THE PRESIDENT'S PAGE

By E. E. " Buck" Hilbert President, Antique-Classic Division

(Photo by Ted Kaston)

SHARING THE WEALTH

A two day trip to Blakesburg/Ottumwa proved again that Antique and Classic airplane lovers are just that . .. lovers, not fighters. In the time I was there I heard some testy comments and dire suggestions, but they all seemed to evaporate in the presence of good camaraderie and aviation lore. The realization that the airplanes were the center of attraction and not at all part of the petty rivalries came late to some people, but it came. Talk about allegiance to this or that group soon dissolved and there was a constant stream of traffic between the two fields as people tried to see all they could. The welcome mat was out at both fields and the barriers that were in some minds soon tumbled. I left early - not by choice - but I'm sure the outcome was what I expected. The airplanes will win . .. in the end. There was just too much experience and airplane happiness to share. Most of the joy of air­ planes comes from sharing it with other interested people and the common goal of keeping them flying can't be ignored.

HOW TO JOIN THE ANTIQUE-CLASSIC DIVISION

Membership in the EAA Antique-Classic Division is open to all EAA members who have a special interest in the older aircraft that are a proud part of our aviation heritage. Membership in the Antique­ Classic Division is $10.00 per year wh ich entitles one to 12 issues of The Vin tage Airplane published monthly at EAA Headquarters. Each member will also receive a special Antique-Classic membership card plus one additional card for one's spouse or other desi~ated family member. Membership in EAA is $15.00 per year which includes 12 iss u e~ of SPORT AVIA TION. All mem­ bership correspondence should be addressed to: EAA, Box 229, Hales Corners, Wisconsin 53130.

2 I~f ~ ~IAbf ARPlA~f (Photo by Dick Stouffer)

VOLUME 2 - NUMBER 11 NOVEMBER 1974

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Lincoln PT-W Restoration ... Don Rayborn ...... 4 Bellanca .. . The Early Years, Part III ... John Morgan ...... 7 AAA National Fly-In .. . Dick Stouffer ...... 11 Reminiscing With Big Nick ... Nick Rezich ...... 15 Howdy Do, YaH Welcome To Tahlequah ... Gar Williams ...... 18 Around The Antique-Classic World ...... 22 ON THE COVER .•. Neils Sorensen 's Hisso BACK COVER .. • Cockpit of Reagan Ormand's Standard. Heath. Photo Dick Stouffer Ph oto Dick Stouffer

EDITORIAL STAFF Publisher - Paul H. Poberezny Ed itor - Jack Cox Assistant Ed itor - Gene Chase Assistant Editor - Golda Cox ANTIQUE AND CLASSIC DIVISION OFFICERS

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DIVISION EXECUTIVE SECRETARY DOROTHY CHASE. EAA HEADQUARTERS THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE is owned eXClusively by Antique Classic Aircraft. Inc. and is publIShed monthly at Hales Corners. Wisconsin 53130. Second Class Permit pending at Hales Corners Post Office. Hales Corners, Wisconsin 53130. Membership rates for Antique Classic Aircraft. Inc. are $10.00 per 12 month period of which $7.00 is for the subscription to THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE. All Antique ClassIc Aircraft. Inc. members are required to be members of the parent organization. the Experimental Aircraft Association. Membership is open to all who are interested in aVI.ation. Postmaster: Send Form 3579 to Antique Classic Aircraft, Inc., Box 229, Hales Corners, Wisconsin 53130 Copyright ~ 1974 Antique Classic Aircraft, In c. All Rights Reserved 3 LINCOLN PT-W RESTORATION

BY Don Rayborn

(Photos by the Author)

A 1929 factory photograph of Jim Hayden's Lincoln PT-W, the first of only five Warner powered PTs built. This is the same photograph used to illustrate the PT-W in Volume 3 of Joe Juptner's U.S. Civil Aircraft series. Note the hastily applied registration number on the rudder - probably done for the taking of this picture.

The restoration of Jim Hayden's Lincoln PT-W bi­ by the Lincoln Flyers, Inc. of Salt Lake City. At the time plane began in 1970 shortly after its Wamer engine was of its last logged flight, the aircraft had flown a total of spotted sticking out of a farm junkpile near Ashton, Idaho. 450 hours. The PT-W, N-561M, was the first of it's type to be built and Surprisingly, two Lincoln PT-W's remain today of the offered an opportunity to restore a truly classic airplane. five built in 1929-1930. The other owner is the Ray Hen­ The project might have discouraged a less determined dershot Estate in Leavenworth, Kansas. Jim Hayden rebuilder. The fuselage had been cut in two and the for­ acknowledges the generous help provided by Ray Hender­ ward half used as a snow plane. The Hamilton standard shot. Ray, who was a retired TWA mechanic before his ground adjustable prop's blades had been reversed and the death in 1973, provided data and a number of original landing gear equipped with skis. It is probably safe to Lincoln parts, which have been vital to N-561M's restora­ suggest that the snow plane was not highly successful. tion. The EAA Aviation Museum in Hales Comers, Wiscon­ The wings, through years of storage and mishandling, sin now owns the Kinner powered PT -K, N-275N, beauti­ were not rebuildable, although the fittings were in good fully restored a few years ago by Norm Sten of Minnea­ condition. Some parts were missing and others were re­ polis. FAA records also list Lincoln PT series owners as: moved from the airframe and indiscriminately stored in N-789K - Andy Anderson of Mansfield, Mo., and barrels. Fortunately, the original logs and documents came N-12553 - Bruce Overmyer of Findlay. Ohio. along with the machine. Since acquisition, Hayden's The Lincoln PT -W was designed as a pilot trainer. Lincoln PT -W has moved steadily forward from basket case The large tail surfaces and the ailerons on both wings give to its present factory new appearing airframe, ready for it excellent control at low speeds. It is characterized by it's Irish linen cover. those who have flown it as a gentle and forgiving airplane. The log shows that the aircraft was completed July 25, One unusual feature of Hayden's machine is the Bloxham 1929 and test flown shortly thereafter. A TC No. 284, how­ safety stick in the rear cockpit. Based on the assumption ever, was not issued until December 31, 1929. Although that a student may "freeze" on the stick, the instructor in the factory first quoted a price of $4,625, the depression the forward cockpit could pull a safety cable. This tug caused this figure to be revised downward to $4,315. The released the stick from it's socket. Lincoln could also be purchased without engine or pro­ The PT~W is powered by a 110 horsepower Wamer peller for $2,235. . Scarab engine. This powerplant made the airplane some­ The machine's first owner was M. A. Dawson of North what more expensive than it's sister model the PT-K which Platte, Nebraska. According to the logs the plane's early was powered by a Kinner engine. The PT -K's lighter days were spent carrying passengers. N-561M found it's powerplant increased the overall aircraft's length four way to Idaho in 1935, passing through half a dozen owners inches. N-561M has it's original Wamer engine, SIN 250. until it's career ended temporarily in 1943 while owned It has been majored with cylinders Channel chromed and 4 fitted with new valves and guides. All bearings were re­ is controlled from the rear seat. The pitot tube is located placed but the crankshaft, con rods and pistons are ori­ on the left N-strut. Control cables are all internal except ginal. The spark plugs are of the original type and the for the juncture point below the rear control stick where wiring is a very early type of Breeze shielded harness, they protrude from the bottom of the fuselage. The 24" manufactured by Air Associated. Mags are Bendix Sin­ x 42" cockpits have bucket type seats with wells for para­ tilla PN7D's. The aircraft does not have an electrical sys­ chute packs. tem. In order to quieten the engine, the tips of the individ­ Hayden plans to use the standard factory color scheme ual exhaust pipes are flattened and perforated with 51 of squadron blue on the fuselage and Omaha orange on small holes in each. The 28.5 gallon gravity fuel tank is the wings. For a number of years the fuselage carried located forward of the front cockpit. The fuel shutoff con­ the insignia of Betty Boop, an early movie cartoon heroine. trol is a lever located in the rear cockpit. The fuel guage Hayden is still considering this nostalgic touch. He expects and engine instruments are located above and forward of to test hop the machine in the summer of 1975. the front windshield so that they can be viewed by both pilots. A four gallon oil tank is mounted on the firewall. SPECIFICATIO NS A wooden Supreme propeller was standard equipment ATC284 Issued 12131/29 but a metal propeller was offered as an option. Hayden'S Lincoln was an "0" taper Model 1595 Hamilton Standard, Overall length ...... 25' 3" 8' in diameter. The logs indicate the propeller was instal­ Height ...... 9' led in 1934. During the snow plane era the original blades Wing span - upper ...... 32' 3" were shortened. These were replaced and the hub rebuilt Wing span - lower ...... 31' 9" last year. The carburetor heat box is constantly heated by Chord both wings ...... 58" the exhaust, a design that reportedly allows better fuel Wing upper area ...... 154 sq. ft . burning characteristics. The carburetor itself is a Strom­ Wing lower area ...... 143 sq. ft. berg NAR5A updraft type located well below the bottom Air foil ...... GOETTINGEN 436 of the engine. Empty weight ...... 1203 Ibs. Restoration of the wings is now in the works. The spars Useful load ...... 591 Ibs . are sitka spruce. Front spars are 1" x 51/2" and the rear Baggage allowance ...... 501bs. spars are P/2" x 31/2". The original ribs were basswood. Gross weight ...... 1794 Ibs . These are being replaced with spruce. The bottom wings Maximum speed ...... 108 mph have two degrees of dihedral. The top wing is flat. The Cruising speed ...... 87 mph interplane struts are steel and the wings are rigged with Landing speed ...... 36 mph streamline flying wires rather than cables. Rate of climb ...... 870 ft. per minute at sea level The control system is interconnected with !/s" cable. Ceiling ...... 14,000 ft. Elevator cables are doubled. The horizontal stabilizer can Cruising range at 7 gallons per hour ...... 330 miles be adjusted with a jack and torque tube arrangement that

