SCALE MODEL AIRCRAFT
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CONSOLIDATED MODEL 16 COMMODORE (1/72 - Scratchbuilt) by Jim Lund
On February 18, 1930, Consolidated Commodore N659M began operating for NYRBA. The New York, Rio, and Buenos Aires Line was incorporated in March 1929 under the leadership of Ralph O'Neill. A former WWl Ace and Boeing representative in South America, O'Neill recognized the need for an airline that would deliver to the under-industrialized continent and began operations out of New York. The Commodore was designed by Reuben Fleet, founder of Consolidated Aircraft Co.to meet this need. A total of 14 Commodore boats were built and operated to South American routes, mostly by Pan American Airways Inc.
