Photos: Flying in First All Metal Airliner

June 14, 2019 at 5:30 p.m.

Adam Holland, 11, and father Derek Holland of Fayetteville check out the views Thursday during a flight over Bentonville and Rogers in the Experimental Aircraft Association's Ford Tri-Motor from from Bentonville Municipal Airport. The flight was Adam's first time flying, a present for his June 29 birthday. Ford Tri-Motors, built from 1926-1933, were the first all-metal commercial airliners. This aircraft, with tail number NC8407, first flew Aug. 21, 1929, as a commercial airliner. Over the years the plane changed ownership and was refitted to serve as a crop duster, a firefighting water bomber, and in barnstorming tours, among other roles. The association now takes the plane on an annual tour, offering rides at stops around the country. The plane will be at Thaden Field House offering rides from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Short sightseeing flights to are $77 for adults, $52 for children 17 and younger, and $165 for the right front seat. Guests can call the plane's staff at (920) 379-8348 for more info on flights. NWA Democrat-Gazette/BEN GOFF @NWABENGOFF
Adam Holland, 11, and father Derek Holland of Fayetteville check out the views Thursday during a flight over Bentonville and Rogers in the Experimental Aircraft Association's Ford Tri-Motor from from Bentonville Municipal Airport. The flight was Adam's first time flying, a present for his June 29 birthday. Ford Tri-Motors, built from 1926-1933, were the first all-metal commercial airliners. This aircraft, with tail number NC8407, first flew Aug. 21, 1929, as a commercial airliner. Over the years the plane changed ownership and was refitted to serve as a crop duster, a firefighting water bomber, and in barnstorming tours, among other roles. The association now takes the plane on an annual tour, offering rides at stops around the country. The plane will be at Thaden Field House offering rides from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Short sightseeing flights to are $77 for adults, $52 for children 17 and younger, and $165 for the right front seat. Guests can call the plane's staff at (920) 379-8348 for more info on flights. NWA Democrat-Gazette/BEN GOFF @NWABENGOFF

Friday's photog gallery includes Bella Vista Library's summer reading kickoff party, photos from the Gulley Park Summer Concerts Series and a visit to the Bentonville Airport a model 4-AT-E airplane that was first mass produced in the mid 1920's.

To view those images and more visit our gallery.

NW News on 06/14/2019

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