Waco NC12443 landed at Tucson on August 8, 1935 flown by J.S. Maxfield. He carried his wife as the only passenger. Based in Oklahoma City, OK, they were westbound from Oklahoma City to Balboa, CA . NC12443 carried S/N 3606. It was manufactured in 1932. At the time of its landing at Tucson it was owned by Waco Dealer Giblet & Young Aviation, Oklahoma City, OK. Below, an image of the airplane as it came out of the factory (image credits, right sidebar).

Factory New NC12443

Below is the delivery sheet for NC12443. Note the colors under "Paint Specifications". This was clearly a good-looking airplane. The Berry Brothers paints were sold by the company owned by Register pilot Tom Colby. Follow the link to see a color chart for "Berryloid Pigmented Dopes" (as well as an advertisement for Heywood starters).

NC12433 Delivery Sheet

Date and location of image, below, unknown, but notice the addition of wheel pants and removal of factory-installed landing lights from the lower wing. From the automobile and dress, this picture was probably snapped in the late 40s-early 50s.

WACO UBF NC12443

NC12433 is under restoration in Phoenix.  It hasn't flown since 1952 when it was destroyed by a tornado while parked out on the ramp at an Oklahoma airport.  The present owners aquired the project in 2004. Some images, besides those below, are available here.

NC12443 Under Restoration

NC12443 Under Restoration II

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