Swallow Aircraft Mailplane

Swallow Mailplane Franklin Rose, pilot

Six Swallow Mailplane were built in 1926 for Varney Air Lines. Single-place, they were powered by a 160hp Curtiss C-6 Conqueror engine. Featuring one-piece wings and inverted-V cabane struts, they were repowered with 225hp Wright J-4b engines.

Varney’s first air mail flight – pilot Leon D. Cuddleback

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