 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."
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