Northwest picked up a pair of Fairchild’s single-engine high-wing design in 1936 for assorted non-scheduled uses. Side-by-side cockpit controls were useful for training and its robust construction made it handy to deliver a mechanic or supplies for resolving unscheduled stops for the main fleet, as well as to scout future landing strips for the airline’s westward expansion. It is unknown what became of these aircraft. (and we are looking for photos of NC15087, as well!)
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Fairchild F24-G NC16870 at presumably St. Paul. Ship number 70, serial number 2904. From E. Roggeman via the James Borden Photography Collection at the NWAHC.A pair of Electra 10As in the St. Paul maintenance base. NC14936 is undergoing a heavy check and engine swap. Unable to determine the registration of the Electra at right; both are in the 1937 new titles. A company Fairchild F24 is at rest outside. Photographer unknown, via the James Borden Photography Collection and also the Minnesota Historical Society.Click here to view the four-page sales brochure for the Fairchild 24 – also from the Borden Collection at the NWAHC
