1923 Fokker C.IVA (restoration)
The Museum's C.IVa had a varied career. Leaving the factory in its present form, it became involved in a scheme to fly non-stop from Tacoma to Tokyo. Soon after takeoff it crashed, was abandoned, burned in a grass fire, was salvaged and finally brought to Maine by Museum Trustee Kenneth Cianchette, who restored it.
Specifications: constructor’s no. C IV 4127; span 44 ft. 2 3/8 in.; length 30 ft. 6 in.; takeoff weight 4360 lbs.; engine 360 hp. Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII water-cooled V-12; maximum speed: 130 mph.
Accession no. 1992G77.
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