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Manufactured in 1939, N607 has also been registered as NC95 and N16911. Source: Aerovintage FAA Aircraft History Project Text from an advertisement in October 1943 issue of Aviation magazine. THE TOUCH OF TOMORROW IN THE PLANES OF TODAY ARGUS- With a Hundred Eyes That Never Sleep British fighting men know it as the Argus-named for a character out of Greek mythology who had "a hundred eyes that never sleep." To Americans it is the Forwarder- the dependable sturdy little utility-cargo plane. Officially designated by the US Army as the UC-61A, this little-sung member of the Fairchild airplane family is doing a heroic around-the-clock job on many a fighting front on the United Nations. Getting precious medical supplies through to where they are needed in a hurry. Carrying ammunition to where it is needed most. Setting down and taking off in tiny patches of clearing so small that larger planes could not use them. Shuttling Army personnel between staff headquarters and "where the shooting is." Acting as the eyes of the Army in remote or inaccessible observation posts. These and a hundred and one other routine duties well performed have long since earned for the trim little UC-61A the undying affection of men who have depended upon it to get them in and out of tight places. Those who envision the universal use of airplanes after the war – both commercially and privately – may see in the four-seat UC-61A the forerunner of tomorrow's taxi of the air. Another example of Fairchild's touch of tomorrow in the planes of today. Fairchild AIRCRAFT Division of Fairchild Engine & Airplane Corporation Hagerstown, Maryland, USA - Burlington, North Carolina, USA