Wings of Texaco 1932 Northrop Gamma Airplane Coin Bank -2nd In The Series
R 2,173
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Wings of Texaco 1932 Northrop Gamma Airplane Coin Bank -2nd In The Series
Wings of Texaco 1932 Northrop Gamma Airplane Coin Bank
2nd in the Wings of Texaco Collectible Series
Authentically scaled Northrop Gamma airplane
Die-cast metal locking coin bank
Highly detailed with landing gear and rotating propeller
ON THE BACK OF THE BOX THERE IS AN AREA THAT HAS ALL THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE ORIG. GAMMA. AND THE FOLLOWING HISTORY: THIS ORIGINAL GAMMA, CREATED FOR FRANK HAWKS, AVIATION DEPARTMENT HEAD FOR TEXACO, WAS DELIVERED TO TEXACO IN DECEMBER 1932. IT WAS EQUIPPED WITH A WRIGHT 14 CYLINDER ENGINE OF 785 HORSEPOWER. ITS TOP SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 223 MILES PER HOUR AND BECAUSE OF THE EFFICIENT WING AND FLAP DESIGN, IT COULD LAND AT A MERE 65 MILES PER HOUR. THE RANGE AT CRUISING SPEED WAS 2,500 MILES, ALLOWING NON-STOP COAST TO COAST FLIGHT CAPABILITY.ON JUNE 2, 1933, FRANK HAWKS FLEW NON-STOP FROM LOS ANGELES TO NEW YORK IN 13 HOURS AND 27 MINUTES, BREAKING HIS OLD RECORD OF 36 HOURS, 48 MINUTES AND 48 SECONDS.