Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Tin Goose at the Wells Airport |
Catalog Number |
A-1965.39.04 |
Collection |
Archives |
Object Name |
Snapshot |
Date |
c. 1927 |
Description |
Side view of the "Tin Goose" airplane made in Delta County in 1927 or 1928 by Art Jacobsen and housed at the Wells airport. The name 'Tin Goose' is visible on the tail. |
Search Terms |
Delta County Airport Wells, MI |
Caption |
Tin Goose at Wells Airport |
Orig/copy |
Original |
Subjects |
Airplane propellers Airplanes Airports Hangars Inventors Mechanics (Persons) |
People |
Arntzen, Erling Arntzen, Wally Ingebrigtson, Alfred Jacobsen, Arthur Schrader, Harold |
Notes |
Donor's note: "Photos from Erling Arntzen: Rec. by C. Dunathan, May 1965. 'Tin Goose', only airplane ever made in Escanaba. Wings of 1-sixteenth mahogany plywood, fuselage metal on laminated wood circular rings. Made at Wells airport about 1927-28. Art Jacobson designer, directed construction. He is now with Aircraft Div. Ford Motor Co., Willow Run. Workmen were Jacobson, Walter and Erling Arntzen, Alfred Ingebritson, Harold Schrader." |