Help Identifying This Aircraft

by Tim
(USA)

Old Family Photo

Old Family Photo

Looking for some help identifying this aircraft. The picture was with family photos. It looks to me like a flying boat?

Comments for Help Identifying This Aircraft

Average Rating starstarstarstarstar

Click here to add your own comments

Dec 30, 2019
Rating
starstarstarstarstar 		Identified aircraft!
by: Anonymous

Thank you so much for identifying this family memento. Now we need to figure why they had/took this picture and where it was. The hunt continues. Identifying the aircraft has helped so much! Thank you. Tim and Carol
Dec 30, 2019
Rating
starstarstarstarstar 		Hope We Have Your Answer
by: Judy and Mark

Hey Tim,

Thought we'd answer you here as well as on the Facebook page....

Mark is pretty sure that it is a Loening OL, also known as a Loening Amphibian.

It was an American two-seat amphibious biplane designed by Grover Loening and built by Loening for the United States Army Air Corps and the United States Navy.

According to Google one Loening OA-1A "San Francisco" is preserved at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia.

We've added the photo we found on the Google site for comparison with your old family photo.

Thanks for asking!

Anyone out there have another answer?

Click here to add your own comments

Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. How? Simply click here to return to What Plane Is That?.

Find 'em, See 'em, Fly,'em! And have a great flight!
Judy and Mark

Curious about what other antique airplanes we've found? Search for more...

But... We'd love to have you share this page or comment on it...  Thanks

Ready For A New Adventure?

Follow Your Passion
Who knows where it will take you?
(Look around at where it's taken us!)
Click below to start your own journey

SBI!


Two Ways To Like Us!
Like Our Site Top Left -or-
Like Our Fanpage Below
Thank You!

Calling All Pilots
Please Share!

Ask A Question

What Plane Is That?

Maybe our readers can give you an answer.

We can't do this alone. Writing just a short story won't be too painful! Something about...

Your funniest flying story
Your favorite airplane
Your favorite fly-in lunch stop


How about something

Just Plane Fun

Recommend
An aviation museum or
An air show you liked.

Or... just contact us with
Suggestions or Questions


Write It or Read It
In Your Own Language!

Antique Airplanes
You Might Like...
Click on a photo to Read About...

Our Cub to Oshkosh Story...

J-3 Cub California to Oshkosh Story

See antique FRENCH airplanes...

Bleriot in La Ferte Alais Air Show France

You can find this beautiful Fox Moth in Canada

1932 de Havilland DH-83 Fox Moth

Didn't Find It?
Search For It...

What We've Seen Lately and Updates

RSS

  1. 2021 Airplane Fun - Planes Flew Even If We Didn’t

    Our 2021 airplane fun was confined to domestic travels. But plenty of airplanes fly close to home.

    Read More

  2. Golden Age Air Museum

    Nothing pretentious, just cool old (pre-WWII) aircraft and most of them fly!

    Read More

  3. 2020 Airplane Fun - Mostly Watching Skies At Home!

    Our 2020 airplane fun was confined to Guyana and French Guiana. And the skies at home due to that darned COVID virus!

    Read More