VA Vol 23 No 6 June 1995
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EDITORIAL STAFF Publisher Tom Poberezny Vice,President Marketing & Communications Dick Matt June 1995 Vol. 23, No.6 Editor-in-Chiet Jack Cox Editor Henry G. Frautschy Managing Editor CONTENTS Golda Cox Art Director 1 Straight & Level/ Mike Drucks Espie "Butch" Joyce Assistant Art Director Sara Hansen 2 AlC News/ Computer Graphic Specialists Compiled by H.G. Frautschy Olivia L. Phillip Jennifer Larsen Advertising Mary Janes 4 Mystery Airplane/ Associate Editor H.G. Frautschy & George Hardie Norm Petersen Feature Writers 5 Pass it to Buck! George Hardie, Jr. Dennis Parks E.E. "Buck" Hilbert Staff Photographers Jim Koepnick Mike Steineke Page 8 Carl Schuppel Donna Bushman 6 What Our Members are Restoring/ Editorial Assistant Norm Petersen Isabelle Wiske 8 Hail to the Chief EAA ANTIQUE/CLASSIC DIVISION, INC. A tribute to Steve Wittman/ OFFICERS Norm Petersen President Vice-President Espie 'Butch' Joyc e Arthur Morgan P.O. Box 1001 W211 Nll863 Hilltop Dr. 10 Sun 'n Fun '95/H.G. Frautschy Madison. NC 27025 Germantown. WI 53022 910/573-3843 414/628-2724 16 Frank Warren's Secretary Treasurer Steve Nesse E.E. 'Buck' Hilbert Thompson Trophy Paintings 2009 Highland Ave. P.O. Box 424 Page 10 Albert l ea, MN 56007 Union, Il 60 180 18 '94 Antique/Classic 507/373-1674 815/923-4591 Photo Contest Winners DIRECTORS John Berendt Robert C. ' Bob' Brauer 23 Sun 'n Fun On the Water/ 7645 Echo Point Rd. 9345 S. Hoyne Cannon Falls, MN 55009 Chica~o , Il60620 Norm Petersen -'.- --;- 507/263-2414 31 2/ 79-2105 ~,- Gene Chase John S, Copeland 25 AlC Annual Meeting 2159 Carlton Rd. 28-3 Williamsbur8 Ct. Oshkosh. WI 54904 Shrewsbury, MA 1545 ' ~ 414/231-5002 508/842-7867 27 Welcome New Members Phil Coulson Gaoree Daubner 28415 Springbrook Dr. 2448 ough lane 29 Calendar lawton, MI 49065 Hartford. WI 53027 616/624-6490 414/673-5885 Page 23 Chartes Harris Stan Gomoll 30 Vintage Trader 7215 East 46th St. 104290th lone. NE Tulsa, OK 74145 Minnea~OIiS, MN 55434 918/622-8400 61 / 784-1172 FRONT COVER ... Steve Wittman stands by his famous racer Bonzo, powered Dale A. Gustafson Jeannie Hill by a surplus Curtiss 0 -12 engine. This picture was taken after the National Air 7724 Shady Hill Dr. P.O. Box 328 Ra c es in Cleveland In 1938 during the filming of the movie ' Tailspin: (The Indianapolis, IN 46278 Harvard , Il60033 movie crew had put Steve's race number ' 2" in a white circle to make it more 317/293-4430 815/943-7205 visible during filming.) Steve's life spanned the decades since the beginning of Robert UCkteig Robert D. 'Bob' Lumley modern aviation. Born in 1904, he participated in the making of aeronautical 1708 Bay Oaks r. 1265 South 124th St. history during his lifetime, and will long be remembered for his achievements Albert lea, MN 56007 Brookfield. WI 53005 during the ' Golden Age of Air Racing: 507/373-2922 414/782-2633 Gene Morris George York BACK COVER . Even in Florida , the sun must set every day - here is AI 115C Steve Court, R.R. 2 181 Sloboda Av. Nordgren's Grumman G-44 Widgeon silhouetted against the Florida gulf coast Roanoke, TX 76262 Mansfield. OH 44906 during EAA Sun 'n Fun '95. EAA Photo by Jim Koepnick. Shot with a Canon 817/491-9110 419/529-4378 EOS-l equipped with an 8D-200mm 12.8 lens. 1/500 at fll on Kodak lumiere 100 film. Cessna 210 photo plane piloted by Bruce Moore. S,H. ' Wes' Schmid 2359lefeber Avenue Copyright © 1995 by the EAA Antique/Classic Division Inc, All rights reserved. Wauwatosa, WI 53213 VINTAGE AIRPLANE (ISSN 0091-6943) 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 3086, Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54903-3086. Second Class Postage paid at Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901 and at additional mailing offices. The membership rate for EM Antique/Classic DIRECTOR EMERITUS Division, Inc. is $27.00 for current EM members for 12 month period of which $15.00 is for the publication of VINTAGE AIRPlANE. Membership S.J, Willman is open to all who are interested in aviation. 