LEFT: The Lincoln's 110 hp Warner Scarab, the exposed rocker arms tell you this is an early Warner - and that wiping grease after every flight is going to be standard procedure when the plane is flying! This was the most highly desired engine for the PT series, but it was also the most expensive. Consequently, the less expensive Kinner powered PT-K was the bigger seller in those post Wall Street Crash days.

One of the few concessions to the modern day is the N3N tail wheel assembly mounted on a leaf spring - re­ placing the original tail skid. Jim Hayden and his Lincoln PT-W - nearly ready for cover.

Horizontal stabilizer is moveable for trimming aircraft. Tail surfaces required only minor repair. Hayden esti­ mates 75% of the aircraft is still original.

Accessory compartment showing the mags, oil tank and engine mount. Note the flattened exhaust stacks with the pattern of drilled holes. This was a trick old timers used to quieten the bark of the individual exhaust stacks. Recently, a national aviation magazine printed an article showing a Cessna equipped with a similar exhaust stack and hailed it as a " new" advance in aircraft sound sup­ pression. Ah, progress!

Original wheels were 26 x 4 without brakes. Low pres­ sure air wheels were also available for $133.35 extra. Wheels used for this restoration are 30 x 5 with 12" Ben­ dix shoe-type brakes which are mechanically actuated from heel pedals in the rear cockpit. .

RIGHT: Fuselage details. Notice the Cub-type bungee cord landing gear. All steel parts were sand blasted and primed. The only wood in the fuselage is in the floor­ boards. That's right, there are four throttles, allowing one to fly right or left handed. Actually, this was a com­ mon practice in that day and is still seen on some new European lightplanes. Wichita and Vero Beach, take note! 6 The Irish Swoop after being rebuilt for Jimmy Mollison in 1936. The picture was taken during a test flight over New Castle, Delaware with the author's late brother Richard D. "Dick" Morgan, at the con­ trols. BELLANCA ... THE EARLY YEARS Part III

By John McC. Morgan (EAA 83694) Summit Aviation, Inc. Middleton, Delaware 19709

(All Photos Courtesy of the Author)

Last month we carried Part 1/ of John McChesney like the DeHavilland Comet, to the American Cee Bee Morgan's pictorial article on the Bellanca Aircraft Corpo­Q.E.D., Roscoe Turner and Clyde Pangborne's Boeing 247, ration. In Part 1/1 some of the lesser known but most a KLM DC-2 and many others. But of most interest to us exotic Bellanca designs are presented for your enjoy­around New Castle, Delaware and the Bellanca plant was ment. Mr. Morgan is Vice President and General Manager the construction for an Irish group of a low wing, twin of Summit Aviation in Middletown, Delaware. Wasp powered two seater with trans-Atlantic range. To use a low and thin wing for speed, C.M. went with a The Fabulous Flash wire braced, typical high lift section. As accompanying In 1934 Bellanca received an order which did more pictures will show, this aircraft (and subsequent versions to keep it in business during the latter part of the '30s built for the Chinese) had odd looking pylons hanging than any other activity. The MacRobertson race from down from its belly on which to attach the wires. Every­ London to Australia was to start in the fall and all sorts of one wanted to know what a wheels-up landing would be aircraft were entered - from specially built British racers like, but did not discover the answer until the Chinese 7 broke up mos t 'of an order of twenty Flashes (as they ca me and my brother, Dick, test fl ew it in 1936. Mollison took to be known in production). delivery and set a trans-Atlantic record fl yin g it home This firs t low wing speedster was obviously fa st, but that held until military aircraft broke it during World War fl ew little before being shipped to England for fu rther II. After another record breaking fli ght from England to testing an d preparati on for th e race. It was know n as th e South Africa, the Irish Swoop was not heard of again. Irish Swoop and was fl own by Jock Bonnar and navigated The basic design, however, lived on in the form of two by a Fitzmaurice, I believe. Trouble in London kep t it from orders for twenty each of an advanced version. These the race and it was brought back to New Castle where it were the Chinese Flashes and are sh own in the pictures. was demolished in a poor landing at the factory. It had They differed slightly from the Irish Swoop in that the lain in a pile of ju nk for several years when Jimmy Mol­ last batch had wing flaps. All were flown by Dick Morgan lison asked if it could be made fl yable. Somehow it was and Clyde Pangborne w ho never scratch ed on e in all the

First of the Flash Series, known as the IRISH SWOOP. The Irish Swoop in London for MacRobertson Race (1934) . At New Castle, Delaware in 1934 prior to being shipped to London for the MacRobertson race.

