The challenge is to find the registration and any history regarding this Air Tractor, it is or was lying at Chandler Memorial Airport Arizona with this particular phorograph being taken in 2002. There is very little known about it, a bit more on what I know later.
I have a pretty exensive database, particularly when it comes to US Civil Aircraft and as it turns out there is not sufficient information to identify the frame in the database. As there are no identifying marks whatsoever on the airframe, so this is likely to come down to good old contacting people.
As a start I posted a request for information in “Aviation for All”, which is a primarily UK based plane spotters forum – which has elicited a single response so far.
What do we know about the aircraft at the moment?
- It is an Air Tractor
- It was at Chandler Memorial in 2002
- Chandler – Gila River Airport effectively closed to movements in 1983, so this aircraft could have been lying there nearly 40 years ago.
- Before closure Chandler was a base for Biegert Aviation – who’s fleet were all spray converted aircraft.
What other uncoroborated information do we have?
- It apparently belonged to two brothers who fell out over it.
- It was almost complete in 1998, missing the registration panels and with the word “Enigma” painted on the later removed engine cowl.
More information as the search continues.