Waco NC12443
landed at Tucson on August 8, 1935 flown by J.S. Maxfield.
He carried his wife as the only passenger. Based in Oklahoma
City, OK, they were westbound from Oklahoma City to Balboa,
CA . NC12443 carried S/N 3606. It was manufactured in 1932.
At the time of its landing at Tucson it was owned by Waco
Dealer Giblet & Young
Aviation, Oklahoma City, OK. Below, an image of the airplane as it came out of the factory (image credits, right sidebar).
Factory New NC12443
(Source: Heins)
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Below is the delivery sheet for NC12443. Note the colors
under "Paint Specifications". This was clearly
a good-looking airplane. The Berry Brothers paints were sold
by the company owned by Register pilot Tom
Colby. Follow the link to see a color chart for "Berryloid
Pigmented Dopes" (as well as an advertisement for Heywood
starters).
NC12433 Delivery Sheet
(Source: Heins)
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Date and location of image,
below, unknown, but notice the addition of wheel pants and removal of factory-installed landing lights from the lower wing. From the automobile and dress, this picture was probably snapped in the late 40s-early 50s.
WACO UBF NC12443
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NC12433 is under restoration in Phoenix. It hasn't flown since 1952 when it was destroyed by a tornado while parked out on the ramp at an Oklahoma airport. The present owners acquired the project in 2004. Some images, besides those below, are available here.
NC12443 Under Restoration
(Source: Woods)
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NC12443 Under Restoration II (Source: Woods)
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Update of December 26, 2009. Below, an image of NC12443 taken in November, 2009. It is fully restored.
WACO UBF-2 NC12443, November, 2009 (Source: Woods)
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Owner Scott Woods states, "We should be test flying in January [2010]."
Update of 12/21/10 Below, two photos of the airplane as restored. Mr. Woods says, "Here are some more photos of our 1932 Waco UBF-2, 12443 for your website. We just had our first start-up and test flight will be soon."
NC12443, December, 2010 (Source: Woods)
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Below, the first engine start-up.
NC12443, First Breath, December, 2010 (Source: Woods)
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Update of 08/16/11 NC12443 is flying! Below, shared with us by owner Woods, are three photos of the airplane doing what it does best. First, prepared to take off on a bright, blue sky day.
NC12443, Prepared to Fly, August, 2011 (Source: Woods)
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Below, a quartering head-on view.
NC12443, Aloft, August, 2011 (Source: Woods)
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Below, a quartering tail view.
NC12443, Aloft, August, 2011 (Source: Woods)
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How satisfying to have one of our Register aiircraft flying again after almost 76 years to the day it landed at Tucson. Thanks to Scott and Annie Woods.
Update of 01/02/24 NC12443 is for sale. The For Sale notice appeared in Flying Magazine's December 2023 issue of Aircraft for Sale.
December 2023 Issue of Aircraft for Sale (Source:Flying Magazine)
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UPLOADED: 10/07/07 REVISED: 12/28/09, 12/21/10, 08/16/11, 06/11/23, 01/02/24
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