EDITORIAL STAFF Publisher Tom Poberezny Vice-President, Marketing and Communications Dick Matt July 1992 Vol. 20, No.7 Editor-in-Chief Jack Cox Editor Henry G. Frautschy CONTENTS Managing Editor Golda Cox 1 Straight & Level/Espie "Butch " Joyce Art Director Mike Drucks 2 Youngest Antique/Classic Owner/ Computer Graphic Specialist Jeannie Hill Olivia L. Phillip Assistant Computer Graphic Specialist Sara Hansen 3 AlC News/compiled by H.G. Frautschy Advertising Mary Jones Associate Editor 5 Vintage Literature/Dennis Parks Norm Petersen Page 2 Feature Writers 8 When the Antiques Went To War/ George Hardie. Jr. Dennis Parks Roger Thiel Staff Photographers Jim Koepnick Mike Steineke Carl Schuppel Donna Bushman 15 Auster J/l Autocrat/Norm Petersen Editorial Assistant Isabelle Wiske 18 What Our Members Are Restoring/ EAA ANTIQUE/CLASSIC DIVISION, INC. Norm Petersen OFFICERS President Vice-President Espie 'Butch' Joyce Arthur Morgan 604 Highway St. 3744 North 51st Blvd. 20 Shrimp CreolelDon Toeppen Madison, NC 27025 Milwaukee, WI 53216 919/42HJ216 414/442-3631 23 Snap-on's Hints For Restorers Secrelory Treosurer Steven C. Nesse E.E. 'Buck' Hilbert Page 8 2009 Highland Ave. P.O. Box 424 Albert Lea. MN 56007 Union, IL 60 180 24 Antique/Classic Photo Contest Rules 507/373-1674 815/923-4591 25 Pass It To BucklE.E. "Buck" Hilbert DIRECTORS John Bemdt Robert C. 'Sob' Brauer 7645 Echo Poinl Rd. 9345 S. Hoyne Mystery Plane/George Hardie Cannon Falls. MN 55009 26 507/263-2414 39~M~~11ls Gene Chase John S. Copelond Calendar 2159 Carlton Rd . 28-3 Williamsbur8 Ct. 27 Oshkosh. WI 54904 Shrewsbuty. MA 1545 414/231-5002 508/842-7867 28 Welcome New Members Phil Coulson George Doubner 28415 Springbrook Dr. 2448 Lough Lone Lawton. MI 49065 Hartford, WI 53027 31 Vintage Trader 616/624-6490 414/673-5885 Chartes Harris Stan Gomoll 3933 South Peoria 104290th Lone. NE Page 20 P.O. Box 904038 Tulsa, OK 74105 Minn6f~~_mf>434 919/742-7311 FRONT COVER . . . From Athol. Idaho, Roger and Belinda Dunham's Dole A. Gustafson Jeannie Hill 7724 Shady Hill Dr. P.O. Box 328 Fairchild 45A is one of only 16 built by Fa irchild at Hagerstown. Indianapolis, IN 46278 Harvard . IL 60033 Maryland between 1936 and 1939. 4 examples of the 5-place 'Sedan 317/293-4430 815/943-7205 ~;;;;i!~'=3 of the Air' remain on the FAA register. Photo during EAA OSHKOSH '91 Robert lickteig Robert D. 'Bob' Lumley -='~l'IWirE.4I.Al~ by Budd Davisson. 1708 Bay Oaks r. 1265 South 124th St. BACK COVER . .As tribute to the mission of the Civil Air Patrol. Albert Lea. MN 56007 Brookfield. WI 53005 celebrating their 50th Anniversary during 1992, we've reproduced a 507/373-2922 414/782-2633 c opy of Zack Mosley's 'Smlli n' Jac k' comic strip from the Chicago Gene Morris George York 115C Steve Court, R.R. 2 181 Sloboda Av. Tribune, dated May 2. 1943. Mosely seNed as a Colonel in the C.A. P. Roanoke. TX 76262 Mansfield. OH 44906 during WW II . and contibuted his a rt expertise to the mission of the 817/491-9110 419/529-4378 CAP. Reprinted courtesy of Zack Mosley and Tribune Media SeNices. S.H. ' Wes' Schmid 2359 Lefeber Avenue Copyright © 1992 by the EAA Antique/Classic Division Inc. All rights reserved. Wauwatosa , WI 53213 VINTAGE AIRPLANE (ISSN 0091-69431 is published and owned exclusively by the EM Antique/Classic Division, Inc. of the Experimental 414/771-1545 Aircraft Association and is published monthly at EM Aviation Center, 3000 Poberezny Rd., P.O. Box 3096, Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54903·3086. 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Art Morgan A/C Parking 414/442­ Headquarters building until sold out, so 3631 stop by and buy your tickets early. Dale Gustafson Antique Awards The Parade of Flight will be flown on 317/293-4430 Monday afternoon. You can contact George York Classic Awards Steve Nesse in advance at 507/373­ 419/529-4378 1674 or at Oshkosh in person. Gloria Beecroft A/C Manpower The A/C Fly-out will take place Tues­ 213/427-1880 day morning. This is a fun time. Check Steve Nesse Parade of Flight with Headquarters and Bob Lumley for 507/373-1674 details. Kate Morgan A/C Headquarters George Meade, Chairman of the A/C Staff 414/442-3631 Workshop tent, called to report that Geoff Robison A/C Security during the week of Oshkosh, they will 219/493-4724 be recovering a 1933 Pietenpol that has Larry D'Atillo A/C Press 414/784­ not been recovered since it was built. 0318 Those people who would like to see the Stan Gomoll A/C Maintenance recovering procedure, would be well 612/784-1172 served to stop by. Mr. Don Stretch from Charlie Harris Interview Circle Airtex will be installing a headliner in a by Espie "Butch" Joyce 918/742-7311 Cessna 170 on Monday, Tuesday and Julia & Joe Dickey AlC Type Club Wednesday there in the A/C Workshop It's hard to believe that EAA Osh­ Headquarters 813/342-6878 tent. This should be very interesting for kosh '92 Convention time is here again. Jeannie Hill A/C Picnic, Pioneer anyone who has thought of tackling this Soon, we will be seeing friends that we Video 815/943-7205 job on their airplane. have not seen since last year. Finally we Bob Lumley A/C Fly-Out 414/782­ One event that we are considering for will be able to see that finished aircraft 2633 the future, is an antique airplane air race. project that we've been hearing about Dean Richardson Hall of Fame If anyone has any ideas or suggestions for years. Unless you have personally Reunion Contemporary A wards as to how this could be conducted, I restored an aircraft, it's tough to im­ 608/297 -8801 would welcome your comments. agine the time it takes to complete an John Copeland Participant Plaque We welcome the Contemporary award winning airplane. It's quite an 617/366-7245 Class of aircraft to our parking area this effort! Bob Brauer Chapter & Membership year. We are especially proud to recog­ The judges will have their hands full Booth 312/779-2105 nize these aircraft and owners. this year trying to choose the trophy Jack McCarthy A/C Photo Contest At A/C Headquarters (the Red winning aircraft. This year, we will also 317/371-1290 Barn), stop by and rest on your porch. be setting up the guidelines and dif­ George Meade A/C Workshop Kate Morgan and Ruth Coulson will ferent categories for our new Contem­ 414/926-2428 be glad to show you what we have to porary Class aircraft in preparing the Phil Coulson A/C Flight Safety offer. There will also be a repre­ judging that will take place starting 616/624-6490 sentati ve of the Antique/Classic in­ during the 1993 Convention. Bob Wallace OX-5 Pioneers surance program from AUA, Inc. to I am again going to list all of the 301/686-9242 answer any questions you may have different chairmen who will be working Janet Bennett A/C Data Processing about this program. the Antique/Classic area at Oshkosh 715/287-4262 You also need to check out the Type 1992. This is for your information, in Phyllis Brauer A/C Aerogram Club tent. This area is improving every case you have a question. If you think 312/779-2105 year, thanks to Julia and Joe Dickey's you have a few spare moments during If while at Oshkosh, you would like hard work during the year and at the your visit, perhaps you would care to to be of help, check in at the Manpower Convention. volunteer some time to one of these booth. Having all of these chairmen is The main thing that I want at the areas. You'll find it is very rewarding! evidence that we will be involved in Convention is for everyone to have a Here are the A/C Chairmen: quite a bit of activity in the Anti­ good time. Should you need any assis­ Butch Joyce A/C Convention que/Classic area. tance, feel free to look me up. Management 919/427-0216, 919/573­ For your planning purposes, the An­ Let's all pull in the same direction for 3843 tique/Classic picnic will take place Sun­ the good of aviation. Remember, we are John Berendt A/C Forums 507/263­ day night at the Nature Center. Tickets better together. Join us and have it all! 2414 for the picnic will be on sale at the AlC ..... VINTAGE AIRPLANE 1 YOUNGEST ANTIQUE/CLASSIC OWNER '* ROBERTCOSMAN t

by Jeannie Hill story so unique that when it is discovered, But the best was yet to come. (Ale 629) it makes the rest of the aviation commu­ As I tax ied closer to one of the sharpest nity really stand up and take notice . I'd and cleanest 120's I'd ever seen, its owner Editors note: Our winner of the An­ like to tell you about one of those finds. became more visible . His jacke t had tique/ Classic Division 's " Y oungest An­ It a ll started a couple of weeks ago CESSNA taste fully e mbroidered along tique or Classic Owner Contest" is 15 year when H.G. Frautschy, the Editor of VIN­ the sleeve. As soon as I got close enough old Robert Cosman, of Huntley, I L. H e TAGE AIRPLANE asked me to fly over to see that shy smile and that twinkle in will be awarded a J year extension ofhis to Huntley, Illinois to meet with a young his eye, I knew I had found gold. Antique/ Classic division membership. ma n na med Bob Cosman, who had e n­ After brief introductions I began ask­ Other entries were received f rom Tim tered the " Youngest Antique or Classic ing the pertine nt questions. My queries Woelk, Cochenour, Ontario, Canada, Dan Owner Contest" sponsored by the EAA were nothing o ut of ordinary. The an­ Linn, Colleyville, TX (the young man Antique/Classic Division. In his letter to swers, on the other hand, were quite the whose leiter was the spark that initiated the H.G., Bob stated that his airplane was a opposite. contest - thanks, Dan!) and Jack Stephen­ Cessna 120, and that he has owned it for The young man, humble as a rock, son ofGilford, N H who purchased his first two years. His age (15) qualified him as explained that he first started flying airplane at age 19. To fill in some ofthe de­ the winner, so photos and a n interview when he was "just a little boy," with the tails of Bob Cosman's young aviation ca­ were the next order of busin ess. Because I owner of the strip, the late Howard Re­ reer, I asked Antique/Classic Director live onl y about thirty miles from Huntley, deker. Mr. Redeker built, owned and Jeannie Hill to pay him a visit, since she I could carry out the assignment. (continued on page 22) lives a short flight away in Harvard, IL. After a brief conversation, we set up a What she found was quite remarkable, and time a nd a place to meet. With camera it leaves me feeling a little bit better about and tripod (PA-22, that is), in hand, I set th e future ofsport aviation and its potential out to find the field where the 120 is based. for positively shaping young peoples lives. Thanks to excellent directions, in no See if you don 't agree . . . -HGF time at all I was setting down on a 2300 foot green velvet billiard table, appropri­ Just as fisherman boast about "the one ately named Magic Carpet Field. If the that got away," pilots are always talking airstrip and the surrounding farm site about hidden treasures waiting to be di s­ wer e n' t inviting e nough, ce rtainly the covered in old barns and machine sheds sight of a shiny 120 parked up against a around the country. Somewhere out there bright red machine shed was. The whole is an undiscovered aeronautical ge m, setting was picturesque, to say the least. somebody's dream shot, a project, or a

Winner of the "Youngest Antique or Classic Owner Contest" sponsored by EAA's Antique/Classic Division, 15 year old Bob Cosman plans on becoming an aeronau­ tical engineer. As his Mom says, "Bob's always been goal oriented."