BELOW: Another view of the "Air France" Flash showing to good effect the strange keel posts for the flying wires.

One of the first batch of 20 Flashes for China. These did not have flaps. The " Air France" insignia is not explained - could it have been a ruse to disguise the actual desti­ nation of the aircraft?

LEFT: Before you read this article, a lot of you never realized there was more than one Bellanca Flash, right? Well, how does a line of 12 of them grab you? These are a part of the first order of 20 that wound up in China. The original contract called for a penalty of $1 ,000 per plane per day for late delivery!

8 A close-up of one of the China Flashes. Note the armament and the retractable oil cooler on the side of the fuselage.

tes ting. The short runway at Bellanca was only 1800 feet, yet under the right conditions, they easily flew in and out.

The Tri-Motor Racer Prior to Bellanca's development of the small airplane (the low wing Junior), C.M. built one last special purpose aircraft which was most intersting. Alex Papana, the Rumanian aerobatic pilot of Jungmeister fame, wanted something to fly home with in record time. A single seated tri-motor was decided on, built and flown between the winter of 1936-7 and National Air Race time in Cleveland in September of 1937. The pictures show the 400 hp Fairchild Ranger in the nose and the two supercharged Menascos outboard. They developed something like 300 hp. Papana was, as far as could be learned, a superb aerobatic pilot of unsophisti­ cated aircraft like the Jungmeister, however, was not A Bellanca Flash being dragged in over the threshold familiar with supercharged engines and controllable of the 1800 foot Bellanca factory field. props. He made the first flight of the new airplane, landed too fast and ran off the edge of the airport in­ flicting no damage - except for two seized Menascos. Art Chester was called in from Menasco. He had all the racing experience with these engines and knew of the cooling problems at high power output. He overhauled them on the spot. A hassle developed between Bellanca and Papana and the latter backed out of the deal. The air­ craft then sat except for the next two Bendix races. Frank 9 Cordova flew it in the 1938 race and quit short of Cleve­ between Los Angeles and Cleveland in 8 hours 21 minutes land with a failed Menasco. He later removed the engine and 8 seconds. Second place prize money that year was and prop and ferried the airplane to New Castle on the $5,800.00. Bussy continued on to New York in just ten two remaining engines. hours even. The tri-motor then sat in our hangar at Bel­ The next year, 1939, was better and Art Bussy finished lanca Field until dismantled and sold to some South Ameri­ second, one hour behind Frank Fuller in a big Seversky. can country - probably to never fly again. This was the At that he averaged 244.486 mph by covering the distance last of the special and larger Bellancas. Tools and dies for

The Bellanca Model 28-92 trimotor built for aerobatic ace Alex Papana for a record flight from the U.S. to his native Rumania. "Model 28-92" meant 280 square feet of wing area and 920 horsepower.

the Skyrockets and Air Bus types went to Canada and the New Castle plant was converted to production of the little low wing Junior, which evolved into the Cruisair; Cruis­ master and, finally, to the present-day Bellanca Viking.

- CONTINED NEXT MONTH ­

LEFT: The Bellanca tri-motor at Floyd Bennett Field in New York with Art Bussy in the cockpit. He is either starting the ferry flight to Los Angeles for the start of the Bendix race - or has just arrived at Floyd Bennett after competing in the Bendix and continuing on to New York in ten hours flat in an attempt to set a trans­ continental record.

RIGHT: Front view of the unusual Papana tri-motor ­ unusual for anyone except designer G. M. Bellanca, who had his own unique solutions for achieving speed and efficiency in aircraft.

10 1974 AAA GRAND CHAMPION . .. a 1918 Hisso Standard J-1 restored by Niels Sorensen of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

AAA NATIONAL FLY-IN

By Dick Stouffer (EAA 8221) 65 Miller Rd. Lake Zurich, III. 60047 (All Photos by Author)

Nostalgia airfield is where it's at. Where it's at is a sod, Heath Parasol (but wasn't) from 1930. Further along was a ridge running airport set in picturesque, wooded, rolling Welch with overhead controls and strut braced wings that land about 12 miles westlsouthwest of Ottumwa, Iowa looked just like an Aeronca C-3, but wasn't. Next to the and it is home for the Antique Airplane Association where Welch was a low wing, strut braced Arrow Sport by the President Bob Taylor gathers vintage and antique aircraft Arrow Aircraft and Motors people from out Lincoln, Ne­ for a grand annual fly-in about Labor Day time. braska way. Along the taxiway was a beautifully polished The airport strains at the seams with campers and Ryan SCW to head up Ryan row. A trike gear Waco N head­ families down in the hollows and ravines, and airplanes ed up Waco row with Standard Wacos, 10's and UPF's. A pushed in rows along fences and taxiways. But, it is all single DH89A Rapide in war time RAP colors stood off with very colorful. a wonderful Travel Air 6000 by Robert L. Younkin from There were rows of Stearmans, Wacos, Stinsons, Ryans, Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Travel Air was co-runner up Tiger Moths, Meyers OTW's, Luscombes, Aeroncas, Fair­ with a 1929 Stearman C-3R by Jack Greiner, Boulder, childs, Ercoupes, Fleets, Buckers and more. Piper Alley Colorado. This was the first time that there was a tie for was over that way to the left! the Sweepstakes award, I understand. There was Gypsy Rose and Ramblin' Rose, and two Going along another direction to the Buddy Ride Gate Rose Parakeets beautifully restored and flying as twins in was a Waco JYM doing yeoman service hopping rides. This color scheme. There were two Arrow Sport biplanes and was an early stretched airplane since the fuselage was two Standard J-1's. The Grand Champion J-1 was a 180 strectched about 4 feet to make room for a mail compart­ Hisso powered type by Niels Sorenson from Minneapolis, ment. It was used and flown by Northwest and was so Minnesota. Charles Klessig had an OX-5 powered version painted and identified. This JYM was dated 1929 and is at the fly-in . .. probably the only two Standards flying in otherwise a standard looking Waco Taperwing. the U.S. A 1931 Heath Parasol stood along the fence with a There were other activities to keep interests alive factory installed Continental A-40 engine. Just to the right during the week. There was a Fourth of July Parade led was the Georgias Special which looked like an oversize by the Blakesburg High School Band - in August! All day 11 ABOVE: The newest Aeronca C-3 restoration - just completed by Don and Ann Pellegreno of Story City, Iowa. Here Don gives EAA Business Manager Gene Chase a last minute cockpit check before Gene buzzes off into the blue. He reports the C-3 flies beautifully - one of the best rigged he has ever flown.

Just a Bird at twilight . .. The Georgias Special, an antique (1930) homebuilt oWf 'ed by John Fine of Owasso, Oklahoma.

BELOW: Bill Wright's 1938 Waco AVN-8.

