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BUHL CA-1WA NC8458

This airplane is a Buhl CA-1WA Airster, S/N 64. It was manufactured in 1930 under ATC 2-283. It was a two-place monoplane with a 420hp P&W Wasp engine. The Sport version of the CA-1, pictured below, had wheel pants and an engine speed ring cowl.

This airplane landed once at Tucson on Wednesday, March 16, 1932 at 2:30 PM. It was piloted by George Miller, and he states in the Register that he carried two passengers. This is either a mistake, or he was counting himself as a passenger, or he was violating the type certificate of the airplane, which specified a single passenger plus the pilot. Regardless, Miller and his company were based at Philadelphia, PA and arrived from El Paso, TX enroute westbound to Los Angeles, CA. Below, NC8458 sits in a hangar, location unknown, ca. 1930. The photo was listed for sale online. The dolly in the foreground was placed under the tail skid of small aircraft to facilitate moving them by hand on the ground.

Buhl CA-1WA Airster, NC8458, Ca. 1930(?) (Source: Web)
Buhl CA-1WA Airster, NC8458, Ca. 1930(?) (Source: Web)

The images below are shared with us by Chris from Massachusetts. These pictures were taken by his grandfather at what is now Logan Airport in Boston. His grandfather was Robert W.Wallstrom,  a participant in the Jordan-Traveler Junior Aviation League, Boston MA. In 1929, a large model airplane club, the Jordan-Traveler Junior Aviation League, was started in Boston. The club was sponsored by the Jordan Marsh Company, a department store, and the Boston Traveler, a newspaper. See NC11324 for other images from his album.

These photographs are straight from Robert Wallstrom's album. They are not retouched in any way except for sizing and optimizing for web download.

Buhl NC8458, Boston, MA, Date Unknown (Source: Chris)
Buhl NC8458, Boston, MA, Date Unknown

 

Buhl NC8458, Boston, MA, Date Unknown (Source: Chris)
Buhl NC8458, Boston, MA, Date Unknown

Another image of this airplane is here.

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