2 JULY 1992 compiled by H.G. Frautschy

AlC ELECTION BALLOTS ANTIQUE / CLASSIC CHAPTER in view, without the hassle of a piece of LUNCH - As a way of saying "thank you" string wrapped around your shirt button. A typographical error on the ballot for to A/C Chapter officers and members, Get yours at the A/C Red Barn. the election of officers and directors of the there will be an Antique/Classic Chapter There are always a number of pleasant Antique/Classic division has caused a bit lunch during EAA OSHKOSH ' 92. For things to do at EAA OSHKOSH, and the of confusion for a few of our members. additional information regarding the date, Antique/Classic area is always a hotbed of Next to the heading for DIRECTORS at time and cost, please stop by the An­ activity. Come on out, relax on the Red the bottom of page 24A, the note " Vote tique/Classic Membership and Informa­ Barn's porch, and enjoy yourself! for Eight" appears, when in actuality there tion Booth. are nine directors up for reelection. None ANTIQUE/CLASSIC MEMBERSHIP EAA PLANS ADDITIONAL of the Directors or officers are running AND INFORMATION BOOTH - Once AUTOGAS TESTS against anyone else, and the correct total again, Dave Bennett and his hardy gang of of votes is reflected in the voting instruc­ volunteers will be manning the booth to EAA is initiating materials compatibil­ tions. Please be sure to vote for nine (9) renew current members, enroll new mem­ ity testing to determine the suitability of directors when voting, and send in your bers, and handing out copies of AERO­ current fuel system materials for use with ballots! GRAMS, the Antique/Classic Division's oxygenated auto gasoline. Primary inter­ chronicle of daily activities. They will also est is in the use of MTBE in autogas. The OSHKOSH '92 NOTES be taking reservations for the An­ EAA test program will include other tique/Classic Chapter picnic, as well as ethers, such as ETBE and TAME, which Here are a few notes of interest con­ providing Antique/Classic Chapter starter appear to be candidates for future oxy­ cerning Antique/Classic activities during kits. The booth will be open from 8:00 am genates. Testing will also include gasohol EAA OSHKOSH '92. until the airshow starts in the afternoon, (10% ethanol) although using gasohol pre­ beginning on Thursday, July 30. sents operational and materials problems CONTEMPORARY AIRCRAFT - Park­ AEROGRAMS - Every day during the that need to be addressed. ing for showplane quality Contemporary Convention, Phyllis Brauer and her volun­ The EPA now requires the use of oxy­ Class airplanes will be available in the An­ teer assistants will be publishing AERO­ genates in auto gasoline in areas which are tique/Classic area for the first time this GRAMS , the Convention newsletter of not in compliance with clean air regula­ year. Judging standards will be set up this the A ntique/Classic division. Copies are tions. Auto gasoline containing MTBE, year by the committee headed by A/C Ad­ free, and may be obtained at the A/C Red (now considered an "oxygenate") is being visor Dean Richardson. If you have ex­ Barn sales area, Type Club Tent, Airline more widely used since its introduction in pertise in this class of aircraft, built be­ Pilot's Tent, OX-5 Tent, Showplane Camp­ the mid '70s as an octane enh ancing blend­ tween January 1, 1956 and December 31, ing registration or the A/C Membership ing agent. Gasoline with MTBE favors 1960, the Judging committee would like to and Information Booth. Pick up a copy aircraft use, having good anti-knock char­ hear from you. Contact Dean prior to the each day to help you plan your Conven­ acteristics and lower volatility. convention at 608-833-1291 or inquire at tion activities. 100LL aviation gasoline will also be the A/C Headquarters (the Red Barn). The AEROGRAM Staff will also mail the tested with MTBE because of its potential Please use the prop cards that will be given full weeks edition for a $3.00 donation to for replacing lead to achieve a level of 100 to you when you register - It makes con­ the Antique/Classic division. Contact Bob octane when 100LL must be eliminated in tacting you easier, and allows your editor Brauer at the Information Booth or write the market place. the chance to reach you, should your air­ either Phyllis or Bob Brauer at 9345 S. EAA is also working with AOPA and craft be a candidate for an article in VIN­ Hoyne Av. , Chicago, IL 60620. Petersen Aviation, Minden, NE to con­ TAGE AIRPLANE. I will be actively ANTIQUE/CLASSIC PICNIC - On Sun­ vince the FAA that the use of MTBE be looking for stories on Contemporary Air­ day, August 2, 1992, the Antique/Classic immediately approved, given the long his­ craft during EAA OSHKOSH '92, so pol­ annual picnic will be held at the EAA Na­ tory of successful use as a blending agent, ish up your airplanes! ture Center. A roast turkey dinner with all predating EAA's autogas flight testing in ANTIQUE PARKING - Continuing the the trimmings will be served. Pioneer Air­ the early 1980s. parking arrangements for antiques started port will be available for tours, and the last year, the first half of the area south of new runway should have a fine layer of FAA PLANS TO RESCIND MODE S the Theater in the Woods will be reserved grass on it by the time Convention rolls TRANSPONDER REQUIREMENT for Antique aircraft parking. No camping around. will be allowed in this area, and additional Don't spend your time fighting the traf­ On May 29, FAA published a notice of security will be provided in the evening. fic in town, come on over to the A/C picnic proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to rescind ANTIQUE/CLASSIC FLY-OUT - If you for a good time and good food. Tickets the Mode S transponder requirement for think it's fun in Oshkosh, wait until you try will be available from Jeannie Hill or any aircraft operating under FAR Part 91. Af­ Shawano, WI! Check with the volunteers of the other hard working volunteers at ter months of debate, the FAA deter­ at the A/C Membership and Information the A/C Red Barn. mined that it was necessary to have a pub­ Booth for the date, time and time of the Also, don' t forget to have your EAA lic comment period rather than pilot's briefing for the annual fly-out to OSHKOSH flight line pass made into a establi shing a final rule to dismiss the re­ this picturesque airport on the shores of convenient-to-wear button. Priced at only quirement that transponders newly in­ Shawano Lake. $1 , they're a handy way to keep your pass stalled after July 1, 1992 be the advanced

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 3 >­ .r::-e <.)'" ~" -'" Boy, you sure can get a lot in those Cessna 140s! Ann How- ~ ell ' s 140A probably had a bit of help bringing all of this The location for the Antique/Classic Fly-out during EAA campsite equipment from Downers Grove, IL to the EAA Fly­ OSHKOSH, Shawano Municipal Airport, on the shores of In. She was probably doing fine until it came time to find a Shawano lake, Wisconsin. It features a 1,775 ft grass strip and spot in the baggage compartment for the flagpoles and the a 2,600 ft paved runway, as well as a seaplane ramp. wagon ...

Mode S version. de leting the install ation requirement of non-type certificated engines and pro­ When the Mode S rule was originally Mode S transponders in general aviation pellers, FAA is preparing information contemplated in 1982, it was with the an­ aircraft operated under FAR 91 has been which will result in an Advisory Circular to ticipation that FAA's Mode S ground sen­ issued by the FAA. We will have an addi­ guide potential manufacturers through the sors would be in place by 1991. A deadline tional update on this iss ue in the next edi­ type certification process. FAA has set a date for newly installed transponders tion of VINTAGE A IRPLANE. goal to complete this effort, which would which would provide for interference-free permit application for these airplane/pow­ radar transmission and reception was es­ FAA READY FOR SIMPLIFIED erplant combinations by August 1. tablished for mid-1992. CERTIFICAnON APPLICA nONS • Two-place, fixed-gear airplanes with By late last year, two events dictated type certificated e ngines and propellers the need for FAA to postpone or rescind Setting the stage for an increase in parts and gross weights of 3,000 pounds or less, the requirement for Mode S transponder that are used in the construction of certi­ can use simplified methods of complying installation. First, FAA recognized that it fied airplanes, the FAA has begun to ac­ with existing FAR Part 23. A number of was not reasonable to expect that the cept appli cations for aircraft certification kit manufacturers have cooperated in the ground-based sensors would be fully oper­ using the simplified type certification development of a simplified methods doc­ ational until at least 1996. process that has been developed by EAA, ument which wi ll be available as an FAA Second, the recommendations of the FAA and the Sport Aircraft Manufactur­ Advisory Circular by earl y August. Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Commit­ ers Association. Those interested in submitting applica­ tee (ARAC) were sent to the FAA for "We're open for business!" said FAA's tion under the Small Aircraft Certification consideration. EAA has served on and director of aircraft certification, Craig Compliance P rogram should contact: supported the recommendations of the Beard, to aviation certification officials D o nald Michal, manager of t he FAA committee. Based on the technical prob­ from around the world at the recent Ninth Chicago A ircraft Certifcation Office, 2300 lems that Mode S system presently ex­ Annual FAA - Joint Aviation Authorities E. Devon Avenue, Room 232, Des Plaines, hibits, and the recomendations of the Meeting in Toronto. Officials have IL 60018; or call (312) 694-7357. ARAC that additional studies should be worked diligently with industry represen­ done, the FAA has decided that the Mode tatives for one and a half years to develop FAA MICROFICHE RECORDS S requirement should be rescinded. It this program, including the identification should be pointed out that this does not of simplified methods of complying with As mentioned in the article on the Civil mean the requirement could not be rein­ existing FAR Part 23. Part 23 sets forth A ir Patrol starting on page 9, you can ob­ stated at some time in the future. How­ the certification process for a standard air­ tain microfiche copies of the records on ever, once the rule is deleted, before the worthiness certificate. FAA has now final­ your airplane directly from the FAA. To FAA could resurrect the requirement for a ized material necessary for applicants for recieve your copy, send $2.00 for the Mode S transponder, another NPR M airplanes with type certifica ted engines search fee and .35¢ for each microfiche to: would have to be issued. and propellers and is accepting applica­ While the FAA's NPRM requests com­ tions. Microfiche Records ments to the Docket, the installation date There are three avenues available for FAA Aircraft Registry requirement of July 1 has necessitated a applicants desiring to fi ll the need for air­ P.O. Box 25082 minimum 30-day comment period. Not planes to be used for training and recre­ Oklahoma, City, OK 73125 surprisingly, the responses to the FAA's ational purposes: Docket are overwhelmingly favorable to • Two-place airplanes with type certifi­ $4.00 is normally enough to cover the the rescission of the Mode S requirement, cated engines and propellers, gross weights cost for most aircraft. Be sure and include considering the $3,500 price tag of the of 1,654 pounds or less and 45 kn ot or less your N-number and aircraft serial number transponder. If any members are planning stall speed, can utilize J ARIVLA require­ with your request. on installing a transponder during the ments to achieve certification under FAR month of July, call EAA Information Ser­ Part 23. (Continued on page 22) vices, 4141/426-4800 to ensure the rule • For JARIVLA airplanes powered by 4 JULY 1992 VI~TA(3~ LIT~12ATU12~