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This aircraft, Bob Younkin 's Travel Air 6000, and Jack Greiner's Stear­ man C-3R tied for the runner-up posi­ tion to Niels Sorensen's Grand Champion Standard J-1 at the AAA Fly-In.

13 long antiquers lined up at the buddy gate for rides in exotic aircraft: the Standard J-l of Neils Sorenson, the Waco JYM, the Stearman C-3R, Tiger Moths, Cubs, Waco Cabin models, the Air Power Museum Fairchild F-l in Pan Am markings, and many others. If you were aerobatically inclined you could have gone to nearby Albia Airport for a session of precision flying in your Stearman, Waco, Fleet, Driggs Dart, or whatever. For those limited by airplane or experience there was a very simple performance limited to spin, roll and loop. For others a full aerobatic routine was prepared in the various classes of sportsman, advanced, etc. Always it was "pass th e time of day" with the fellow standing next to you in the chow line, coke line or watching the planes fly by. The joy of greeting old friends was some­ thing that just cannot be beaten or appreciated by non­ participants. This annual renewal of friends and activities must be experienced as it is at all aviation activities and fly-ins all over the country.

Major Award Winners GRAND CHAMPION -1918 StandardJ-l, N-22581, owned by Niels Sorensen of Minneapolis. SWEEPSTAKES (Runner-up) - (Tie) 1929 Travel Air 6000, N-377M, owned by Robert L. Younkin, Fayetteville, Arkan­ sas. (Tie) 1929 Stearman C-3R, NC8828, owned by Jack Greiner, Boulder, Colorado. ANTIQUER OF THE YEAR - John Turgyan of Trenton, Standard pilots Chuck Klessig, left, and Niels New Jersey. Sorensen. OLDEST ANTIQUE -1917 Standard J-l, N-9477, owned by Charles "Chuck" Klessig, Tucson, Arizona.

How far back would one have to go to duplicate th is scene - two Standards? That's Chuck Klessig's OX-5 J-1 in the foreground and Niels Sorensen's Hisso powered J-1 in the background.

Another rare sight - two Arrow Sport Pursuits. N-8181 , foreground, belongs to Charles Zangger and Roy Cram of Burwell, Nebraska. N-853H, back­ ground, is owned by Roy Cram. Both the little tapered wing, side-by-side beauties are 1929 models.

14 REMINISCING WITH BIG NICK Nick Rezich 4213 Centerville Rd. Rockford, III. 61102

OX-5 ANNUAL REUNION going from cruise power to idle with the articulate arm of King Kong, followed by a push over to zero G. Again, I instinctively reach for the air show mike for I know he is ( Photos by Jessie Woods and Bob Collins) setting it up for an outside snap as we roll into a 60 0 bank. About this time the number two boy decides to bring the The South has risen!! BELIEVE-YOU-ME, it has!$9.20 for cabin down to catch up with the airplane, but overshoots four drinks ... $21.00 for a fish plate and a cold steak. I and has us on the ground as we are going through 25,000 just returned from the colorful and historical city of feet. By now all the sinus sufferers are ready for interment. Charleston, S. C. I have always been a fancier of the South, A few more downhill point rolls and we wind up on but I believe the Charlestonians are still mad at us damn a ten thousand foot base leg. Now King Kong wants to Yankees. (That's "damyankee' in the South, Nick ... one play Bob Hoover .. . out go the high lift devices, full rear word. I was 14 before I was told it was two words up flap and the gear. He pushes over to about 600 and pro­ Nawth! - Editor) Every time I tried crossing a street with ceeds to clean out all the ash trays. the green light at least two of them would try to get me. When we roll out on final, he blows the whole Bob I swear they can smell a Yankee a traffic light ahead!! A Hoover bit - we are about two miles out and he has us blind man is safer in downtown Chicago! down in the toolies with the speed meter reading slow. It all started when I boarded an Eastern Airlines DC-9 About this time someone up front remembers Lesson Num­ at O'Hare on October 9. I knew I had been " had" as soon ber 8 and the P&Ws spool up to about 105%. Jo Anne turns as we started to taxi. Now, I wouldn't say we were taxiing to me and says, "Is this a Whisper Jet?" For the next two fast ... but when we turned onto the taxiway leaving miles we all get to enjoy the same comforts a bronco the gate area, my calendar watch moved up one day! buster thrives on. My wife turned to me and asked, "Are we taking off?" ­ The impact and roll out magnified my thoughts .. . to which I replied, "No, the best is yet to come." Sure that the machine is master of the man . . . !! enough, we tum onto the runway running full bore with When we turned off at the end, I noticed that King about a 4G side load. We rotate and before. the gear doors Kong was a very thoughtful and considerate pilot. He close, he racks this hog into a 45 0 bank and we are on our applied the same 4G load to the opposite gear from the one way. My wife turns to me again and asks, "Has he turned he limbered up on take-off ... and set my watch back on the smoke on?" About the same time I was reaching the correct date. for a phantom microphone to announce this act! After checking into the hotel, I decided to check out the As they vectored us to the airway, each tum became availability of some much-needed spirits. I walked down more vigorous than the preceeding one. When we finally a block and as I stepped off the curb to cross the street, leveled off and the hostess started hustling drinks, I here comes one of those Charlestonians aiming at me full ordered the first martini of my life and my wife had a bore. Out of nowhere a very strong hand pushed me to double, her first. The next hour and fifteen minutes were safety. I swear on an old Southern Bible, the driver of routine and dull .. I. with only an occasional 300 bank that car was wearing an Eastern Airlines uniform!! using only about a 1800 per second roll rate ... The purpose of my trip to Charleston was to attend Now it was time for Act II - and sure enough, he had the 19th Annual Reunion of the OX-5 Aviation Pioneers. a whole new bag of tricks in store for us. It started with The highlight of the reunion was the announcement of 15 the Hall of Fame inductees who will be enshrined in May at Hammondsport, NY. I was proud and very happy to learn that Gordon Israel of Howard fame was named as a recipient of this unique honor. I had a long chat with another Hall of Fame Inductee, Mr. Clayton C. Scott, the retired Boeing chief test pilot. Mr. Scott is the owner of Jobmaster, Inc., the company that produces Howard DGA seaplanes. He also owns all the STCs and ATC for Howard aircraft. He informed me that he has many parts for the DGA-15. He also told me that he wants to spend more time fishing and hunting and that the whole Howard Aircraft business is for sale. He would rather sell it to a Howard enthusiast than a commercial group. Here is your chance, you Howard Lovers!

