Eastern
Air Transport Ford 4-AT-E
NC8401
(c/n 63)
This was one of the Tri-motors acquired by
North American Aviation when it purchased
Pitcairn
Aviation. The name was changed to Eastern Air Transport on
10 January 1930.
The Fords
were used intially on the airline for revenue passengers (as opposed to
Air Mail)
on the New York to Atlanta and
Miami routes.