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Douglas Dolphin 129

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Tail Number Nickname Maker Number Start Service Date End Service Date Cause of End Crew Members Notes
21 1348 1934/10/01 August 1937 Japanese bombing E.M. Allison NC 14239, Bought 1934, first flight 10/1/34, but which? One is named "Fukein." Matched E.M. Allison with photo of plane based on front right side from other pictures showing the NC registry number. "When Royal arrived at Lungwha Field, Japanese planes were strafing and bobbing the runways, which looked like a slice of Swiss Cheese. Two CNAC Douglas Dolphin amphibians moored in the Whangpoo River had been sunk." - Forgotten Aviator: The Adventures of Royal Leonard

Sources For This Record: Yankee page 149 Forgotten Aviator, page 73

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Tail Number Nickname Maker Number Start Service Date End Service Date Cause of End Crew Members Notes
22 1349 1934/10/01 August 1937 Japanese bombing NC 14240, Bought 1934, first flight 10/1/34, but which? One is named "Fukein."

Sources For This Record: Yankee page 149 Forgotten Aviator, page 73

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