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L-4C "43" owned and restored by Col Bob Kendrick in 1983. WWII observation manufactured aircraft by Piper. Piper took a stock J-3 and added the glass aft of the cockpit with a forward/aft facing seat for the observer. Most L-4's were deployed to Europe during the war. A Piper L-4 was credited with the last kill in WWII by downing a Fiesler Storch with a handgun.
L-2A "53" owned and restored by Col Jim Malone in 2007. WWII observation airplane by Taylorcraft. Rear seat faces either forward or backwards for the observer. Most L-2's were used to train observer pilots and were not deployed overseas due to long runway lengths required for takeoffs and landings. To help shorten the landing roll spoilers were placed on the top of the wings.
L-3A "63" owned and restored by Col Hugh Hunton in 2009. WWII observation airplane by Aeronca. Pilot flies the "A" model from the rear seat with the observer sitting in the front seat. To facilitate the pilots vision the rear seat is 4" taller than the front seat. Later, the "B" model incorperated the rear window configuration like the L-2 placing the pilot in front and observer in the reat. Most L-3 were deployed to the Pacific theater during the war.
Col. Steve Deans T-6 Texan
Steve Dean and Jason Railsback of Dallas performing at the Denton Airshow.
The silver and orange with the Springbok roundel is distinctively
unique to the South African Air Force.
7725 is a T-6G that was built speifically for the SAAF in 1953. In 2004 she was completing her service
as the #3 aircraft in the SAAF Harvard Demonstration Team. Major Lionel Sawyer was the #3 man in the Harvard Team. On March 26, 2004 I acquired her by private tender sealed bid at the conclusion of FIDAE '94 Airshow in Satiago de Chile.
After ground crews of the SAAF packed the birds for the return trip to Cape Town, the sealed bids were opened and the ocean containers were addressed to the new owners. All six of this initial group of planes came to US based owners.
In November 2005 Don Talley from Longview and I went to Cape Town and participated in the Harvard Farewell at Langebanweeg Air Base, SA. All the remaining 100 plus examples of the T-6's were flown in one final airshow and then sold to new owners around the globe. South Africa designated the Harvard Aircraft a "National Treasure" in 2006.
Since her first flight in summer of 2004, I have flown the Harvard some 735 hours.
Col. Deans plane is based at Gilmer Texas
Col. Bob Dunn's Fairchild PT-19
These aircraft were developed for the Army Air Corps specifically as a trainer. The fairchild designation was M-62. The Army designated it PT-19.
As first manufactured, bare bones, empty wt-1,845 lbs. Gross wt-2,800 lbs.
Length-28ft. Wing span-36 ft.Wing area, 200 sq.ft. Normal cruise, 100-110 mph. Never exceed speed, 193 mph. Fuel capacity, 49 gal. Oil capacity external tank, 4.5 gal.
with filter and other lines added. oil capacity can go as high as 6 gal.
Engine-Ranger 6 cyl, inline, inverted 200 hp, air cooled.Serial number of 51173 is 43-31816. Mfg serial no-1056AAE. First assignment was to AAF Flight Training Command, Columbus Field, Mississippi in Jan 1943 where it served until late 1944. It was then assigned to the 4138 AAF Flight Training Command Laurel
field, Miss until after the war ended.Following its military career, it was flown to Cincinnati, Ohio & transferred to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for disposition. After some required modiucications, it was sold to the civilian market. The CAA assigned N51173 to the aircraft. It has had a total of 4 owners, including Col. Dunn. He has owned the aircraft since 1978.
Col.Dunn's PT-19 is based in Nacogdoches Texas
Col.Ric Petit's Aeronca 11AC
This plane has been restored Spring of 2005
The Civil Air Patrol used many variants of civilian aircraft during the war for homeland security,Firespoting,Border patrol, Submarine patrol just to name a few.
Col. Petit's Aeronca is based in Marshall Texas and shares the hangar with the Lone Star Wings PT17 Stearman
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