The
other night Melanie and I were watching an episode of the old Gilligan's Island television show titled "Wrongway
Feldman," which was about a long-forgotten, famous aviator who took a wrong turn during a race and ended up being
stranded on the same island as seven famous castaways. The "Spirit of the Bronx" airplane featured in the show was referred
to by Wrongway as a Krieder Reisner KR21. It is a right nice looking biplane. I immediately hit the pause button and
looked it up on Google. The KR-21, according to the
EAA AirVenture
Museum's website, was manufactured in the 1929-1930 timespan, had a 22'-7" wingspan, and a 125 hp
Kinner B5 (R-440), 372 cubic inch, 5-cylinder
radial engine. Not very many were made, so it is remarkable that this one turned up in the show.
1930 Kreider-Reisner
KR-21B N954V (EAA AirVenture Museum image) Here is a page that has the entire transcript for: "Wrongway
Feldman."
Posted September 28, 2013
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