Pilgrim 100-B N709Y

Pilgrim 100-B N709Y is one of a few surviving aircraft from the early days of aviation in the history of Alaska. It is a single-engine aircraft, built as a Fairchild 100 Pilgrim in 1932 by the American Airplane & Engine Corporation, of a type where only 10 were produced. This aircraft, and others like it, were used in the early days of Alaskan aviation to transport mail, people, and supplies, to all corners of the territory. At the time of its listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, it was the last Pilgrim that was still flightworthy and was stationed in Dillingham Airport.^[2] It was acquired in 2001 by the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum, which moved it to its actual location and uses it as a flying exhibit.^[3]

Pilgrim 100-B N709Y
N709Y on display at the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum
General information
Type	Pilgrim 100-B
Manufacturer	American Airplane & Engine Corp (Fairchild)
Registration	N709Y
History
Manufactured	1932
Preserved at	Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum, Anchorage, Alaska 61°10′45″N 149°58′23″W

Pilgrim 100B Aircraft
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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Location	Anchorage, Alaska
Coordinates	61°10′45″N 149°58′23″W
NRHP reference No.	86002230[1]
AHRS No.	DIL-035
Added to NRHP	August 7, 1986

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Anchorage, Alaska

References

Notes

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "NRHP nomination for Pilgrim 100B Aircraft". National Park Service. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
3. "Fairchild Pilgrim". Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.

Bibliography

• "Fairchild 100." Aerofiles. Retrieved: 15 August 2009.
• Swanborough, F.G. and Peter M. Bowers. United States Military Aircraft since 1909. London: Putnam, 1963. ISBN 0-85177-816-X.

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