Hawaiian Airlines unveiled their first ever aircraft, NC251M (msn 154), a Bellanca CH-300 "Pacemaker" in their maintenance hangar, before the media, government officials, employees, and special guests. HA had the CH-300 restored in Washington, before being shipped to HNL, re-assembled, and test flown. The 80-year-old aircraft was brought back to celebrate HA's 80th anniversary.
I happened to catch this plane in flight Saturday morning (10/12/09). Unfortunately, I don't have a paid A.net account to post these in the thread on the Civil Aviation board, so they're here:
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