RON DUPAS COLLECTION
No. 4462. Fairchild 21 (X138E c/n 1001)
Photograph courtesy The Fairchild Corporation
Powered by an 80 hp Genet Mark II it was
derived from the Siemens & Halske powered FT-1 designed by Otto Koppen.
Prized $4,250 the 21 never found a market after the crash of the
stock exchange at Wall Street, New York, USA, on October 24, 1929, known as
Black Thursday in the American history books.
Created August 1, 2005