The New Flying Aces I also had a long visit with Mrs. Jessie Woods, the lady I mentioned in the May issue. Jessie and her late husband operated the "Flying Aces" air show from 1929 to 1939 using 3 Travel Air 4000s. Jessie was the wing walker, the parachute jumper and pilot of one of the ships. During our chat she told me about the "New Flying Jessie Woods, left, Dale De Tour and Evelyn Waldren at Aces" up in the Northwest U.S.A. They are a real bunch Evergreen Airport. The piece of cowling contains the old of gung-ho antiquers who have the market cornered on Flying Aces calling card. Travel Airs, Wacos, Stearmans and many other golden oldies. They are part of the Northwest Antique Airplane Club. Max Robertson, Bob Collins and Bill Warren of Med­ ford, Oregon along with Carroll Pope of Grants Pass, Ore­ gon restored three Travel Air 4000s and painted them in the original paint scheme of the Flying Aces - complete with the insignia of the hand of aces on the fuselage and the sin gle ace, each of a different suit, on the vertical fins. The airplanes are all original except for the engines ­ the Weight J-5s have been replaced with 220 Continentals. This past March Jessie Woods joined the New Flying Aces and took a trip into the past. Saturday morning, March 23, 1974, Jessie donned a flying suit and climbed aboard Paul Lawrence's red and white Curtiss Wright Travel Air 12-W, joined by Dale DeTour in his red ASO Waco and Al Kroft in his PT -13, and took off from the Evergreen Airport at Vancouver, Washington and pointed their nose south for a cold 245 mile flight to Medford. Jessie's first glimpse of

Paul Lawrence and his 12W.

" The Medford Occasion" - Kneeling, left to right, Bob Collins, Bill Warren and Max Robertson. Stand­ ing, left to right, Dale De Tour, AI Kroft, Gary Kroft, Paul Lawrence, Jessie Woods and Carroll Pope. the New Flying Aces came when they landed at Cottage Grove, Oregon for some gas and some much needed coffee. As they taxied to the ramp, Jessie spotted those famil­ iar elephant ears on the blue and white 4000 belonging to Carroll Pope. Next in sight was "Miss Jessie", the blue and white 4000 owned and flown by Max Robertson, their host for the weekend . . . and the ramrod behind the revitalization of the Flying Aces. The sight of the two Travel Airs brought a tear to the eyes of Jessie - as she put it, "I kept swallowing, but the lump in my throat stayed." After much back-slapping, hugging and hand shaking, they were off for Medford where the third and final Travel Air of the Flying Aces would join the flight. The trip over the snow covered Calapooya Mountains was cold and slow, but rewarding. As the Medford airport came into view, so did the bright red and white Travel Air of Bob Collins and Bill Warren . Jessie was freezing, but seeing th ose 3 Travel Airs soon warmed the blood and heart. The evening was spent at Jessie Woods and Carroll Pope enjoying the sun at the Max and Michelle Robertson's place talking about Travel Cottage Grove gas stop. Airs and the Flying Aces. Sunday morning dawned bright and clear and soon Jessie Woods would be treated to one of the greatest mo­ ments of her life. After a short trip to the airport in Max Roberton's meticulously restored Model A truck, the three 220 Continentals barked to life and as the Flying Aces taxied out in formation, Jessie closed her eyes for a mo­ ment and thought, "Is it really March 1974 .. . or is it March 1929?" The New Flying Aces treated Jessie and her friends to a special show reminiscent of 1929. When it was over and time for home, Jessie expressed her feelings with the following words, "Here at last my dream had come true! This flight had been made that I might see three Travel Airs together once again and re­ painted in the same configuration as our Flying Aces Air Circus of the late 20s and 30s . I, too, like Alice walked through a looking glass into the past and experienced the delights of 'The Medford Occasion'." I salute you, Max Robertson, Bob Collins, Bill War­ Paul Lawrence giving Jessie Woods some much needed ren, Carroll Pope and the Northwest Antique Airplane help donning the last layer of clothing prior to take-off Club, may your galaxy shine forever. Keep the Travel from Cottage Grove to Medford. That's Paul's Curtiss Air flying! - Big Nick Wright Travel Air 12W in the background.

Max Robertson's Travel Air 4000 " Miss Jessie", painted up just like one of the original Flying Aces' show planes. (Photo by Jack Cox)

17 (Photo by Gene Chase) The Grand Champion of the 1974 Tulsa Fly-In held at Tahlequah, Oklahoma, the one and only Lus­ combe Colt. Beautifully restored by Bobby Slaton and Joe Johnson of Bedford, Texas, the aircraft was built by Don Luscombe and engineer Fred Knack in 1944 - in Luscombe's back yard at Ambler, Pennsylvania. Several companies, including Weatherly-Campbell and Swallow Aircraft Corporation, acquired the design rights at one time or another, but, unfortunately, the plane was never put in pro­ duction. It's a shame because the Colt flies beautifully. "HOWDY DO, Y'ALL WELCOME TO TAHLEQUAH!"

