there is a couple of other images of her. Also the GC 1/145 was the only Polish squadron in France that reached the operational readiness as a unit.

Here still with the Polish national insignia on the fuselage.

 

[Lucky13]

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

Looks like the Polish insignia has been cut off as a trophy in the photo I posted, was wondering about that

 

[Wurger]

Yes... it happened to many other Polish and French kites skinned with fabric....

 

[Wayne Little]

Cool!

 

[Lucky13]

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wayne Little]

Good stuff.

 

[fubar57]

RR guys certainly weren't a superstitious lot

 

[Robert Porter]

Apparently not! A story went around our offices years ago about the newest building we were occupying, it apparently had a 13th floor marked as such. Not unheard of but still rather uncommon, anyway one of the bigwigs office was supposed to be on that floor. He threw a hissy fit supposedly and had them move the entire department two floors up which of course caused rebuilds on 2 different floors and cost a small fortune all so he would not be on the 13th floor.

 

[Wurger]

Posted in another section...

 

[Lucky13]

Photo by Mark Llanuza (I think)

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wayne Little]

Cool!