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N9078E, 1946 Aeronca 11AC Chief, C/N: 11AC-710

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N9078E, 1946 Aeronca 11AC Chief, c/n 11AC-710, 78E pictured with my dad (his last plane),sisters and me at an airport near Tracy,Calif. in 1960. As of 2014, I still own & fly 78E.It has been a fantastic relationship!!

78E pictured with my dad (his last plane),sisters and me at an airport near Tracy,Calif. in 1960. As of 2014, I still own & fly 78E.It has been a fantastic relationship!!

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Photographer	S B J More photos by S B J
Airport	1Q4 New Jerusalem Airport
Upload Date	2014-05-23
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Date Taken	2014-05-23 09:21:23

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N9078E - 78E on Panamint dry lake (is now part of Death Valley) with Death Valley over the mountains behind 78E. - by S B J

S B J

N9078E - 78E after landing on private strip (now closed due in part to a fatal C150 crash) in central calif. around 1994. There were many strips like this in the Mt Hamilton area,most of which are now closed.This strip is now part of Henry Coe state park. - by S B J

S B J

N9078E - 78E shown what it is very good at,off field landing.The chief is a very good and capable plane and I very much enjoyed (most of) the 2K hours I was fortunate to fly them. - by S B J

S B J

N9078E @ WVI - 78E on short final at the 20th annual Watsonville flyin.Watsonville on Memorial Day weekend kicked off the flyin season.The following weekend was always the Merced flyin & airshow.In the 70s & 80s they were both not to be missed. - by S B J

S B J

@ WVI

N9078E @ Q59 - 78E in slip configuration. The slip is something the chief is extremly good at. It has excellent rudder and aileron control. - by S B J

S B J

@ Q59