Fairchild 24

F-24 Argus
1944 Fairchild Argus III
General information
TypeSTOL bush plane [citation needed]
ManufacturerFairchild
Statusin service with private pilot owners
Number built2,232[1]
History
Manufactured1932-1948[1]
First flight1932
A Fairchild 24W-40 with a 165 hp Warner engine

The Fairchild Model 24, also called the Fairchild Model 24 Argus and UC-61 Forwarder, is a four-seat, single-engine monoplane light transport aircraft designed by the Fairchild Aviation Corporation in the 1930s. It was adopted by the United States Army Air Corps as UC-61 and also by the Royal Air Force. The Model 24 was itself a development of previous Fairchild models and became a successful civil and military utility aircraft.

  1. ^ a b Sport Flying Magazine. Challenge Publications, Canoga Park, CA. February 1968. The Fairchild's Tractable 24, Roscoe Deering.