Robert Monsted and Col H. Farley Vincent's 1948 Star Flight, (NX77770). Powered by four 85 hp Continentals. With Sensenich Skyblade propeller, two position. First fight Oct 1, 1948. The only four engine aircraft built in Louisiana. I obtained these photos from the Wedell-Willams Memorial Aviation Museum in Louisiana.
The following photos are from Richard Boulais of Glendale AZ. Here's a note from Richard about these photos.
"I believe the Star Flight photos originally belonged to a man named Donald H. Butler, who was an A-26C pilot in the Louisiana National Guard. After Butler's death, his family gave the photos to Don Cochrane in 1985. Don was a family acquaintance who was then an Army helicopter pilot. Butler's family had no interest in keeping the photos but thought they shouldn't be thrown away and so they gave them to Don thinking that as a pilot he would appreciate them. Don recently mentioned to me that he had photos of an airplane that he'd never been able to identify, which got my interest, and he loaned them to me to scan. It was one of the rare times I was stumped, but I eventually identified it through Aerofiles."
The following are larger copies of the above photos.
The above photos were made by Air Photos & Advertising Inc.
This aircraft was at the Wedell-Williams Memorial Aviation Museum at Patterson, La.The following photo were taken by James R. St. Julien
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In 1992 hurricane Andrew wreaked the aircraft. The following photo were taken by Han de Ridder in 1993.
After the remains of this aircraft were put in a storage hanger, in 2005 the hangar and aircraft were destroyed by hurricane Rita.
Here's some info from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1949-50
