Riley Aircraft Corp.'s D-16 Riley Twin Production
Serial number NAV-4-1832
1952 - manufactured
- Used the airframe from Navion NAV-4-1832 (N4832K).
N4832K
dates unknown
Acme Aircraft Company
Lomita, CA, USA
Four photos, taken in 1952 when N4832K was being converted by the Acme Aircraft Company. (R. Keeney)
Acme Aircraft Company
Lomita, CA, USA
Four photos, taken in 1952 when N4832K was being converted by the Acme Aircraft Company. (R. Keeney)
1953 - date unknown
Jack Riley
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
A view of N4832K being converted from its configuration as a
Dauby D-16 to a Riley D-16. (Ft. Lauderdale Museum)
N4832K still equipped with the original O-290 engines. Note that N4832K
(NAV-4-1832) and N91193 (NAV-4-65) shared the same colour scheme,
but could be identified because the later had the three-piece Fletcher
nose gear doors. (F. Rezich via aerofiles.com)
N4832K served as a demonstrator at Riley, including several
appearances in magazines and sales brochures.(unknown)
Jack Riley
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
A view of N4832K being converted from its configuration as a
Dauby D-16 to a Riley D-16. (Ft. Lauderdale Museum)
N4832K still equipped with the original O-290 engines. Note that N4832K
(NAV-4-1832) and N91193 (NAV-4-65) shared the same colour scheme,
but could be identified because the later had the three-piece Fletcher
nose gear doors. (F. Rezich via aerofiles.com)
N4832K served as a demonstrator at Riley, including several
appearances in magazines and sales brochures.(unknown)
- Date unknown - aircraft upgraded by Riley with 150hp Lycoming O-320 engines.
date unknown - April 1956
Pat Moore
Hutchinson, KS, USA
Pat Moore
Hutchinson, KS, USA
April 1956
Vest Aircraft & Finance Co.
Denver, CO, USA
Vest Aircraft & Finance Co.
Denver, CO, USA
April 1956 - August 1956
Trade-Ayer, Inc.
Linden, NJ, USA
Trade-Ayer, Inc.
Linden, NJ, USA
August 1956 - April 1957
Hugh Pierce, Jr.
Scarsdale, NY, USA
Hugh Pierce, Jr.
Scarsdale, NY, USA
April 1957
Fredrick Ayer
Linden, NY, USA
Fredrick Ayer
Linden, NY, USA
April 1957 - August 1957
Trade-Ayer, Inc.
Linden, NJ, USA
Trade-Ayer, Inc.
Linden, NJ, USA
August 1957 - May 1958
Mary Guthrie
Miami Beach, FL, USA
Mary Guthrie
Miami Beach, FL, USA
- May 1958 - extensive airframe repairs completed to the nose, rear fuselage, inner wings, wing trailing edges and flight controls.
May 1958 - December 1960
Horace Richter
Miami, FL, USA
Horace Richter
Miami, FL, USA
- December 1960 - Exported to England.
- Overseas shipping accomplished via surface vessel.
G-ARIT
December 1960 - April 1965
Whiteley (Rishworth), Ltd.
Rishworth, Nr. Halifax, England
G-ARIT was captured by the prolific English photographer A.J. Jackson.
(A.J. Jackson Collection)
G-ARIT at Biggen Hill, June 1961.
(via eBay)
In another view, G-ARIT was captured at the Leads/Bradford
airport in July 1963. (P. Fitzmaurice)
Whiteley (Rishworth), Ltd.
Rishworth, Nr. Halifax, England
G-ARIT was captured by the prolific English photographer A.J. Jackson.
(A.J. Jackson Collection)
G-ARIT at Biggen Hill, June 1961.
(via eBay)
In another view, G-ARIT was captured at the Leads/Bradford
airport in July 1963. (P. Fitzmaurice)
- April 1965 - exported to Iceland.
TF-AIP
April 1965 - July 1965
H.F. Flugsyn
Reykjavik, Iceland
TF-AIP is seen during its brief life in Iceland.
(L.R. Olatssonar)
A view of Iceland's two Navions. Note the airline's name 'Flugsyn'
on the fuselage side. The man was a Flugsyn pilot. (G. Swanson)
H.F. Flugsyn
Reykjavik, Iceland
TF-AIP is seen during its brief life in Iceland.
(L.R. Olatssonar)
A view of Iceland's two Navions. Note the airline's name 'Flugsyn'
on the fuselage side. The man was a Flugsyn pilot. (G. Swanson)
- Gayle Swanson recalled a charter, in which her father, her husband, herself and a fifth man used the single Navion to view a volcanic eruption near the island
volcano of Surtsey, approximately 60 miles southeast of Reykjavik. That eruption created the short lived island of Syrtlingur.
- July 3, 1965 - written off following a crash landing at the Reykjavik airport.
Current status: Destroyed
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