by [)ennis J)ar-k.s~ Libr-ar-yjA.r-chives [)ir-ectur-

Daniel Guggenheim International Safe Airplane Competition

Part 5 serial number 10. the Aeromarine-Klemm Corporation The aircraft was a Cirrus powered at Keyport. This airplane embodies a Burnelli Entry twin-engined monoplane. Among its number of the features incorporated features were a four wheel landing in former Burnelli machines. Of the 15 aircraft that showed up gear, twin tail, wing tip floating "The most noteworthy of these fea­ for the Safe Airplane Competition tri­ ailerons and, its most technically ad­ tures is the idea of a central airfoil als at Mitchell Field on Long Island, vanced feature , a variable camber body or fuselage intended to con­ the most unusual in concept was the wing. The aircraft was described in tribute lift by virtue of its airfoil Burnelli Monoplane entry, X-124H. the December 14, 1929 issue of AVI­ shaped profile. As in the case of for­ The 1930 edition of LICENSED A IR­ ATION. mer Burnelli planes, this machine, CRAFT listed the aircraft as the Up­ "A combination of variable area which is purely experimental, is pow­ percu Burnelli UB SS and registered and camber is employed among the ered with two Cirrus engines mounted to the Uppercu Burnelli Aircraft Cor­ many interesting features of the Bur­ as closely as propeller clearance per­ poration of Keyport, New Jersey. It nelli airplane b uilt by the Uppercu­ mits in the leading edge of the struc­ was registered in 1929 and carried the Burnell i Corporation in the plant of ture, which constitutes the fuselage.

With it's multiple-wheeled landing gear and end plates on the wingtips, as well as other unusual features, the Burelli UB SS would have been an interesting contestant in the trials for the Guggenheim Safe Airplane Contest. VINTAGE AIRPLANE 5 This sketch shows the variable camber and wing area mechanism within the wing of the Burnelli.

The wingtip installation showing the aileron configuration and tip plates.

The four wheel landing gear and wheel fairings. Note the spoon at the rear of the fairing.

JULY 1992 curvature provides the necessary change in camber. With the object of maintaining a minimum of center of pressure travel, the mechanism has been designed to impart greater mo­ tion to the nose section than to that of the trailing edge. Strap guides are placed at appropriate intervals to pre­ vent the necessarily flexible portion of the skin from crinkling. " As previously mentioned, the air­ plane is constructed of metal through­ out, aluminum alloy being used for the greater portion of the wing struc­ ture, the magnesium allow being em­ ployed in the construction of the racks and guides. Another noteworthy fea­ ture of the B u rnelli airplane is the landing gear which is of the four wheel type and is designed to elimi­ nate the tail skid, this being necessary because of the high position of the tail which is supported on outriggers from the airfoil shaped fuselage. "The rear wheels, which are 22x10 in., are larger than the front ones and are mounted approximately below the center of gravity with no provi­ sion, other than the Musselman tires, to obtain deflection in landing. The forward wheels are considerably smaller, being 12x5 in ., and are in­ tended to prevent nosing over. They are mounted a few feet ahead of the rear wheels and the pairs on each side are housed in streamline fairings. At the rear of each of these fairings is a small spoon which acts to some de­ gree like a tail skid and prevents the tail from coming in contact with the ground under certain landing condi­ tions. " When the Burnelli plane was first submitted, the ailerons were mounted at the wing tips and controlled by ca­ bles from the cockpit. Later this fea­ ture was modified and ailerons of considerably less chord and higher as­ pect ratio were mounted below the wings near the tips. The "lifting body" fuselage and variable camber wing of the Burnell i were interesting " The Burnelli plane has side by innovations in 1929. side seating arrangement and is of the open type. The span of the machine These engines are mounted in such a trailing edge portions move outward with tip ailerons was 49 ft. and the way that their longitudinal center and downward, changing the curva­ length overall 26 ft., while the wing lines are inclined outwardly at a small ture as well as the area. This is ac­ area was 216 sq. ft. The fuselage is 8 angle to the line of flight in the hori­ complished by a rack and pinion ft. wide and 15 ft. long, while the over­ zontal plane. This has been done in mechanism with pInIOn gears all height of the plane is 9 ft., 4 in . an effort to provide adequate ruder mounted every five feet on two torque The weight empty is 1,640 Ibs. and the control when one engine is used shafts running parallel to the spars. gross weight is 2,590 Ibs. " alone, and is a feature incorporated in "The shaft running parallel to the Immediately after its presentation former Burnelli creations. forward spar is controlled by a hand at Mitchell Field, the Burnelli mono­ "The variable area and camber de­ wheel in the cockpit while that run­ plane was returned to Keyport, New vice is a development worked out by ning parallel to the rear spar is driven Jersey for modifications. A deadline Mr. Burnelli in collaboration with Mr. by a chain from the forward one. The of November 30 was set by the com­ E. Burke Wilford several years ago. pinion gears actuate curved rack petition committee for its return, but The wing section is of medium thick­ members, the ends of which are at­ the aircraft did not appear and thus it ness and the portion between the tached to the movable nose and trail­ was eliminated from the Safe Aircraft spars is rigidly mounted and braced. ing edge. These rack me mbers are Competition. It would have been in­ The design is such that the nose and mounted on rollers in guides and their teresting to have known its abilities .• VINTAGE AIRPLANE 7 WHEN THE ANTIQUES WENT TO WAR ...

1L« u o u :j :i: a;If) t:' o o01 0.. u: c 5!! ~ >­ ~ t:: ::J Crewmen of Base 17, Suffolk, -Long Island, NY, with survival gear and rubber flotation "Zoot suits." o Q ~------~------~ the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Air Patrol by Roger Thiel (Ale 1817)

Scra tch the s urface and you ' ll find "sleeping giant's . .. terrible resolve." something inte resting. Dig deeper and A s e a rly as 1939, Ne w J e rsey State you ' ll find some thing fascina ting. If Aviation Director, Gill Robb Wilson, and you' re a hi sto ry hound, as m ost An­ other aviators of the day had sensed wh at tique/Classic members are, then you know might ha ppe n a nd pre pare d a plan by this old saw about delving into aviation's which civilian airplanes and pilots mi ght past. relieve the regul a r milita ry of patrolling Consid e r, the n, the pre war cabin an­ the coast in the event of war. As the storm tiques on a fl y- in display row. Their unob­ clouds of war darke ned, they pressed the trusiv e ways are a staple of fl y- ins since case which resulted in the formation o f before we've eve n had an antique move­ the Civil Air Patrol on December 1, 1941. ment. Compare the cabin planes' easygo­ By these six days, the refore, the C. A .P. ing stance now, though, to a time 50 years b egan be fo re Pea rl H a rbo r , a nd the n ago wh e n they went to war in the truest moved quickl y to organi ze over the win­ sense: flyin g armed, attack-and-destroy ter. fli ghts against a hostile invade r o f the C. A .P. Base Two at Rehoboth Beach, United States which had placed maraud­ Delaware began operations on February ing, uniformed military troops within 100 Pearl Harbor a nd to rpe doed ships 26, 1942, flyin g Fairchilds and Stinsons on miles of th e nation's capital a nd within both military and, regrettably, civilian. makeshift patrol eve n before supplies ar­ eyesight of New York City. The strategic implicati ons we re harsh. rived. Within a month, a full squadron Sinkings rose from 12 in January 1942 to type operation was working - with about Huh? What? 52 in May, threatening our ability to wage 20 airplanes, mostl y utilizing the Fairchild war in Europe and to sustain England and 24 a nd Stinson Voyager. Othe r Bases Tucked away in the r.a tion's memory is its strategic posture as a foothold to eve n­ used ca bin Wacos, the large Stinson fl at the time, earl y in WW II, wh en Nazi Ger­ tually liberate the Continent. wings and Reli ants, Ryan SCWs and oth­ many sail ed an invading fleet to U. S. wa­ Worse yet, the U . S. Navy's priority in ers. The patrol, of course, required cabin te rs, roaming nearly at free will. The the Pacific left the Atlantic severely un­ pl anes rather than ope n cockpit, capable fl eet, of course, was entirely submarines, derguarded as factories fr antically tooled of carrying two pil ots and , later, bombs or and they appeared only six weeks aft er up to muster what was to become the depth charges. 8 JULY 1992 Flying single engine, and up to 50 miles out, engine maintenance was an absolute priority. One unit had a standing rule that the mechanic would fly right seat on the first over water flight fo ll owing engine work! Rehoboth Base CO Holger Hoiriis summoned a well-known area mechanic, Everett "Smitty" Smith, whose genius kept the Squadron on patrol. Early, pre­ cautionary engine overhauls were under­ taken to supplement continuing inspec­ tion and repair. By late spring, Base Two had a full squadron of uniformed pilots, mechanics and radio operators. "We fly by the grace of God and Smitty," the squadron pilots would say. Among his "make do" inventions for Fairchilds were a quick release door sys­ tem in case of at sea ditching, and the placement of several empty five gallon tins, soldered shut, in the tail cones. This flotation system worked, in the event of a ditch, by keeping the tail feathers above water, saving the plane, giving the pilots something to hang onto and made the em­ pennage become a search marker that was visible for miles. Maintenance was mostly accomplished outdoors, and pilots not fly­ ing were often pressed to help, at least as tool passers. Another one of Smitty'S innovations :;< came in the winter of 1942-1943. To get (/) the engines started in the cold, he built a Qi ~ motor driven external starter, mounted on o oOJ a truck bed. The truck was moved to the Q. airplane front, and a metal spindle inter­ u.: c locked with the prop hub, force turning it, ~ ~ and then automatically retracting when "­ the engine caught. Smitty was known as (/) "t:'" such an engine expert that other C.A.P. ::lo squadrons would pay him to do their over­ ~------~------~ Q hauls. Florida Base Stinson over two of 363 survivors of torpedoings which C.A.P. spotted.

