The city where I live is full of history, culture, great scenery and good people.
Among the history that lives in it I bring you the "Rio Caroní" airplane (the only one of its kind that still exists in the world), it is installed at the Tomás de Heres National Airport in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela.
The special thing about this machine is that it was flown by the renowned pilot Jimmie Angel, who discovered and was in charge of divulging the highest waterfall in the world, the Salto Angel or Kerepakupai Vená in Pemón.
This exemplary monoplane airplane is a Metal Aircraft G2 Flamingo, registration number NC-9487 with capacity for eight passengers, manufactured in Cincinnati (Ohio) in 1929 and baptized with the name of "Río Caroní".
Note: The Venezuelan Government declared it a "National Historic Monument" in 1964.
The photo is of my authorship.
Found your post by accident and... just thanks. I love beautiful planes from decades long gone and this one is simply gorgeous. Good pics too, especially the one where you're standing at its tail.
Hello, thank you very much! I'm really glad you liked the photos, this aircraft in particular is an important part of the history of my country and deserves to be known by everyone.