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Associate Manufacturing & Engineering Co., Inc.
San Antonio, TX, USA
- Approved using the FAA 337 (Field Modification Approval Form).
- Original fuel system tied both tip tanks to feed at the same time.
- Multi-engine control quadrant used from a surplus Cessna T-50 wartime trainer.
- Designated a WE-1 for White Engineering and is not in fact, a Camair.
A beautiful air-to-air shot of N99W being flown by its creator, Darrell S. White.
Photo courtesy of Darrell Ted White via Facebook
N99W, in its original configuration as the WE-1 is seen here at Dallas' Love Field in 1953.
Photo courtesy of Mitch Maybourne via SkyWorld International
Cameron Iron Works, Inc.
Galveston, TX, USA
- October 28, 1954 - after aproximately 6 months of redesign, the FAA was finally content with the Camair's design.
- Flown briefly as the Camair 480 demonstrator.
Photo courtesy of Flying magazine
A wonderful image, date and location unknown. Notice that the Camair 480 titles have been applied to the outboard sides of the tip tanks.
Photo courtesy of unknown
Don Westerman
Tulsa, OK, USA
Vest Aircraft & Finance Co.
Denver, CO, USA
D.W. Sweetnam and J.J. Mahoney Jr.
San Pedro, CA, USA
969 Corporation, a California Corp.
Beverly Hills, CA, USA
J.J. Mahoney and D.W. Sweetnam
Rolling Hills, CA, USA
Thomas Gamble
Encino, CA, USA
Nevada Ice Company
Boulder City, NV, USA
The Norman Larson Co.
Van Nuys, CA, USA
Dean Foster
San Bernardino, CA, USA
- Purchased for $13,000.
Great Western Aviation, Inc.
Van Nuys, CA, USA
- The airframe was reported to be covered with lots of minor damage.
Shoemaker Truck Stop
Gallup, NM, USA
- Traded for a Beech Bonanza V35B.
Shoemaker Truck Stop
Lincoln, NE, USA
- December 14, 1964 - While idling at the Van Nuy, CA airport, the latch to the landing gear selector handle failed and the landing gear retracted. (NTSB Report unknown)
N188V at the 1979 ANS convention in West Yellowstone, MT.
Photo courtesy of Ken McTavish
Don Shoemaker arrives at Land-o-Lakes, WI for the 1980 ANS convention.
Photo courtesy of Ken McTavish
Four nice photos of N188V at an unknown airshow, date unknown.
Photo courtesy of August Horvath via aircraft-in-focus.com
Don Shoemaker
Lincoln, NE, USA
G. Trussell captured N188V during a visit to Oshkosh in July 1991.
Photo courtesy of George Trussell via Air Britain
Don Shoemaker
Denton, NE, USA