1i:"« () o () j :;< (/) Qi o~ oOJ Q. u.: c ~ ~ "­ ill "t: o::l ~------~~~--~ Q Wacos, Stinsons, Fairchilds, and other types were used by C.A.P. to patrol against invading U-Boats. VINTAGE AIRPLANE 9 Funding for the C.A.P. did not come through fully until summer, forcing vari­ ous bases to near comic scarcity. In Beau­ mont, Texas, Base 10 reportedly aug­ mented its budget by selling bales of rubber that washed ashore from freighters torpedoed in the Gulf by the very enemies they wished to fight! New Jersey's Base One, about to be evicted from their housing, and with help from National Headquarters still caught in red tape, we nt to local oil companies in 11:"« sheer desperation. They argued that their () patrol helped the oil companies directly (5 () by saving their tankers, saving them j money and helping the morale of the :;;: ships' crews. That afternoon the cash tills (f) of area gas stations were emptied to help ~o the Base. o01 0.. The C.AP. had to buy their own gaso­ u: line , and in most states pay tax on it as c .!!1 well. They begged and borrowed equip­ « >­ ment and received gifts from States, (f) Q) towns, counties, Chambers of Commerce t:: ::Jo and individuals. By the patrol 's end, Q CAP. members had spent about a million Florida Base 5 crew with service pistol, gear, and "bombs loaded." dollars of their own money helping on an­ tisub patrol. useless, and their landing gear drenched to arrive and destroy it. By the time an By late summer, 21 bases had been with salt spray. armed plane showed up, the sub had es­ formed , extending from Bar Harbor, The C.A.P.'s low search altitude was caped. Maine down all of the East Coast to another advantage over the military; at The C.A.P. had been pleading to be Florida, and then around Florida's West under 1,000 feet, and considerably slower, armed and this incident finally got them Coast, all a round the Gulf and down to they could spot more items on the ocean's bombs and depth charges. Cutting into Brownsville, Texas. surface. Against U-boats, their existence the fabric under the cabins, bomb racks Pilots everywhere comment on the bad as an airplane - of any size - was enough we re installed and two lanyards placed in weather in which they fly, but CAP.'s an­ to submerge the sub upon first visual con­ the cabin floors, one for arm, the other to ti sub patrol was something indeed! With tact. drop. Bombs and their racks were , of the regular military grounded, C.A.P. Seve ral C.A .P . pilots spotted sub­ course, military hardware. But the meth­ would patrol. Over the Gulf, haze was an­ marines during this time. Off Florida, a ods of attaching them were a bit different other problem, leaving no visual horizon. C.AP. plane spotted a U-boat which raced on each airplane. Remember, this was Atlantic pilots were often caught under a away and stranded itself on a sandbar! war! Weight and balance were calculated, ceiling as low as 100 feet, racing for home, Unarmed, they flew over it continuously, the fabric cut and shackles welded or due hard West into a head wind, radio frantically calling for the regular military bolted onto longerons. The 3-place Stin­ son Voyagers received one 100 pound bomb; Fairchilds, one 200 pound bomb; and the large Stinsons, one 325 pound depth charge with the bottom fin hack­ sawed off for ground clearance. Holes were drilled in sheet metal planes such as a Ryan SCW's belly for the racks designed to hold one or two 100 pound bombs or in a Grumman Widgeon's wings for two 325 pound depth charges. Flying off an unpaved field, and with 200 pounds of explosives a few feet away, one Rehoboth pilot recalled, "I flew the most careful takeoffs and landings of my life." A homemade bombsight was at­ tached to the fuselage'S left side with sur­ prisingly good results up to 3,000 feet! Practical drop altitude, of course, was much lower. On July 17, 1942, Wynant Farr and Johnny Haggin were flying an a rmed Grumman Widgeon out of Base One at Bader Field, Atla ntic City, New J ersey. Farr had left his cardboard box business to serve as CO of Base One; Haggin and Major Tom Daniels, eo of Base 6, St. Simon's Island, Georgia in Ryan sew with he spotted an enemy submarine cruising bomb racks. below with their de pth charges' setting.

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They trailed the unmistakable silhouette Squadron aircraft by painting the blue cir­ for three hours, and had almost exhausted cle and white triangle symbol of Civil De­ their fuel when the sub came up almost to fense. The red, three-bladed propeller in periscope depth. They dropped both the middle has always been part of depth charges and saw the sub half lift out C.A.P.'s symbol but was withheld from of the water, then sink stern first at a high, Coastal Patrol planes for the same reason stricken angle. It left a patch of oil and that removed the red portion of the AAF's much debris. Since this debris was con­ insignia early in the war - the similarity firmable, they were credited with a sub to the red Japanese " meatball! " Some kill. squadrons then added their own tail num­ (j) a. Base personnel received a per diem of bers and a custom emblem near the en­ a. E between $5 and $8 a day, when it showed gine cowling. Rehoboth used the state's Cl. up. Plane owners were additionally com­ " Blue Hen" symbol. Cartoonist Mosley's u.i """'--....:;;:,.<=­ pensated about $10 an hour. Out of this Florida base created the famous "ex­ c Q) they had to buy gas and pay for the main­ hausted dog" symbol adopted later by I >­ tenance of the plane by the base mechanic. other bases. The planes retained their I/) ~~''''' I~ There was allowance also for depreciation various original civilian paint schemes, ~~~~;.';Io. 13 and insurance! There was, though, no over which these markings were added. room for profiteers; one pilot calculated The antisub squadrons were a cross ~~------~--~~ Q READY FOR ACTION - - Lt. Henry E. that all his compensations, after expenses, section of civil aviation. Base Officers Phipps, Rehoboth, Delaware Base. Note brought him a monthly "salary" of under tended to be those who were very air bomb. ten dollars! minded before the war. Many pilots didn't Their facilities ranged from well meet military age or physical require­ in case they ditched at sea and were picked equipped Bases such as Pascagoula, Mis­ ments. Their ranks included veterans of up (or shot down) by a U-boat, they would sissippi or Beaumont, Texas to primitive WW I who had fought Ge rmans before, be treated as POWs and not spies. (There such as Grand Isle, Louisiana where they both on the land and in the air. C.A.P. is no record, though, of this ever happen­ flew off a nearby highway and had an provided no deferments from the draft ing.) Celebrities of the day who flew with abandoned hote l with no electricity for and many pilots were already sworn into C.A.P. included air minded actor Bob their headquarters. In Parksley, Virginia the regular military, but waiting to be Cummings, concert pianist Jose Iturbi, ac­ pilots had to excavate a runway by manual called. tor Lee J. Cobb, actress Mary Astor and labor, and convert a chicken coop as bar­ Not all C.A.P. members were red, film director Henry King. racks! white and blue patriots, but there was no When a base reached full authorized When war broke out, Zack Mosley's room for opportunists. A fellow who strength, it would have 78 personnel total, famous syndicated aviation cartoon strip couldn't fly his cabin plane anymore be­ in the full scope of specialties from pilots hero "Smilin' Jack" joined the Army Air cause of wartime restrictions might come to guards, with substantial cross utilization Corps in a move praised by the U. S. gov­ to a C.A.P. base with the idea of logging of personnel. Twenty-five to thirty planes ernment as an aid to recruiting. Jack's some paid for time, but the pure exigen­ were authorized, plus ideally an amphib­ cartoon friend, "Downwind" Jaxon (the cies of the patrol made this thinking pale ian for rescue. fellow whose face you never saw), became - although, to their credit, almost all of A typical mission day for an antisub pi­ a C.A.P. antisub pilot in a mirror of the these few elected to stay. Active Duty lot would be to wake up predawn in rented real life experiences of creator Mosley, members were subject to Articles of War, or donated civilian housing, put on a uni­ who fl ew regular over water missions in although serving as civilians. They signed form and catch a ride in someone's car out his flat wing Stinson for Florida's Lantana contracts for three months, six months or to the airport. Then additionally don a Base Three. Mosley has remained a long­ "(or the duration." This put them respon­ "zoot suit," a large rubber floatation col­ time friend of C.A.P., and permanent pub­ sible to, but under the protection of, full lar, and clamber into a Fairchild 24 as ei­ lic relations fixture, to this day. military jurisdiction. C.A.P. pilots wore a ther pilot or observer, take off into pretty Patrol planes were marked as C.A.P. patch with the letters "U.S." This was so much any weather where you could see VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11 CIVIL AIR PATROL C. A .P., Flying Minute Men. Some fl iers' WWII COASTAL PATROL/ANTI-SUBMARINE BASES wives li ved nearby, coming to be ne ar

