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1928 Ford Tri-Motor "City of Wichita"/"City of Port Clinton" Liberty Aviation Museum's 1928 Ford Tri-Motor 5-AT-B, Serial Number 8, was delivered to its first owner, Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT)* on January 18, 1929. The plane was named the City of Wichita.
Aug 9, 2023 · The Ford Tri-Motor, affectionately known as the Tin Goose, used to be a fixture flying passengers back and forth from the Lake Erie Islands to Port Clinton. That ended in 1977, but the Tri-Motor Heritage Foundation has been working for nearly 20 years to bring it all back.
The Liberty Aviation Museum in Port Clinton, Ohio has acquired a flyable model 5-AT-B Ford Tri-Motor, historically known as the “City of Wichita”, Serial #5-AT-8, Registration #N9645, from the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum located in McMinnville, Oregon.
- 13,500 lbs.
- NC-9684
- 5-AT-B
- 1929
The Ford Tri-motor is an inherently stable airplane, designed to fly well on two engines and to maintain level flight on one. Its rugged construction and ability to operate from grass and dirt airstrips have kept the Tri-motor in operation.
The history of the Ford Tri-Motor and the Lake Erie Islands region are very much intertwined. Beginning in 1936, Ford Tri-Motors were a common sight in the skies above our region, playing a vital role to the isolated populations on the Lake Erie islands.
After a nine-year nationwide flight tour of the United States with the Experimental Aircraft Association of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the Liberty Aviation Museum’s Historic 1928 Ford Trimotor 5-AT “City of Port Clinton”/"City of Wichita" has returned home.
Tri-Motor Heritage Foundation. 3515 E. State Road Port Clinton, OH 43452. 419-635-6383. info@restoretheford.org. Located inside the Liberty Aviation Museum in Port Clinton Ohio our organization is restoring a 1929 Ford Tri-Motor aircarft.