7200 S.E. 85th lane POSTMASTER: Send address changes to EM Antique/Classic Division, Inc., P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086. FOREIGN AND APO Ocala , Fl 32672 ADDRESSES - Please allow at least two months for delivery of VINTAGE AIRPLANE to foreign and AiPO addresses via suriaco mail. 904/245-7768 ADVERTISING - Antique/Classic Division does not guarantee or endorse any product offered through the adverlising. We invite constructive criticism and welcome any report of inferior merchandise obtained through our adverlising so that corrective measures can be taken. ADVISORS EDITORIAL POUCY: Readers are encouraged to submit stories and phctographs. Policy opinions expressed in articles are solely those of the Joe Dickey Jimmy Rollison authors, Responsibility for aocuracy in reporting rests entirely wilh the contributor. No renumeration is made. 55 Oakey Av. 64DAlamoDr. lawrenceburg, IN 47025 Vacaville, CA 95688 Material should be sent to: Edilor, VINTAGE AIRPLANE, P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086. Phcne 414/426-4800. 812/537-9354 707/45Hl411 The words EM, ULTRALIGHT, FLY WITH THE FIRST TEAM, SPORT AVIATION and the logos of EM, EM INTERNATIONAL Dean Richardson Geoff Robison CONVENTION, EAA ANTIQUE/CLASSIC DIVISION, INTERNATIONAL AEROBATIC CLUB, WARBIRDS OF AMERICA are ® registered 6701 Colony Dr. 1521 E. MacGregor Dr. trademarks. THE EAA SKY SHOPPE and logos of the EAA AVIATION FOUNDATION and EAA ULTRALIGHT CONVENTION are trademarks Madison, WI 53717 New Haven. IN 46774 of the above associations and their use by any person other than the above association is strictly flI'ohibited. 608/833-1291 219/493-4724 STRAIGHT & LEVEL by Espie "Butch" Joyce As many you may already know, cussion it was noted tha t Jo Olcott If you are interested in possibly help Steve a nd Paula Wittman lost the ir was responsible for signing up a num ing in this area, drop me a note or lives in the crash of Steve's 0 & 0 ber of new A/C membe rs while work call and I will pass along your infor Special April 27, 1995. The cove r of ing at the Sun 'n Fun main gate, and mation to the h ead judges, just in this month 's VINTAGE AIR Dorothy Hilbert sold a good number case they need additional belp. PLANE is a we ll done tribute by of A /C me mbe rships while working Quite a few members have in the H .G. Frautschy and Sara Hanse n . at the EAA Membership building past requeste d tha t Antique/Classic Steve was a Director Emeritus of during the EAA Sun ' n Fun Fly-In merchandise be made available on a your Division who took an active in this year. By the way, I made a mis year-round basis so it could be pur terest in the activities of the Division take in last month's column re lating chased for birthdays, Christmas a nd and its members. His advice and di to parking at Sun ' n Fun, and Ray other importa nt occasions. Bob rection will be missed. Olcott dropped me a note to clarify Lumley, A/C Director, has spent a Your Board of Directors h e ld the situation. I had writte n that A/C number of days with EAA Head their spring mee ting in Oshkosh this Chapter 1 was responsible for the quarters staff, building an inventory past month, and a number of items A /C parking at Sun ' n Fun. That's so that you will be able to order dif were discusse d. First, one of my not true. Ray was appointed as An ferent items from time to time. We goals when I became president of the tique/Classic parking chairman by will run an ad/catalog so you can se Antique/Classic Division was to fa Sun ' n Fun and was responsible for lect your fa vorites and either buy cilitate growth of the Division, with a this area. He also happens to be a them at the Convention in the An target of 10,000 members. member of A /C Chapter 1, but the tique/Classic Headquarters Red As it happened, at the board meet two parts of Ray's life are not di Barn or order them via the phone. ing we were able to announce that rectly connected. Sorry about the The Golden Age of Air Racing is we have passed that number during mistake, Ray. going to be featured again this year, the month of April, with our current The Oshkosh parking committee and it promises to be even bigger membership at 10,020 members. discussed parking for the Conven than the last " Golden Age" event. H .G . was able to have the EAA In tion this year. A ll of the improve As of now, we are estimating ap formation Services department trace ments for the south end of the air proximately 22 racing aircraft. These down the 10,000th member. Who is port seem to be on line. Improved beautiful aircraft will be displayed he? An EAA member since 1981 , services will be available at the south directly in front of Antique/Classic Don E. Petty, Jr. from Saticoy, Cali e nd of the field, including a relo Headquarters in a special area. This fornia. Welcome, Don! cated food service kiosk and a should prove to be a great year for Bob Braue r , A /C Director and planned shower faci lity just south of your type of aircraft and flying.