25th ANTISUBMARINE WING their husba nds. Back at home, some pi ­ BASE lots' wi ves took fac tory jobs and were sup­ 20 BAR HARBOR , MAINE porting themselves a nd their children so 19 PORTLAND, MAINE 18 FALM OUTH (Cape Codl, MASSAC HUSETTS thei r husbands could be free to fl y. 17 SUFFOLK (Long Island), NEW YORK Wome n we re pa rt of the C. A .P. from ATLA NTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY REHOBOTH, BEACH, OELAWARE th e sta rt a nd fl ew o n all d uties except 4 PARKSLEY, V IRG INIA coastal patrol. Several wore uniforms and 16 MANTEO, NORTH CAROLINA 21 BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA assisted at antisub bases in radi o o pera­ 8 CHA RLESTON (St. James Islel , SO UTH CAROLINA 6 BRUNSWICK 1St. S;mon 's Islandl, GEORGIA ti ons and Base adminis tra ti on. C.A. P.'s cadet program began during the a ntisub 26th ANTISUBMARINE WING era in Octobe r 1942 a nd incl uded male BA SE and fe male cadets from the beginning. FLAGLER BEACH, F LO RIDA LANTA NA, FLOR IDA These anecdotes give an ove rview of 7 MIAMI, FLOR IDA the coastal patrol a nd include highlights. 13 SARASOTA, FLOR IDA 14 PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA The reality of patrol and search, though, 11 PASCAGOU LA, MISS ISS IPP I was of long hours of flyin g in monotony 9 GRAND ISLE, LOU ISI ANA 10 BEAUMONT, TEXAS and tedium. T he overwhelming majority 15 COR PUS CHRISTI, TEXAS of the C.A.P.'s experience was simply con­ 12 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS firming th at a ll those sq ua r e miles of (Bases numbered by activation sequence, 1942) empty ocean out there was indeed empty. A fter a six ho ur fli ght, especiall y during the winter, pilots would often require as­ . sistance to di sembark and would be aided -'., /7' by two me n , like an injure d footb all player , to resume wa lking a round the \. l *15 base ...... *12 By the summe r of 1943, the regul ar military had tooled up wh ile the U-boat's presence was dramaticall y less, thanks in p a rt to the efforts of the C. A .P. itself! A ugust 31st was the final day; operations "the tops of the trees," and fly in a form a­ wa te rs but now ke pt fo r ocean r escue. ceased a nd some sq uadrons disba nded tion of two planes o ut to sea. They landed in high ocean swe ll s, break­ while others were transferred, in mass, to Communicating on small , one watt ra­ ing o ff a wing tip fl oat in the process. othe r work in the country's inte ri or. The dio sets (or little better), they would fl y They picked up the injured pil ot and, un­ antisub patrol had lasted just exactl y 18 over water to their assigned grid, relying able to take off, began to tax i through the months. There was no Pacific coast pa­ for positi on on sho re objects o r buoys. sea. With one wing tip di gging in , E d­ trol, based on Naval presence there. T hey fl e,'" a search altitude o f 500-1 000 wards crawled out onto the opposite wing, In additio n to coasta l pat ro l, o ther feet, up to 50 miles out, noting such oddi­ balancing the plane. D arkn ess fe ll a nd WW II efforts of the C.A.P. included the ties as fl oating wreckage, de bris or o il they tax ied th rough the wh ole ni ght, fi ­ Southern Li aison patrol along the Mexi­ sli cks and even something as speci al as a nally arriving at shore by dawn. Edwards' can borde r to gua rd against infiltrating raft full of survivors of a sinking! A n ac­ ha nds we re numb, frozen to the wing spies and sabotage. Other inland branches tual " bogey" was, of course, a surfaced struts. The injured pilot late r recovered, were Courie r Se rvice, Pipe line Surveil ­ submari ne or periscope's fea ther wake. and Sharp and Edwards were personall y lance, Tow-Target, Forest Patrol, Power Flying ove r military or civilian ship­ awarded the Air Medal by President Roo­ Line Patrol a nd A ircraft Search, done ping, th eir presence was always appreci­ sevelt. throughout the country to relieve the reg­ ated by a wave fro m the deck, Occasion­ Another irony of their combat was that ul ar military of these duties. These "inte­ all y, they would provide full air escort for it took place in a part of the country that rior" mi ss ions were not limited to cabin a con voy passi ng through the ir patrol people had always flocked to for e nte r­ pla nes. The search angle, of course, has area, T hey had no parachutes, fl ying tainment and relaxation. Tourists came to survived to this day; the modern C.A.P. is nowhere near enough altitude to use them. their beaches to e nj oy the mselves, saw continuo usly cited for li ves saved by their At first they had no life vests but relied on C. A.P. and suspected their purpose but Search and Rescue efforts throughout the car inner tubes stacked on the back fl oor. the C. A.P. personnel couldn't, of course, country, while their cadet aerospace edu­ In some waters, a canvas "sock" was wo­ discuss their mission. cati on program is a frequent " first entry" ven to the inne r t ube , a " ba rracuda Nighttime offs hore explosions brought into aviation fo r many of America's youth. bucket. " silhouettes of orange out at sea, a torpe­ There was also a wartime boating coun­ Their biggest e ne my was, by fa r , a n doed tanker. The C.A.P. could not fl y ef­ te rpart to the C. A .P.; converted yachts of over sea e ngin e fa ilure a nd the fo rced fectively at night wh en the submarines did the Coast Gua rd Reserve (now A uxi l­ ditching that e nsued. Members who sur­ their worst work. There was a military im­ iary), armed with machine-guns and some­ vived this a re C.A.P .' s " Duck Club," posed blackout of the news, yet the shore times with depth charges. There is one in­ equivalent to the Caterpillar Cl ub. people could h ardly ove rl ook what was cide nt on record in which a Coast Guard On July 21,1942, a distress call came in ha ppe ning. The resort beaches we re Reserve boat charged a surfaced subma­ at Rehoboth, O ne plane had ditched at stai ned with oil a nd occasio nal de bris, rine with its machine-gun and the U-boat sea and its sister ship was now circling the even bodi es, washed in from a sinking. submerged. single survivor. New Base One CO Hugh Some members were local volunteers The c.A.P.'s "civilian ha nds" story is Sh arp and pilot Eddie Edwards took off in and lived in their own homes, journeying similar to England's fa med Dunkirk evac­ the squadron's Sikorsky S-39 amphibian, da il y to war in a spirit aptly summa ri zed uation wherein most of the retreating A l­ origin all y built, of course, for light inland by the title of the definitive 1947 book on li ed Army was saved in May 1940 when 12JULY1992 rumored to be by a Stinson Voyager fly­ ing out of Florida but, historians stress, this is only a rumor and is not known.) A CA.P. flew 86,685 antisub missions in AREYOU 244,600 hours. Vessels in distress re­ ported, 91; floating mines spotted, 17; sur­ vivors reported, 363; air crew rescued at sea, 129. There were 26 fatalities, almost LICENSED PILOT-­ all in the aftermath of an engine failure, forced ditch at sea. STUDENT PILOT-­ In 1948, Air Medals were presented to OR,. AN coastal patrol pilots who had logged 300 A"tE MECHANIC? hours of active duty. On today's antique display line, then, consider the posture of these "flying plow­ shares." It's kind of like being told that many years ago, mild mannered Grandpa IF foiled a bank robbery, and then never talked about it because he just considered SO it part of his life! After the war, as the planes reentered civilian service, many were rumored to be "the one that sunk a sub." All of WW II had been such an exertion that record keeping from CA.P.'s first years was a very low priority. Sadly, most wartime records were simply discarded after the war. This included the aircraft and engine logbooks. A friend of mine described how he first realized, several years ago, that his Fairchild 24 had been used to fight Hitler. Taking the old fabric off for recovering in the mid-1950s, he noted some unusual brackets welded to the bottom longeron tubes. Had his plane been fitted with YOU SHOULD floats? It didn't check out. He contacted a former owner who revealed the plane's JOIN THE unique history. Not every coastal patrol veteran plane, though, has such vivid evi­ dence. If you think your antique airplane might have served in C.A.P., first, of CIVIL AIR PATROL course, check your older logbooks. If you MEN -WOMEN have what seems like a decent set of log­ GET INFORMATION HERE books, but they mysteriously start in 1943­ OR AT 30 PINE 5T. NEW YOIeK CITY--- PHONE WHIlEHALL- +0524 1946 and your plane was built before then -look further if you can because lost log- hundreds of small private boats evacuated troops from waters too shallow for full­ size ships. The "hinge of fate" element, too, can't be avoided fro the American side: had the U-boats slaughter in U. S. waters gone on unabated, England could have fallen , greatly protracting o u r method of Axis defeat. CA.P. was cited after the War by the Navy, AAF and U. S. government as hav­ U> a. ing contributed greatly. They are credited a. E wi th two submarine kills; they dropped a. bombs 82 times and reported 173 sight­ u..i c<=­ ings, some of which were before they were CI> armed. (The number of kills is probably I >­ more than two, but even Navy destroyers ~ 1:: were often unsure of a sub kil l. And with :Jo lost information, only one CA.P. kill is ~~~~~~~~--~~~====~~==~~~~Q known now, the Grumman Widgeon inci­ Rehoboth, Delaware Base 2 --Sikorsky amphibian used for daring rescue which dent mentioned earlier. The other was earned 2 C.A.P. fliers the Air Medal.

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13 Mirwood Starkey, of Mooreland, IN, has painted his Fairchild 24 in the markings of CAP. Base Three, complete with the logo designed by Zack Mosley. This particular Fairchild did serve with the CAP. during the war, complete with a bomb rack similar to t he one you see mounted on Mirwood's plane. Zack Mosley used this exact air­ plane as the model for the Fairchild 24 shown in his "Smilin' Jack" comic strip repro­ duced on this month's back cover. books of the WW 1\ era seem to apply to Happily, a few restorations are coming many ex-CA.P. planes. Your next step is along and it looks like the first in antisub to send a note and a check to the FAA in livery will be at EAA Oshkosh '92 , in time Oklahoma with your current and former for the 50 year anniversary of Coastal Pa­ N-numbers, requesting your whole air­ trol. A Fairchild 24 from Indiana has craft file back to new. (Editors Note: See been restored to include markings, bomb­ the item in this month's A/C News on sight and dummy bomb. And the antique page 3 for more information on how to do owner will have the choice of parking his this - HGF) It will be the oldest records on airplane in the Warbird area or in the An­ known U-boat wreck 65 miles off Point the CAA forms which may tell the history. tique/Classic line, even with the dummy Pleasant , New Jersey. It is a very likely Despite exigencies of war, full civilian bomb in place. The un iqueness of that candidate as the Farr and Haggin kill. Re­ type repair forms were supposed to be display on the air show line will only un­ search is being undertaken now. kept - as if this was just another domestic derscore the uniqueness of the combat sit­ Some of the antisub bases are gone. activity for the airplane! uation they waged. Located, of course , near the Atlantic From the FAA you'll get a piece of mi­ The CA.P. has conducted a recogni­ coast, their real estate values have sky­ crofiche; go to the library with a roll of tion plaque program for ex-coastal patrol rocketed around a populace that (as coins to make up a readable copy which is and other active duty airplanes. Histori­ EAAers know) is not always air minded. a great thing to have with your airplane ans have some Squadron lists, but scarcity The most glowing report of C.A.P.'s anyway. Examine the nature of the old of records mean they may ask the current success may have come from an ex-Ger­ records for a clue. There have been form owner for evidence of patrol involvement. man sub captain interviewed as a POW at 337s for a bomb rack , including Weight Whether your microfiche yields anything the end of the war. When asked what had and Balance! You may also get a clue on or not, you can contact Capt. Frank My­ been his biggest problem in waging war on reasons for repair: "following over water ers, CA.P., 1430 S.W. 12th Avenue, Suite the U. S. coast 3000 miles from home, in operations patrol," etc. Also check for 1612, Portland, OR 9720l. The official what for him was a desolate, lonely, sub­ when the plane was converted back to CA.P. National Historian is Col. Lester merged and perilous existence, his reply civilian. Compare the addresses and re­ E. Hopper, 3530 Mimosa Court, New Or­ was: "It vas dose #!@*& little red and yel­ pair data on the forms to the base loca­ leans, LA 70131. low airplanes!" tions on the map herein. (For inland loca­ After being tucked away for decades, tions as well, you could also use an AOPA this era is finally surfacing in the national A Washington, DC printer, Roger Thiel Guide and call the airport if it still exists; consciousness. Two recent books are has researched the CA.P. antisub patrol personnel will often know their airport's available on the U-boat invasion: Opera­ since 1977, and is the author ofnumerous history.) tion Drumbeat, by Michael Gannon and factual and creative works concerning this Antisub bases also included an occa­ Torpedo Junction by Homer Hickam, and part of American history. Thiel owns two sional Monocoupe , Rearwin, Bellanca, both can be ordered from your bookstore. antiques, a 19411-5 Cub and a 1938 Ryan Ercoupe, Cessna Airmaster, Beech Stag­ Other books and projects about the CA.P. SCW which served on antisub patrol Base gerwing and others. Also, it was possible itself are, happi ly, in the works as this Six in Georgia. He has conducted a forum for an over water patrol plane to not be amazing chapter of American history is fi­ on this topic in the Antique/Classic tent at armed, based on availability of munitions. nally being to ld. CA.P. has reprinted Fly­ Oshkosh each year since 1984. This year it Piper Cubs, Aeroncas and many others in g Minute Men; call their bookstore at will be Wednesday, August 5 at 2:30 p.m. were also kept for general use at many Maxwell AFB, Alabama at 800/633-8768 There may also be daily discussion groups bases, and open cockpit types were used for an order form . alongside restored aircraft. Contact him at: for CA.P. operations in the interior of the Last summer, Atlantic divers an­ 13]9 Naylor Court, N. w., Washington, country. nounced they had found a previously un­ DC 20001. ... 14JULY1992 AUSTERJ/1

by Norm Petersen

A chance phone call on behalf of a small ad in Trade-A-Plane resulted in this rather unique story of Dan Norton (EAA 227634), Tucson, Arizona and his Auster 1/1 Autocrat - "a genuine aero­ plane from jolly olde England". Dan, who was born on Christmas day, 1955, found the aircraft in the back of a barn at an airfield called Hill Farm, Nayland, England, in 1987. At the time, he was stationed in England with the U. S. Air Force. The Auster, a 1947 model with a Blackburn Cirrus Minor lIA en­ gine of 100 hp, was in dire need of some TLC. A few months later, Dan pur­ chased the airplane and fl ew it locally Auster G-AHSW hangared in a barn at Hill Farm, Nayland, England, in a very ne­ on every weekend until luly of '87 when glected condition. Note wing-mounted generator. it was flown to the PFA Rally at Cran­ field. " It was a great time," says Dan. A month later, the Auster was disas­ sembled and containerized for shipment to Tucson, Arizona, as Dan was trans­ fered to Davis Monthan AFB for a new assignment. In only 30 days, the Auster arrrived at Ryan Field in Tucson, where it was assembled temporarily and the decision was made to restore the neat old classic. For those of you unfamiliar with the marque, the Auster has its roots in the Taylorcraft design from the United States. A close look will soon spot the similarities in the wing, airfoil section (NACA 23012), the tail section and the landing gear. The British registration letters were G-AHSW when Dan Cirrus Minor II installed with prop and cowling.