By Gar Williams 9 S 135 Aero Dr. Rt. 1 Naperville, Illinois 60540

" Thar's nuthin' like a big, hearty 'HOWDY DO', a tho . .. less'n we come up 'twixt' now and then with some whack on the back and a handshake to make ya feel 80 oct. thar'lI be 100 oct. ONLY. (Gent hy'ar says they welcome . .. and that's whut we're aimin' to do. Them don't take bank credit cards - just Phillips, Gulf, Texaco, people wearin' blue name tags with H-O-S-T on it .. . Exxon, Chevron and Conoco . . . or CASH!) well, they're hy'ar to help y'all any way they can. In re­When ya mosey on up thar to register, y'all find of' turn we'd like ya to help us, friend, so why not find a Dave's coffee house thar somewhere . .. he's got some potty, relax and read on ... souvenir cups for a buck yet, but coffee's a dime now (in­ First off . . . and THIS IS IMPORTANT . .. y'all try to flation, ya know.) register soon's ya can 'cause without a name badge folks Don't be saunterin' across the runway . .. thar ain't might not know y'alls one o'us. Besides, someone's nuthin' on the other side to see nohow. If'n ya have kids, likely to be holdin' out their hand if'n ya don't have a better keep a tight rein on 'em . .. wouldn't want them lit­ ticket . . . it's good for the free cookout (which ain't free tle buckaroos to hurt theirselves. Also gotta have WING­ if'n ya don't have a ticket - then it costs two bucks), the WALKERS in the parking area ('til ya get to the taxiway) cake and stuff in the mornin', the booze and chow to­so if'n ya got passengers able to walk, how 'bout helpin' morry night and breakfast fix'ens Sunday. us? If'n you ain't, just holler and we'll get some for ya ." Secondly, thar's tiedown stakes and rope for them The preceeding few paragraphs were taken from the whut needs'em, but thar's going to be a deposit to pay. program for the 16th Annual Tulsa AAA-EAA-IAC Fly­ 'Nuther thing, once ya stakes a claim, we'd 'preciate it In held October 11 through 13 in Cherokee country (that's if y'all not mosey over to someone else's tiedown 'cause not Piper, either) - Tahlequah, Oklahoma. For those of we don't take kindly to claim jumpers. you who missed it, Tahlequah is located in the north­ Soon after ya arrive y'all be gitt'n some tags. If'n ya eastern comer of Oklahoma, about half way between want free oil, hang the blue tag on the prop and we'll Tulsa and Fayetteville, Arkansas. Sixteen years of fly-ins do our levelest best to git t'gether with ya and GIVE ya gives the sponsors quite a bit of experience which was as much Aeroshell as ya need. For gas, hang .the red one readily apparent in the manner in which the weekend was on the prop, and the gas truck'lI be by ... gotta problem organized. 18 One very nice feature of the Tahlequah location is the utilization of the facilities of the Northeastern State Col­ lege for lodging and meals. THE place to stay - where all the action is - is on campus in the "visitors" dorm. Quite a bargain - four bucks a head a night. Impromptu live entertainment - including a "wild west show" - carried on for hours in the dorm lounge. Registration fees of only eight dollars for the fly-in included the Friday night fried chicken dinner at the airport, the Saturday evening cock­ tail hour and banquet and a Sunday morning breakfast in the Stu<:~ent Union on campus. These accommodations really help solidify the group and added considerable continuity throughout the weekend. This setting provides an environment of natural beauty, fine facilities and genuine hospitality that is diffi­ cult to match. Mix in exotic airplanes such as the one and only Luscombe Colt and you have the ingredients for a tremendous weekend. Early arrivals were in abundance this year and by Friday evening quite a cross section of airplanes were sitting on the turf. The resultant turnout for the evening cookout was excellent. The meal actually was a catered chicken dinner (Photo Courtesy Mike Kearby) served in the hangar and was as good as if it had come 1974 Fly-In Chairmen, left to right, Chuck Welch (lAC), straight from the finger lickin' shop. The Fixed Base Op­ Bert Mahon (AAA) and Mike Kearby (EAA). erator, Cecil Hammons, really contributed to the success of the evening by allowing the use of his hangar - in fact, he practically turned over his facilities to the fly-in for 1974 AAA-EAA-IAC 16th ANNUAL the entire weekend. Of course, the meal was only the start TULSA FLY-IN of the evening. TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA After a short bus ride from the field to the college I. STATIC JUDGING AWARDS campus, the party began with the introduction of John Grand Champion 1941 Luscombe CoIt. NX54082 Joe Johnson/Bob Slaton Turgyan's and Bob Taylor's liquid fixins'. First rate enter­ Ladies Choice 1941 Luscombe Colt, NX54082 Joe JohnsonlBob Slaton tainment was provided by Alex Whitmore and his guitar, Oldest Aircraft 1928 Waco ATO, N719E Gordon Bourland, Jr. Rarest Aircraft 1931 Heath Parasol, NXS719 Reagan Ormond which completed the makings for a genuine wild west Best Antique Biplane 1942 Tiger Moth, N12731 Leon Whelchel show! Best Antique Monoplane 1940 Cessna Ai rmaster, NC2548S Gar WiUiams Saturday morning activities started with a fly-out to a Best Classic 1941 Luscombe Colt, NX54082 Johnson & Slaton grass strip called Whitehorn Cove located just a few min­ Best Classic Monoplane 1946 Dart, NC31690 Larry Goode Best Neo-Classic 1946 Stinson 108, NI08HW Harry Whiting utes west of Tahlequah on the shore of Fort Gibson Reser­ "Best J-3 Cub 1941 Piper J-3, NC38493 Dale Gore voir. Within a short walk of this smooth runway is a neat *Best Primary Glider Explorer Post 94 Mark Ramey, President Greatest Distance in an floating restaurant - what a place for breakfast! The Antique 1943 Howard DGA-1S, N95462 John Turgyan (N.J.) Tulsa crowd were not strangers to the waitresses - ap­ Best Experimental Biplane 1974 Baby Great Lakes, N8727 Robert Shindler Best Experimental parently it's only a half hour trip from Tulsa's Riverside and Monoplane 1949 Pitts 190, N8JD Jim Dulin Harvey Young Airports and is frequently utilized for Best Original Design 1973 Sonerai II, N2MX Gregg Erikson weekend meals. (Photo by Mike Kearby) Back at Tahlequah the homebuilts, classics and an­ Gordon Bourland, Jr., left, of Fort Worth , Texas receives tiques were doing their trick around the patch. One of an award from Sam Hockett, President of Chapter 2 of the most active ships was the freshly finished Luscombe AAA Colt belonging to Bobby Slaton and Joe Johnson. Not many Grand Champion candidates are found with other than the owner in the left seat. This white and green ma­ chine was quite an exception for many lucky chaps were given the opportunity to sample this exotic machine. We can all look forward to an article on their rebuild of the Colt in a forthcoming issue of The Vintage Airplane. Saturday afternoon fly-bys and buddy rides ended just short of 4:00 P.M. for the air show - possibly too soon for the gaudy hawkers of rides in the Airpower Mu­ seum Fairchild 71 piloted by Steve Carroll. This rare old bird arrived at Tahlequah after a five hour plus ride at 27 gallons per from Antique Airfield at Blakesburg, Iowa with a crew of young antiquers. The ship was utilized for sightseeing rides with the hope of making enough to get that thirsty Pratt and Whitney back to Iowa. The air show did cut the sightseeing short for awhile while the sky was filled with smoke and the whine of the high powered Pitts and other aerobatic craft. The awards banquet was held Saturday evening follow­ ing the 6:00 P.M. happy hour in the Student Union. Excel­ lent mixing - excellent meal and many awards. 19 (Photo by Gene Chase) N-8JD is a Pitts Special, but obviously a racer instead of the usual midget biplane. Curtis Pitts designed and built this little speedster for the old Goodyear class and it was flown in competition by Phil Quigley and Bill Bren­ nand. This was the second of two racers built by Curtis Pitts. It is now owned by James Dulin, Box 158, Paoli, Oklahoma 73074 and the aircraft is based at the Pauls Valley Airport. Power is still the Goodyear required Con­ tinental 85.

(Photo by Gene Chase Bobby Slaton, left, and Joe Johnson , restorers of the 1974 Tulsa Fly-In Grand Champion Luscombe Colt.

(Photo by Gene Chase) 1942 DH82A Tiger Moth owned by Leon Whelchel of Dallas, Texas. N-12731 is powered by the old faithful Gipsy Major of 130 h.p. This engine is considered one of the most reliable ever built in any nation.

Best Warbird 1941 Meyers OTW. N26485 CharJie Botts Hard Luck Ken Love (Missed Happy Hour) Grea test Distance in an Best Chapter A ttendance Texas Chapte r AAA (33 members) Experimenta l 1973 sonera i II, N2MX Gregg Erickson (11 1.) VI. INDIV IDUAL AWARD PRESENTATION II . NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS AWARDS Prese nted by Sa m H ocke tt , Johnny Arms trong Memorial C harlie Kunzer From Antique Airplane Assn. Awa rd Prese nted by Hurley Boehler, Ack nowledgement to President's Choice 1941 Luscombe Colt, NX54082 Johnson & Slaton Pete & Regina Pannell Greatest Antique Couple

