Tag: Sikorsky S-43
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Oct 18 2020
Update: Beutenmuller Family Collection #1: Searching for the Port Washington Seaplane Terminals
After receiving hundreds of photos of Long Island seaplanes and airplanes from Jennifer Robinson from her grandfather's collection, I have become obsessed with the history of seaplanes in Port Washington located less than six miles from my home. My first post in the series: Searching for the Port Washington Seaplane…
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Aug 08 2020
An Inside Look at William K. Vanderbilt Jr.‘s Alva Base on Fisher Island in Florida
Earlier this year I had the opportunity to visit the exclusive Fisher Island in Florida and was able to tour Willie K's winter home Alva Base. Here is an inside look of his mansion and photos hanging on the walls.
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Mar 30 2020
Mystery Foto #13 Solved: Willie K’s Seaplane at Port Washington Marine Base in 1938 & Howard Hughes
Jennifer Robinson challenged you to solve these Mystery Fotos from the Beutenmuller Family Collection.
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Oct 15 2018
Mystery Foto #41 Solved: William K. Vanderbilt Jr., Rosamund Vanderbilt & Robert & Edie Huntington
This weekend's Mystery Foto documented four friends traveling together.
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Jun 27 2018
Cradle of Aviation Archives: Hangars and Aircraft of Roosevelt Field Along Clinton Avenue
W. M. has forwarded a request for photos of the Roosevelt Field hangars along Clinton Road. The Cradle of Aviation Archives have provided these images that include: the hangars, several Motor Parkway aerials and Willie K's Sikorsky S-43 amphibian.
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Jan 27 2018
Cradle of Aviation Archives: The Aircraft of the Long Island Aviation Country Club Part I
The Cradle of Aviation Museum has provided 68 images of the Long Island Aviation Country Club taken from 1930 to 1949. In the first of the LIAM series, several of the notable aircraft that flew from this private airfield are featured.
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Jan 23 2018
From the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum: The Vanderbilts: A Century of Military Service
Stephanie Gress, director of curatorial affairs for the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, has forwarded this article on how the Vanderbilt family have served our country for over one hundred years.
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Jan 10 2018
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.‘s Douglas Dolphin “Amphibion” Seaplane
In the early 1930s, William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. purchased a Douglas Dolphin "Amphibion" for his travels with his Alva yacht. Inspired by an email from Tom Gibson and his amazing vintage Douglas "Amphibion" ads, below are details on Willie K's flying yacht.
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Feb 08 2017
William K. Vanderbilt Jr.‘s 1937 Book “Flying Lanes”
William K. Vanderbilt Jr. documented his 1937 South American trip in his Sikorsky S-43 amphibian plane in a limited edition book Flying Lanes.
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Nov 30 2016
Cradle of Aviation Archives: William K. Vanderbilt Jr.‘s Sikorsky S-43 Seaplane at Roosevelt Field
Our friends at the Cradle of Aviation have provided this exclusive photo of Willie K's huge Sikorsky S-43 at Roosevelt Field circa 1937.
Really think the couple up on Jericho Tpke are the same couple that officially toured the LIMP 1958 - 1967. Could also…