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15 With all glass installed, the Auster is ready for engine installation. bought the Auster. Ne ve r having resto red a n a ircraft be fo re, Dan was a bit a ppre he nsive about such a task, but by ta king pi c­ tures of each part as it was re moved, the cha nce improved of getting each piece back in place! The basic airframe was glass beaded to bare metal, all at­ tach points were dye checked for cracks and it was then zinc and epoxy primed for lo ng t e rm preservation . All stringers and bad wood in the structure were replaced and carefully varnished. The e ntire airplane was the n cove red with Stits 0103 fabric. Dan has care­ full y sewn in the zippers for inspection and service access as per ori ginal. A s the Blackburn Cirrus Minor Ila engine was running fin e prior to restoration, Dan did not feel it neces­ sary to tear it down. He just drained the oil , cleaned up the appearance and install ed it in the airframe. (The Cir­ rus hangs in four rubber mounts on a bed-type mount, the cylinders pointing straight down.) D a n was a lmost un­ pre pa re d for the lo ud noise tha t G-AHSW cleaned up and relicensed. Covering was linen at the time and it just barely spewed forth on the six th pull o f the passed the punch test. Later that year it attended the PFA Rally at Cranfield. prop - the Cirrus came to life and ran

16 JULY 1992 Antifyre Pistole mounted at right wingroot next to data plate. Rear bench seat for two small people in­ stalled. (Or 300 pounds of baggage.) like the pro ve rbia l watch! E ve n lo t's seat.) The e ngine has a sound though the Minor IIa is equipped with a kin to a Model A Ford, a lbeit a bit accompanying recooperation time. At a starter and generator, Dan prefers to lo ude r with the four sho rt e xh a ust the last report, he had covered all parts hand prop the engine when the battery stacks! Dan reports it is a remarkably a nd was spraying sil ve r on the last is doubtful. He reported the oil pres­ smooth and gutsy e ngine a nd he has aileron before starting reassembly. sure was steady at 40 psi. The biggest run the mill on nume ro us occasio ns. Dan has purchased a chunk of land probl em was his good fri end, who sus­ The engin e logs indicate their are 947 to build an airstrip and reluctantly has pecte d he was pro pping the e ngin e hours on the engine. d e cided to sell the Auste r to some backwards! (English engin es turn op­ The recovering job has gone well in lucky buyer. His tiny ad in Trade-A­ posite [ 0 American engines - counter­ spite of Dan having to spe nd time in Plane is what go t this whole story clockwise, whe n vi ewed from the pi­ the hospital with hand surgery and its started! ...

View of controls and cabin. Heel brakes on left side only. Left w ing with anti-chaff tape and lower fabric installed.

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17 WHAT OUR MEMBERS ARE RESTORING ------byNormnPetersen

Dugg Holman's Luscombe SA

This very nice looking 1946 Luscombe 8A, N77922, SIN 3649, is the proud pos­ session of 25-year-old Dugg Holman (EAA 394631, AIC 18145) of Wichita Falls, Texas. Dugg's grandfather bought the Luscombe in 1952 for $650 (The going price in those days of excess airplanes and few buyers! - Ed.) and after many years, gave the Luscombe to Dugg in 1987. It was 1991 before Dugg had the two-placer ready to return to the air and now he en­ joys the airplane on a regular basis. The total time on airplane and engine (Conti­ nental A65) is 1171.6 hours and Dugg says, "With a 10 kt crosswind, it's more fun to land than a T-38 no flap at 200 mph!" Dugg is an Air Force fighter pilot by trade and is stationed at Wichita Falls, TX. Besides a nice " Silvaire" paint scheme on its all-metal finish, the Lus­ combe sports an original set of wheel­ pants, a McCauley 74x49 metal prop and a special preference for small grass strips with a good breakfast!

Warren Lhurs' KR-31 "Challenger" Project

Progress is being made in the restora­ tion of Fairchild KR-31 , NC281K, SIN 320, a distinctly unique airplane in that it was purchased new on August 6, 1929, by Samuel L. Burke of Belleville, Penn­ sylvania, and owned by him until his death in 1976. The "Challenger" was purchased from the Sam Burke Estate by Warren Lhurs who in turn asked John (Jack) Robinson (EAA 34949, AIC 16219) of O'Brien, FL to restore the nicely preserved biplane for him. The KR-31 was last flown in 1960 and had been carefully stored since that time. Included with the airplane was an extra OX-5 engine and parts that will combine to make at least one good en­ gine - with a little help! The fabric on the airplane is original from 1929 and Jack is carefully saving the rudder fabric that has the "Challenger" insignia on it along with the registration number and on the bottom, it says, "Approved Type No. 13", which is the ATC for this air­ plane! (When is the last time you saw an airplane with the ATC number on the tail?) We especially wish to commend the executors of Sam Burke's estate, his daughters, Jane and Frances, for allow­ ing this beautiful old Challenger biplane to be acquired by a concerned restorer such as Warren Lhurs. And to Jack Robinson we say, "Keep up the good work!" 18 JULY 1992 WHAT OUR. MEMBERS ARE RESTORING ------by Norm Petersen

(EAA 390012, AIC 17458) of Tucson, AZ. A two year restoration was completed by David Cooper, Cooper Air­ craft, Wolfs Airpark of Manvil, Texas with much as­ sistance from the Engle brothers' father, Joe Engle Sr., who is a retired space shuttle astronaut. When fin­ ished, the L-4A was flown from Texas to Tucson, AZ by Jon Engle and his father in what he described as a "great experience for a father and son". Jon, who is an Air Force A-lO pilot by trade and a Gulf War veteran, says they really enjoyed the long cross country trip at 70 mph! The Engle Bros. Piper L·4A the U. S. Army and spent most of its L-4A is notably accurate in detail and service life with the Army ground forces represents a great deal of research on This nicely restored 1942 Piper 0­ in World War II. It is owned by two the part of the owners. The smiling 59A (L-4A), N59941, SIN 42-15299, was brothers , Joe Engle (EAA390011, A/C gentleman in the rear seat is the boys' manufactured on February 13, 1942 for 17457) of Houston, TX and Jon Engle father about to go for a spin.

Taylor E·2 Cub, NC2122

Manufactured at Bradford, PA on May 21,1934, this Taylor E-2 Cub, NC2122, SIN 84, is the handiwork of Richard " Dick" Simpson (EAA 92944, A/C 1568) of Birmingham, Al­ abama. Owned a t one time by vet­ eran antiquer Chet Peek of Norman, OK, the basket case E-2 was pur­ chased from Gil Brownlow of Austin, TX. The rebuild included new land­ ing gear, new wing spars, tip bows and all new sheet me tal. Other non-fac­ tory additions include airspeed, com­ pass and tailwheel! It also has J-2 top cowl scoops behind the exposed cylin­ ders for better cooling. The E-2 was covered in Ceconite 102 with butyrate dope. Dick's wife , Joan , not only sewed the envelopes but did most of the ribstitching on the wings. The original factory empty weight was 523 lbs. and the finished "Simpson re­ build" empty weight was 544 lbs. Dick reports the Cub flies very nice on the 40 hp Continental A40 - in fact, better than anyone expected! ...

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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19 by Don Toeppen (Ale 7836) "Yuh got this overrunning here, but departure. Pat Patterson, our President, ule," I said. by the time you get to Iowa, it'll clear had decided all cockpit crew members In a DC-3, it was only an hour from off," he said. had to be pilots. He now had a surplus Midway to Moline. With 21 passengers I'd looked at the route profiles drawn for just this purpose, and the bottom on board, the stewardess would be hard by the last few trips to arrive at men on the seniority list were going to pressed. We did our walk-around, cock­ Chicago's Midway Airport. No one was be trained to be flight engineers, or Sec­ pit setup and were away from the blocks high enough to show the tops, and with ond Officers as United referred to them. on schedule, in spite of that incessant our first stop at Moline, we wouldn't get It is a bore to be a pilot and have to ride rain. Tom picked up our ATC clearance high enough either. I asked if he'd had the jump seat. Theoretically, the junior from the tower and we were underway. any reports of turbulence. man was not supposed to fly copilot; just The air was as smooth as a mill pond, "Nope," he said. "That front I've got sit there and watch. When school so r turned off the seat belt sign while drawn on the map is quite weak. About started, he'd be off to class. But these we were still climbing. With that, the only change as it passes is that this men were still current, so we played mu­ Hilbert said he'd go back and help the darn rain stops. It has dawdled long sical chairs. stewardess. enough now, and with this being Friday, " Well, it's Buck Hilbert's turn to sit The DC-3 buffet was not quite the I'm ready for the rain to quit. Tomor­ on the jump seat," said Tom Gebo. " I luxury fitting contained in today's jets. row is my day off." With that, the com­ get to fly. " An insulated section held ceramic pany meteorologist left to give a briefing "OK, make us out a flight plan. casseroles that had been heated at the to an east bound crew. We're not going to get on top of this flight kitchen. Hopefully this would stuff today, so make it out at 4,000 feet keep the hot meals at least warm until " Whose turn is it to fly copilot?" I on the first leg. After that, whatever you the passengers got them. The cold tray asked the two assigned to this noontime want, just as long as we can make sched­ setups were in two large metal contain­