From Experimental A ircraft Assn. Departures began fairly early Sunday morning for the Best C ustom- Built 1%1 Smith Mini-Plane. N85P Judy Mason Best Vintage Airplane 1941 Luscombe Co lt , NX54082 Johnso n & Slaton weather was forecasted to deteriorate during the day. The Best Warbird 1943 Fairchild PT-19, N54712 Chet Brake fi eld Colt was still making the rounds and apparently wasn't III. CONTEST AWARDS overloaded by all the hardware garnered during the Short Field Take-Off 1937 Stearman A-75, N4739V Art Lindquist It Spot Landing 1946 Piper J-3. N3580W Lee McCarty awards banquet. was with great reluctance that many of Bomb Drop 1941 Taylorcr.ft, N33948 Bill Fulgham us turned tail and pointed our ships towards home. Al­ Balloon Burst 1941 Waco UPF-7, N32060 Liz Winthrop though Cherokee Indians were not known for hospitality IV . CHAPTER CHOICE AWARDS - this gathering at the Cherokee Nation capital - the Kansas City Chapter AAA Award 1937 Stinson SR-9, Nl8425 Jonesy Paul Tulsa AAA-EAA-IAC Fly-In certainly qualifies as one of the Okla. City Chapter AAA most hospitable gatherings available to those who enjoy Awa rd 1941 Meyers OTW, N26485 Charlie Botts Texas Chapter AAA Award 1946 Stinso n 108, N108 HW Harry Whiting this type of weekend escape. V. LIGHTER S IDE AWARDS ' " That's About it, folks. y'a ll have a good time now, Most Mertio us Flight Steve Ca rro ll (1927 Fairchild 71) Best Hanga r Flyer Alex Whitmore y'hearf" Oldest Pilot Reaga n Ormond (60 years) Youngest Pilot Liz Winthrop (18 years) 20 (Photo by Gene Chase) Left to right, Mary Alice and Gar Williams (the author) and Dick and Bobbie Wagner with Gar's Cessna Air­ master at the White Horn Cove ' airport.

(Photo by Gene Chase) N-6593N is a 1950 Bellanca 14-19 Cruisemaster (Ser. No . 2046) owned by Dick (EAA 49177) and Helen Guthrie of P. O. Box 187, Bedford, Texas 76021 . It is powered with a Lycoming 0-435-1 of 190 h.p. Not many people walk into the pitot tube on this bird! (Photo by Gene Chase) Larry Good flew in this sleek Dart for the owner, Aircraft and Engine Enterprises of Moore, Oklahoma. NC-31690 is powered by a 145 h.p . Continental.

(Photo by Gene Chase) Above - This little Continental A-40 Heath Parasol was manufactured 43 years ago - in September of 1931 - and again enjoys basking in the Oklahoma sun as a result of the restoration skills of owner Reagan D. Ormand of Arlington. The Heath carries its old registration number (Photo Courtesy Gene Chase) NX-5719. This is the way non-certified aircraft were EAA was represented at Tahlequah by, left to right, Gene designated in the old days. and Dorothy Chase and Bobbie and Dick Wagner who zipped down from Wisconsin in Dick's Aztec. (Ph oto by Gene Chase) No , this is not a two place Acro Sport - it's a Willy 2 built by C. B. Cunningham (EAA 61104), Wagoner, Oklahoma. Powered by a Lycoming 0-320, the Willy 2 weighs 907 pounds empty and has a max gross of 1296 pounds. Passenger weight is limited to 130 pounds.

21 Around The Antique/Classic World Books for Buffs from HISTORIC AVIATION Dear Mr. Cox: o Amphibian. The Story of The I am sending to you two photographs of air­ by Loening Biplane planes which were taken about 35 to 40 years ago at either Bettis Field or old Allegheny Grover Loening ~::: . County Airport, Pittsburgh, Penna. I obtained Complete history of the " flying _ shoehorns." Photos so good, . these prints from a fri end of mine w ho still text so detailed and the book a has the negati ves, including many more of this work of art. You'll have to have it . .If era which he hlmseIf took. for your library. 10" x 10", 250 One photo looks like the "Invinci ble" which photos. $14-:95' appeared in the article "The Invincible Center o Water Flying ­ Wing(s)" in the August 1974 issue of The Vintage by Franklin T. Kurt Airplane. The other photo is a Lockheed Vega ~ 'If you own a float plane or are just interested in whlch is painted like an eagle. L&J water flying you will want this book. It's the first I would appreciate it if you or anyone else Z all-inclusive book about flying boats, float planes, who receives " Vintage" could fill in the details and amphibians. Covers operating techniques behlnd these photos. and history of seaplanes. It is masterfully written Sincerely, by a former Grumman engineer from a lifetime of Grover Rahiser, jr. testing, designing and instructing in water craft. EAA 62573, N C 664 100 photos, 15 drawings. $8.95 SF Van Buren St. o The Ford Air Tours 1925-1931 Evans City, Pa. 16033 by Leslie Forden ~ A complete story in text and (EditOr's Note: The Lockheed Vega is NC-106N, L&J photos of the seven cross­ Z country "Reliability Tours" Pro­ Ser. No . 118, the Stanavo Eagle, owned by the fusely illustrated, incorporating Standard Oil Development Company of New much collateral material and an York City. The fuselage of this plane was later interesting " whatever hap­ mated to the wing of Serial No . 69 and emerged pened to ...?" section in the as Jimmy Mattern's " Century of Progress" ­ back relating capsule histories a> re-registered as N-869E. Crash landed and of Tour participants. A must for ~ the enthusiasts reference lib­ abandoned in Siberia in June of 1933 during $11.00 o Mattern's abortive solo, round-the-world at­ rary. 8'12 ·x 11 . E tempt. o They Call Me Mr. Alrshow ~ The little midwing we are not sure about. It by Bill Sweet o Is very similar to the two place Invincible, how­While I have a fairly comprehensive aviati on More than an autobiography of Mr. Sweet, this book is a lively N ever, in comparing the photos differences can reference morgue, I n eed many more sources be seen (i.e., different wheels, two headrests, account of Bill Sweet's associa­ of material fo r my paintings. tion with the greats of the air c slightly different fin and rudder, thinner aft I am writing to you in hopes that you can pro­ show circuit from the 20's on. o fuselage, shorter nose, different windshield, vide me with sources that I can contact. I spe­ The book is exciting, informa­ etc.) Can any ofyou shed light on the situation?) cifically need good photos, books, etc. of air­ tive and in places riotously ;~~ tJ2. cra ft for the peri od between the 1920's and the humorous. Once you start read­ ..~~ L!) mid 40's. ing you won't be able to put it down. The more material I ca n accumulate the $9.95 more accurate my paintings will be and I will o Cessna Guidebook - ~ Mitch Mayborn and Bob Pickett be most grateful if you can advise me on this o Mr. Cox: Complete like predecessor Stearman Guidebook. o matter. .0 I can' t tell you how much we have enjoyed Contains photos of every single engine model Thank you. built through the Airmaster series and WW I I being a member of the Antique and Classic Sincerely, Bobcat, three view drawings of the most signific­ Division . Robert C. Sherry ant versions, reprints of old advertising and com­ Not being able to attend the Oshkosh Fly- In 4716 Amherst Ave. plete serial listings for military Bobcats. Anyone c this year, the suspense of waiting for The Vi n­ Binghamton, N. Y. 13902 who has ever flown or admired Cessna will want o tage Ai rplane is ever m ounting. September's this one. $6.96 tJ2. issue was just great. You and the rest of the staff Dear Sir. U.S. Civil Aircraft o and officers are to be commended on the won­ At the present time I am rebuilding a model by Joseph Juptner ~ • d erful job you are doing. V-470 Tank aircraft engine, serial number 440 The antiquers bible. Ency- . . We have a SOL Aeronca Chief that we hope to and it is rated a t 115 horsepower. The engin e clopedia of A TC planes giving a ~ - get back near original some time. Perhaps complete description, history, ~ -+oJ swings a Curtiss Reed prop ell er, model DWG. C some of the members could help - we need an EX 32909-69. After all of the above have been production data, performance, ,J specifications with excellent . ,..--.' :J origi nal panel for a '38, '39 or 1940 Aeron ca restored they will be mounted on an Ashley ~ photo coverage. Colorful narra-· \.. 0 Chlef. Large tach , instruments O.K. Consider o SP-5 aircraft. tives are woven throughout tell- ~l.'. U other parts for SOL Model 1939 Chief. However, at the present time I am having an ing of successes, failures and <"­ Ul Sincerely, extremely difficult time locating a sufficient little-known anecdotes. Each t. . ' ~ -' . "'0 Harold L. Prior (EAA 42823) amount of technical material to restore the en­ vo'lume covers 100 ATC's. '; .' R. D. No. 1 gine - torque specs, part sizes, assembly pro­ 300 + photos & 300 pages. ~ Fulton, N. Y. 13069 <1> cedures, parts availability, etc. Any and all o Vol. 1, ATC #1 thru #100, 1927-29... $9.95 .0 cooperati on in obtaining the above information o Vol. II, ATC #101 thru #200, 1929 ... $9.95 Dear Paul: will be greatly appreciated. o Vol. III,ATC #201 lhru #300, 1929-30 $9.95 E In the O ctober 12 issue of Trade-A-Plane Sincerely yours, o Vol. IV, ATC #301 thru #400, 1930-31 $9.95 <1> there is an ad under "Fairchild Miscellaneous" o Vol. V, ATC #401 thru #500 1931-33 $9.95 Louis j. Grabiec, Jr. (NC 1142) Vol. VI, ATC #501 thru #600 1933-35 Sl1.95 E for a company that proposes to build center o 6960 Sy Rd. Vol. #6 covers suen golden age classics as « sections for PT-19, 23 and 26s. You might caII Niagara Falls, N . Y. 14304 ~ the DC-2, Ryan ST, Luscome Phantom, Taylor « this to the attention of the interested people of ~ " Silver Club"' and some of the great Stin­ w EAA. I am defini tely interested and am also Dear jack: sons, Fairchilds and Waco models, and more. going to contact Bob Taylor of AAA. Could you please place thls in the next Vin­ The price range will b e from $1800 to $2200. tage Airplane. HISTORICAVIATIDN The address is: Hamilton Tool and Manufac­ SELLING OUT! 1939 Stinson HW-75 - 80% prints and books for the collector turing, 905 Slack Dr., Anderson, Ind. 46013. restored to original - all new fairings, lift struts, 3850-8 Coronation Rd . Eagan, Minn. 55122 Thanks, etc. Fuselage and tail covered and up through Enc.$ (Minn. res . add 4 % tax) Leonard Bonker (EAA 78001) silver. Disassembled 0-200 Continental with Name ______403 E. Washington chrome cylinders - 1/2 roll of 102 Ceconite - all Albia, Iowa 52531 there to finish this rare bird. Address ______Thank you, City ______Dear Mr. Hilbert: Gene de Ruelle State ______Z,p ______:tt I am an artist specializing in aviation paint­ (NC 963) « ings. I am under contract to a company whose 4258 Beeman Ave. Postpaid 14 day Money·back Guarantee « business is (among other things) the marketing Studio City, Calif. 91604 75¢ Handting on Orders Under $1000 w of prints of my paintings. Telephone 213 980-0240 Mail in plain brown wrapper 22 STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION

