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Picture of the Day: 1946 Ercoupe 415-E photographed at Hood River fly-in

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Published: October 5, 2026
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Updated: October 6, 2026 (1w ago)
First reported by: General Aviation News
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General Aviation NewsEngineering and Research Corporation (ERCO)Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile MuseumContinentalPlanes of Fame Air MuseumSanders AviationForney Aircraft CompanyAircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA)Civil Air Patrol
In brief

General Aviation News published a reader photo of a 1946 Ercoupe 415-E, N3047H, taken at a classic-aircraft fly-in at Hood River's Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum.

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  • ERCO's manufacturing site is described as Riverdale, Maryland in some accounts and as College Park, Maryland in others; the two locations are adjacent.
    AOPASmithsonianercoupe.com
  • The 415-E is described as a post-ERCO product of Sanders Aviation, which sits awkwardly with the caption dating the subject 415-E to 1946 when ERCO production is generally described as the 415-C.
    General Aviation NewsPlanes of Fame Air MuseumAOPAFlying

General Aviation News published its Picture of the Day on 5 October 2026 with a reader-submitted photograph of a 1946 Ercoupe 415-E, registration N3047H, taken at the fly-in of classic aircraft held at the Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum in Hood River, Oregon. The photograph was taken on 11 September 2026, and the submitter, Charles Rosenfeld, noted that the aircraft was featured on a United States postage stamp in 2005.

The item is a photograph and a caption rather than an occurrence report. There is no accident or incident behind it, no airworthiness directive, no operator…

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