20 JULY 1992 ers that were just inside the rear cargo without an instant's warning, the aircraft far enough to leave a depression in the pit. The access door was small and the dropped 250 feet. It wasn't rough; we fabric. The agents, doing their job, doorsill was a good 18 inches high. The just dropped. Everything went up in the asked everyone if they were all right. smaller girls had one rough time lifting air. My food tray ended upside down in No problem, just shaken a bit at the un­ the containers over that sill. To have a my lap. Somehow the neat slice of green usual experience! crew member come back to do the lift­ pepper that graced the top of the salad One of the passengers was the fa­ ing was heaven. The service went much was plastered to the windshield in front mous commentator, Edward R. Mur­ faster if the helper set up the trays; the of me. All it lacked was a set of cross row. Our station manager, a real savvy stewardess could then concentrate on hairs and it would have been a neat gun fellow, asked him how things were. He serving the passengers. Tom and Buck sight for a fighter! replied that it really wasn't too bad, but had become quite proficient at the buf­ Just as suddenly as we had dropped, that some people would make quite a fet setup procedure. we were in the clear air over Tampico, thing of it! After the girl had served the first Illinois. We could see the Quad Cities, One hour late, we departed with the few, she called to see if one of us wanted almost 35 miles away, from our position. rest of the passengers destined for points to eat. I told Tom to have at it. Copi­ The air was that clear. west, plus the new ones who joined the lots eat fast; captains take forever. The cabin call came on. I hated to camp at Moline. Many times I've starved waiting for think of what the cabin must have looked Back at Midway, the boss wanted to some senior airman to chew each like. It was Hilbert. The voice was very know why I didn't have the seat belt sign mouthful 50 times, and vowed never to little. "You better call Moline and tell on. Everyone else did when they went do that to a copilot. them we have to have about an hour to through there, he said. Well, I told him The cabin door opened and the stew­ clean this plane up. It 's a mess and I'm if I hadn ' t found the problem and ad­ ardess came forward through the com­ covered from head to foot with all the vised dispatch, he'd have had others with panionway and set a dinner of shrimp shrimp creole that was left on the trays." the same experience. Matter closed. creole, tossed salad, milk and dessert on Moline was one of those "can do" As for Hilbert, well, be became a Tom's lap. I flew through the incessant stations. They got the passengers off darn good engineer, or plumber, as we rain. The only action necessary to keep and we hit the cabin, all of us together. sometimes refer to them. In time he got the "three" on course and altitude was We'd been fortunate , for with Buck back into the right seat, then the left, to roll the trim tab each time the stew­ helping the stewardess, all the trays were ending an outstanding career flying the ardess came forward to deliver a full back in the cold food carriers except biggest of the DC-8s all over the western tray, or retrieve an empty when the pas­ Tom's and mine. It was the food carri­ hemisphere. Additionally, with the senger finished. ers that got Buck. All those trays had restoration of the Swallow, United's first Tom finished and asked if I wanted come out of the carriers, flipped over airplane, he garnered millions in public­ my meal. He called the stewardess and and deposited the whole shooting match ity for the company. a moment later the tray was placed on on Buck! He was a sight to behold! As for his EAA and Antique/Classic my lap, Tom's retrieved and she left for Buck said that as he looked forward, affiliation, you are all aware of his con­ the buffet. Tom took over the flight de­ he saw everyone floating above their tribution there. If you want to hear him tail and I settled myself for a fine dinner. seats. A number of the people had break into raucous laughter, ask him I heard the door to the cabin close, and pushed their heads into the headliner how he likes shrimp creole! '*

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21 Robert Cosman (Continued/rom page 4) (Continued/rom page 2) manicured Magic Carpet for many years. He, like so many of us, enjoyed taking youngsters for rides. Bob's first ride was in Howard's Bellanca Citabria. He was always an eager passenger, and in so being, began rus fuU fledged initia­ tion into the wonderful world of avia­ tion. Owning his own plane became Bob's dream. In order to earn enough money for the purchase, he began working on the family farm, first with pigs and later with cows. He was five years old at the time! (According to his mother, Bob has always been goal oriented. No kid­ ding!) Over the years he saved every penny while maintaining honor roll sta­ tus throughout his schooling. After eight years, Bob saved enough to con­ SUN 'N FUN G RAND CH AM­ sider purchasing a plane. So, he and his PION family journeyed to Oshkosh for the Every year, at every fly-in we at­ 1990 EAA Convention. There, Bob tend, all of us from the editorial staff hoped to find his dream come true. here at EAA/HQ do our best to try As luck would have it, he did just and make sure that we have a photo that. The 120 was based at Oshkosh of the most likely candidates for mag­ and had been completely restored in azine coverage. As you can imagine, 1985.lt was beautiful, it was available it can be tough to pick them out, and and in a very short time, it was his. At sometimes circumstances (weather, x poor lighting, etc.) prevent us from o thirteen years of age, since Bob was <.) getting the one picture we really need. ~ still too young to fly solo, a friend, Jim t) White, flew the plane down to Magic That was the case at Sun ' n Fun '92, --,'" Carpet for him. Bob has been taking when poor weather and his schedule The Grand Champion Antique of EAA lessons in it ever since and according to prevented us from getting a good Sun 'n Fun '92, is this Culver Cadet LCA his flight instructor, Rich Kloeppel, he photo of John Karlovich's (A/Cl1323) restored by John Karlovich. This stock has been ready to solo for quite a while Culver Cadet, the winner of the restoration of the Culver includes a Con­ now. Bob even worked out a thrifty Grand Champion Antique award. tinental A-75 engine and a blue and sil­ arrangement in order to get flight in­ Fortunately, SPORT AVIATION ed­ ver color scheme. The instrument panel itor Jack Cox was present at the AIC is exactly as it was when the airplane struction. His instructor has two kids was delivered from the Port Columbus, Bob's age, so Bob offered to let Rich Chapter 3 fly-in held at Burlington, Ohio factory in 1940. teach them to fly in the 120 for free NC, and was able to take these photos flight instruction in return! of John and his very original Culver. 140 flat out in level flight. This partic­ Not bad for a fifteen year old. Now Obtained as a project, John set out to ular airplane, a Culver Cadet LCA, all he has to do is wait until his six­ do a stock restoration, right down to was made at the original Culver fac­ teenth birthday, April 20, 1993. That the instrument panel. Powered with a tory in Port Columbus, Ohio, and has will be a red letter day, not just for Bob Continental A-75, the airplane fea­ a blue and silver finish , as did all of and his very supportive family, but for tures an original ground adjustable the Culver LCA's built at the Port all of us. Freedman- Burnham prop. A sensa­ Columbus factory. Jobn Karlovich is a Why? Because for any of us who tional performe r when it was built in retired Delta airlines oilot, and he and have ever breathed life into a derelict, 1940, the little Culver still gets second his son currently ope' .e a private air­ old airplane, or given a bright-eyed looks wherever it goes. It would eas­ port in Rome, GA. Cvngratulations to child their first ride, or soloed a promis­ ily cruise at 115 mph, and could do John on a fine restoration! ... ing young student, we can aU share and enjoy this experience, weather we're able to be there in person or not. This is the true hidden treasure, there for all of us to enjoy. It's the biggest, bright­ est, most valuable thing we can ever possess ... a big, shiny, bright piece of the future. ...

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~ --,~ 22 JULY 1992 ANOTHER TWIST ... ON TUBING BENDING

M.e. "Kelly" Viets R.R. #2, Box 128 Lyndon, KS 66451

While trying to bend the 1" diame­ ter tubing for the Travel Air stabiliz­ ers, we tried the wheel type bender you showed in the April issue of VIN­ TAGE AIRPLANE. We used a long 2x4 and still couldn't do it right. I then thought, if I just had some sort of hydraulic jack I might get the job done. The only hydraulic jack I have is the auto floor jack. I picked it up, put it on my portable work bench and went to work. I had some 2"x6" white oak from a packing crate. The two verticals are lag screwed to the base with three 114"

diameter lag screws each, for tighter bends and/or smaller tub­ tapered at the top. The ing. I believe the pictures will tell the strap in 118" thick 1" strap rest. metal held with two 1/4" As Paul has said, "Put your hands diameter lag screws. These and mind to work." Well this is only screws are brought down one of several we have come up with snug, but not too tight, as but we believe it's one of the best. Al­ this will allow the strap to ways did want a pipe bender! move to conform to the bending tube. The jack is blocked in place so it will not move during operation. The ram is a 2" piece of Editor's Note: Snap-on Tools has pecan or oak or some advised us here at EAA that as ofth e other hard wood turned to end ofJuly, 1992, they will no longer an 8 inch diameter and be sponsoring "Hints For Restorers ". grooved out to match 112 John Fluke Mfg. Co. will continue to the diameter of the pipe to sponsor electrical awards. We thank be bent. I believe you Snap-on Tools for their 4-year long could use a smaller out­ sponsorship of the " Hints " feature in side diameter of the ram EAA publications. - HGF VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23 from recognizable person or persons in r the photo only if and when requested by EAA Antique/Classic personnel.

10. Copyright No copyrighted photos will be judged.

11. Negatives Hold onto them. Do not submit them unless requested by the EAA An­ tique/Classic Division.

12. Returns No entry will be returned and all en­ tries will become the property of the EAA Antique/Classic Division. They will be added to the permanent EAA Antique/Classic photo collection owned and maintained by the Division, and will be used as the Division sees fit. However, anytime the photo is used, the photographer will be given credit for his or her work.

13. Entry Form No form is needed but each entry must have a label affixed to the back of each entry. Print the following infor­ Rules For the EAA Antique/Classic 1992 Photo Contest mation: name, address and phone num­ ber of the entrant and EAA Antique! 1. Eligibility whether it is a static display, taxiing, on Classic membership number and cate­ Amateur photographers only who takeoff or landing roll. There can be gory into which the photo should be are currently paid up members of the other aircraft in the photo that are not placed. All entries must be addressed Antique/Classic Division of EAA. on the ground but the main subject must to: EAA Antique/Classic Division An amateur photographer is one who be. Photo Contest - Attn: Jack McCarthy, does not make more than 10 percent of b. Ground to Air - This will include 14132 South Keeler, Crestwood, IL his living through the photography busi­ shots of aircraft in flyby or in takeoff or 60445 (708/371-1290). ness. landing configuration where there is a discernible amount of airspace between 14. Quantity 2. Dates the wheels of the subject aircraft in Each entrant may submit up to five The dates for the contest will be re­ flight. photos in each category. stricted to the 1992 EAA Oshkosh Con­ c. Air to Air - Any photo taken on vention with identifiable photographs one or more Antique, Classic, or Con­ 15. Awards en route, during or departure. temporary aircraft in flight from an­ There will be a 1st prize, a 2nd prize other aircraft. and a 3rd prize in each category and as 3. Location d. Judges Choice. many Honorable Mentions as the Photos may be taken en route, at or e. Human Interest. judges choose to make, depending upon during and departure of EAA Oshkosh the total number of entries. They win­ 1992 Convention. 6. Judging ning photos will be published in the Entries will be judged on the basis of VINTAGE AIRPLANE magazine at 4. Subject general Antique/Classic interest and the the discretion of the Editor. Prizes will All Photos must have an Antique, suitability of photos to the category in be given to winners at EAA Antique/ Classic or Contemporary aircraft as the which it is entered. Judges for the con­ Classic Headquarters during the next main subject and must have been made test will be appointed by the EAA An­ calendar year convention. Any contest by the person entering the photograph. tique/Classic Division and all decisions winner unable to attend that conven­ They can be made with any type of color of the judges are final. tion will have his or her prize mailed to negative film and any type camera; they them. may be processed and printed by any­ 7. Entry Fee one, however color or black and white None. 16. Deadline prints only please! The prints may be All entries must be in the Chair­ any workable size up to and including 8 8. Restrictions man's hands by February 15, 1993. x 10 inches. They may be spotted but Entries may not have been entered in may not be composites, montage, multi­ any similar contest nor shall any closely ple prints or artwork. similar picture situation be offered for Any additional inquires should be publication elsewhere during the eligi­ directed to: 5. Categories bility period of this contest. AlC Photo Contest Chairman a. Ground to Ground - This in­ Jack McCarthy, AlC #2698 cludes photos of the main subject air­ 9. Model Release 14132 Keeler Av. craft with its wheels on the ground A model release must be obtained Crestwood, I L 60445-2320