(Act of August 12. 1970 : Section 3685. Title 39 . United Sta tes Code) Avg. no. copies Actual number each issue of copies of Title of Publication - The Vin tage Airplane during preceeding single issue 12 months published Date of Filing - October 31. 1974 nearest to Extent and Nature of Circulation filing date Frequency of Issue - Monthly Total No. copies printed (net press run) ...... 1.883 2,300 Paid Ci rculation ­ Location of known office of publication - 11311 W. Forest Home Ave.. Franklin. 1. Sales through dealers and carriers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53132. street vendors and counter sales None None 2. Mail subscriptions 1.136 1,488 Location of headquarters or general business offices of the publishers - same Total Paid Ci rculation . t ,136 1,488 as above. Free distribution by mail. carrier or o ther means ­ Publisher -Paul H. Poberezny. Box 229 . Hales Corners. Wisconsin 531 30. 1. Samples. complimentary and o ther free copies ...... 155 215 Editor - Justin B. Cox. Box 229, Hales Corners, Wisconsi n 531 30. 2. Copies distributed t o news agents. but not sold ...... None None Owner - Antique Classic Aircraft, Inc .. Box 229. Hales Corners. Wisconsin 53130. Total distribution ...... , . . . 1,291 1.703 Office use, left over. unaccounted. spoiled Known bondholders. mortgagees and other sec urity holders owning or holding after printing ...... _...... 592 597 1 percent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages or other securities - None. Total 1.883 2.300

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CLASSIFIEDS

WANTED - Wings, ailerons and lift struts - or plans for WANTED - Original instrument panel for a '38, '39 or these items - for my basket case 1931 Stinson Jr. S. 1940 Aeronca Chief. Large tach, instruments O.K. Also need 1930 Monocoupe 90A wing and metal pro­ Will consider other parts for SOL Model 1939 Chief. peller for a Lambert R-266 and a Curtiss Reed prop, Harold L. Prior, R. D. No. 1, Fulton, N. Y. 13069. No. 5501. Jim Home, 3850 Coronation Rd., Eagan, Minn. 55122. Phone: 6121454-2493.

Calendar Of Events

JAN UARY 24-26, 1975- LAKELAND, FLORIDA- Sun and Fun Midwinter FLORIDA SPORT AVI ATION ACTIVITIES - The very acti ve Florida Sport Fly- In. For an informati onal mailing, contact: Marti n Jones, 1061 New Aviation Antique and Classic Associati on has a fl y-in somewhere in the Tampa Highway, Lakeland, Florida 33802. state almost every month. The decision on the location of the next fl y­ JU LY 29 - AUGUST 4, 1975 - OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN - 23rd Annual EAA in is usually made on too short noti ce for incl usion in The Vintage Air­ Fly-In Convention . Sport aviati on world 's greatest event. It's not too plane , so we recommend to all planning a Florida vacation that they early to make plans and reserva ti ons! contact FSAACA President Ed Escallon, Box 12731, SI. Petersburg, Florida 33733 for fl y-in details. Join the fun!

Back Issues Of The Vintage Airplane

Limited numbers of back issues of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE are available at .sOc each. Copies still on hand at EAA Headquarters are:

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