24 JULY 1992 An information exchange column with input from our readers. It wouldn't even touch it! It just sort of job. What did I learn? Well, there were gummed up and rolled around in the some little cuts in the fabric down under smearing goopy mess. the belly; there was a hole in the under­ Some solvent made that part of the job side of the left elevator; it looked like the a little easier, and after the solvent a rinse tail wheel spring o n one side was a bit with clear water followed by the soap and loose, and I wonder where all that oil more water, and that took care of that. I came from on the belly? Maybe we'd bet­ started on the bird dirt on top of the fuse­ ter look. Hmmm, rocker box gasket and lage and the wings. Yes, we had birds maybe the oil t a nk neck gasket, too. back in 1939, too, and they had even more Maybe I'd better take another look. bugs to eat because there were fewer cars, I got out the dope can, made some dol­ trucks and airplanes to smash them. The lar size patches and took care of the little water moved them but it still took lots of stone cuts under the belly and the eleva­ old-fashioned "elbow grease" to loosen. tor. And then I pulled the cowl, replaced The accumulated bug remains on the lead­ the rocker box gasket that was the leaker, ing edges gave way as well, and pretty and found that the oil pressure gauge line soon I was down to the belly. was the leaker at the engine fitting. I took Puzzle? Do I lay on my back in the up one segment of the tail wheel steering mud and water? How do I get at this part chain. All done, I pinned the cowling of the job? Aha! Problem solved! I back down , polished the prop and the bv Buck Hil bert ducked back into the hangar and got one windshield, and stood back to admire the (EM 21 , Ale 5) of the "stacker" frames we used when we job feeling an inner glow I hadn't felt be­ put all the airplanes in the hangar at once. fore. Part of me was with that airplane P.O. Box 424 Sort of a miniature modified sawhorse ar­ now, and I don't mean the little bits of Union, IL 60180 rangement that the propeller rested on skin scratched off on the cotter keys ei­ with the tail up in the air and the nose ther. Wash her belly? What is this crud? down. The " Yellow Windwagon" had never This thought was running through my I scrubbed down the be lly a nd the looked better! And when the boss said, mind after my instructor made the state­ stacker even made it easier to get at the " Well, just don' t stand there! Take it up ment that the best way to get the feel of lower side of the wings, too , so I gave and blow-dry it!", my day was made. It an airplane is to "wash her belly! " them a lick and a promise as well. and I flew so much better than I ever real­ Bucket in one hand with a sponge and So much for the mechanics of the wash ized. It was great! ... chamois in the other, I made my way towards the " Yellow Windwagon," as he was prone to call the Cub, grumbling to myself that was hing an airplane was the last thing I wanted to do. I'd much rather sit in the office and listen to the " hangar talk. " I learned early on that hangar talk, although a lit­ tle overemphasized at times, was the most inter­ esting part of flying. Lis­ tening to the experiences of others was indeed a great way of assimilating their experiences - vicari­ ously, of course, but nonetheless a learning ex­ perience. I'd hardly even begun when I realized that the ex­ haust stains and oil streaks would need something Retired United Captain Don Toeppen loaned us this photo taken at Milwaukee's Mitchell Field in 1942, of more powerful than the a Cub on a stacking rack similar to the one Buck used to wash the Cub he was cleaning. Do any of our soapy water in the bucket. readers still use this method to save on hangar space? VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25 MYSTERY PLANE by George Hardie

This month's Mystery Plane will be a documented in a book, give a reference senting our Mystery Plane column, we challenge to the vintage experts among of the book and page number in your received no answers to only eight our readers. Certain familiar lines may response, so that we can further docu­ columns, the most recent in June, 1988. reveal the ancestry of this airplane. The ment the airplane. You can never have All in all, I think this is a pretty good photo was submitted by Owen Billman too many confirmations of an obscure record and speaks well for the expertise of Mayfield, New York. Answers will aircraft type! that is represented by our many readers. be published in the October issue of Dan Hagedorn of the Archives Divi­ Because of your dedicated response we VINTAGE AIRPLANE. Deadline for sion, National Air and Space Museum, now have records of many aircraft that that issue is August 20th. Washington, DC submitted the photo in otherwise would remain in obscurity. The April Mystery Plane has been the hope that someone out there would I'd like to take this opportunity to tentatively identified as the Hawker come up with an identification. He had thank all of you for your support, espe­ Cygnet, a British light airplane of the exhausted all resources available to him cially those who have sent in photos for mid 1920's. Charley Hayes, of Park For­ and turned to EAA for help. the column. Your participation has est, IL and Lynn Towns, Brooklyn, MI This one was a real " toughie", but made this column possible. Keep 'em both sent in answers to this mystery. you readers came through in the end! In coming and I'll do my best to keep the Charley also mentions the possibility the course of the past 11 years of pre­ pot boiling. ... that it could be an early Hurel-DuBois, due to the high-aspect ratio wing. Can any of our British or French members confirm this identification? Lynn be­ lieves the airplane in the photo is pow­ ered by an ABC engine of 30hp. As mentioned by Lynn in his letter, the Cygnet was entered in a 1924 airplane design contest sponsored by the British Air Ministry for an low cost, two-place airplane to be used for a proposed Na­ tional Flying Club. The trials were held at Lympne, and the two examples en­ tered did quite well, but did suffer from engine problems. One thing comes to mind when we receive answers to these obscure air­ planes. If you could, when you send in an answer that you were able to find 26 JULY 1992 The following list of coming events is fur­ nished to our readers as a matter of information Anniversary Sussex Airshow '92. only and does not constitute approval, sponsor­ ship, involvement, control or direction of any Gates open at 8am, show at 1:30pm. such event. If you would like to have your avia­ Call 201/702-9719 for more informa­ tion event (fly-in, seminars, fly market, etc.) tion. listed, please send the information to EAA, All: Golda Cox, P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI 53093­ August 30 - Tomah, WI - EAA 3086. Information should be received four Chapter 935 4th AIU1Ual Fly-In Break­ months prior to the event date. fast at Boyer Field. Static Displays, Flea July 25-26 - Bemidji, MN - Bemid­ Market. 7am until? Call 608/372­ July 3-5 - Gainesville, GA - 24th ji-Beltrami County Airshow, Antiques 3125 for more information. Annual Cracker Fly-In, EAA Chapter and Classics welcome. Fish fry, Hangar September 5-6 PI"OSSe l-, W A - 9th 61l. Call 404/532-7119 or 404/967­ parties, Sunday breakfast and aerial Annual EAA 391 Fly-In. Call 2144 for more information. demonstrations. Contact: LeRoy Thompson Aircraft, 1-509-786-1034 July 8-12 - Arlington, WA ­ Johnson, 1-800/458-2223 or 218/751 ­ for more info. Northwest EAA Fly-In. Info: 206-435­ 5423. Septembe,- 5-7 Lake 5857. July 26-31 - Marion, IA - 24th An­ Guntersville, AL - Aerodrome '92. July 10-12 - Alliance, OH - nual International Cessna 170 Associa­ Worlds largest WW I Aviation Fly-In Taylorcraft Fly-In and annual tion Convention. Contact Lee Reedy, Convention. Contact: Ryder Interna­ employee's reunion at Barber Airport 319/322-0665. tional Corp., 205/586-1580. (2Dl). Breakfast Fly-In on Sat. & Sun., July 28-August 6 - Valparaiso, IN ­ September 18-20, Jacksonville, IL Banquet at the airport on Sat. night. Porter County Municipal Airport. EAA - 8th Annual Stinson Reunion. Fly-outs, Camping on Field, many motels. Con­ Chapter 104 is sponsoring a"Travelers Contests, Camping on fi eld, Banquet tact: Forrest A. Barber, 216/823-0652. Fuel and Food Stop". Contact Oliver with guest speaker Phil Richardson July 10-12 - Lompoc, CA - 8th An­ Lacy ant 219/843-5481 (evenings). (winner of the World Vintage Air Rally) nual West Coast Cub Fly-In. Contact July 31-Aug. 6 - Oshkosh, WI - 40th on Sat. night (reservations required). Bruce Fall, 101 Oakhill Dr., Lompoc, Annual EAA Fly-In and Sport Aviation Contact: Loran F. Nordgren, 815/469­ CA 93436. Phone 805/733-1914. Convention. Wittman Regional Airport. 9100 or write 4 W. Nebraska, Frankfort, July 10-12 - Minden, NE - 14th An­ Contact John Burton, EAA Aviation IL 60423. nual National Stinson Fly-In and meet­ Center, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086, September 19-20 - Rock Falls, IL ­ ing. Pioneer Village Airport, Minden, 414/426-4800. 6th Annual North Central EAA "Old­ NE. Call 303/744-8048 for more infor­ August 1 - Oshkosh, WI - Black­ Fashioned" Fly-In. Workshops, mation. hawk Tech A&P and Avionics Reunion forums, exh ibits, swap meet, and July 10-12 Williamsport, PA - 4th at EAA Oshkosh. On the east side at awards. Pancake breakfast on Sunday. Annual Northeast Stearman Fly-In at Novak's hangar. For reservations, con­ Contact Gregg Erikson, 708/513-0642 Lycoming Airport. Contact: Dale Cris­ tact Mary Mills, 613 Wisconsin Av., or Dave Christianson, 815/625-6556. well, 717/368-3266 (days) or 717/323­ Beloit, WI 5351l. 608/364-474l. September 24-26, Bartlesville, OK 7779. Also, Dino Vlahakis August 1-2 - Shiocton, WI - Alillual - 35th Annual Tulsa Regional Fly-In. 603/448-3729 or Earl Hasselmark, Fly-In. Food served daily. Free camp­ Contact: Charles W. Harris, 918/742­ 203/379-0901 . ing to EAA members. Contact: Joyce 7311 or write P.O. Box 904038, Tulsa, July 11-12 - Emmetsburg, IA ­ Baggot,414/986-3547. OK 74105. Fourth Annual Aeronca Fly-In sponsored August 10-14 - Fond Du Lac, WI­ Septembel- 25-26, Porterville, CA ­ by the Tail Dragger Club. Camping, 23rd Annual International Aerobatic Western Waco Association 4th Annual Flight Breakfast on Sunday, with free Club Championships. Five categories Reunion. Largest gathering of Waco breakfast for pilot and copilot. Serving of competition - Basic through Un­ aircraft west of the Mississippi. Contact: 6:30am til 12 :30pm. Contact: Keith limited. Fond du Lac Cup, Sunday WWA at 209/962-6121 or write WWA, Harnden, Box 285, Emmetsburg, IA August 9th. Contact Louis 1. Drew, P.O. Box 706, Groveland, CA 9532l. 50536. Contest Director, 414/921-6000. October 16-18, Hampton, GA ­ July 12 - Michigan City, IN - EAA August 16 - Brookfield, WI - EAA Wings and Wheels Motor Fair Fly-In Chapter 966 Pancake Breakfast. Antique/Classic Chapter 11 "OId­ and Airshow, Auto show and flea Michigan City Municipal Airport. Call fashioned Ice Cream Social". Noon market. Henry County Airport (Bear 219/872-5248 for more information. until 5 pm.. Vintage and amateur­ Creek) Sponsored by Atlanta Motor July 25 Henning, MN - 9th Annual built aircraft on display, as well as a Speedway, 404/946-3910. Northwestern Aero Airshow and Cub display of radio-controlled model October 24-25, Hickol-y, NC - 7th Club Convention. Rain date, July 26. planes. Contact : George Meade, Annual EAA Chapter 731 Fly-In. 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