r, ,'" ., "' . " t ~ ~~ DAVE JAMISON E.E'. "BUCK" HILBERT ....-' J.R. NIELANDER 1971-1972 1972-1975 1976-1978 . -ESPIE"BUTCHN JOYCE 1988 - PRESENT EDITORIAL STAFF Publisher Tom Poberezny Vice-President Marketing & Communications January 1996 Vol. 24, No.1 Dick Matt Editor-in-Chlef Jack Cox Editor Henry G. Frautschy CONTENTS Managing Editor Golda Cox 2 Straight & Level/ Art Director Espie "Butch" Joyce Mike Drucks Assistant Art Director 3 AlC News/ Sara A. Otto Computer Graphic Specialists H.G. Frautschy Olivia l. Phillip Jennifer Larsen Advertising 5 Aeromail Page 8 Mary Jones Associate Editor 6 Type Club NoteslNorm Petersen Norm Petersen Feature Writers 8 AlC 25th Anniversary/ George Hardie. Jr. Dennis Parks Dobbie Lickteig Staff Photographers Jim Koepnick Mike Steineke 10 Freedom Flight America/ Carl Schuppel Donna Bushman Editorial Assistant Dick and Jeannie Hill Isabelle Wiske 12 Mystery Plane/H.G. Frautschy EAA ANTIQUE/CLASSIC DIVISION, INC. OFFICERS 13 The First Cabin Waco/ H.G. Frautschy President Vice-President Espie 'Butch' Joyce George Doubner P.O. 80x 3S584 2448 Lough Lane 17 Interstate L-6/Norm Petersen Greensboro. NC 27425 Hartford. WI 53027 910/393-D344 414/673-5885 22 An Old Friend/Peter Bowers Secretory Treasurer Sieve Nesse E.E. 'Buck' Hilbert Page 10 2009 Highland Ave. P.O.80x424 24 What Our Members Albert Lea. MN 56007 Union. IL 60180 are Restoring/ 507/373-1674 815/923-4591 Norm Petersen DIRECTORS John Berendt Robert C. ' Bob' Brauer 26 Pass it to Buck/ 7645 Echo Point Rd. 9345 S. Hoyne E.E. "Buck" Hilbert Cannon Falls. MN 55009 20 507/263-2414 ChJ~~/~79~~m Gene Chase John S. Copeland 28 Welcome New Members 2159 Carlton Rd. 28-3 Williamsburg Ct. Oshkosh. WI 54904 Shrewsbury. MA 01545 29 Calendar 414/231-5002 SOB/842-7867 Phil Coulson Stan Gomoll 28415 Springbrook Dr. 1042 90th Lane. NE 30 Vintage Trader Page 22 Lawton, M149065 Minneapolis. MN 55434 616/624-6490 612/784-1172 Cha~es Harris Jeannie Hill 7215 East 46th St. P.O.80x328 FRONT COVER ... This 1932 Waco QDC restored by Alan Buchner. Fresno. CA Tulsa. OK 74145 Harvard. IL 60033 was picked as the Reserve Grand Champion Antique at EAA OSHKOSH '95. 918/622-8400 815/943-7205 Alan 's Waco was once owned by his father in 1938! EAA photo by Mike Dale A. Gustafson Rober! D. 'Bob' Lumley Steineke. Shot with a Canon EOS-l n equipped with a 70-200mm lens. 1/250 7724 Shady Hill Dr. 1265 South 124th St. @f80n Kodak Lumiere film . Cessna 210 photo plane flown by Bruce Moare. Indianapolis. IN 46278 Brookfield. WI 53005 317/293-4430 414/782-2633 BACK COVER ... Edward Clay Smith of Athens. AL has just completed the Robert Uckleig Gene Morris restoration of Ihis 1942 Interstate L-6. which happens to be the first off the 1708 Bay Oaks Dr. 115C Steve Court. R.R. 2 production line. It was selected as the Antique WW II Military Trainer/Liaison Albert Lea. MN 56007 Roanoke. TX 76262 Runner -up. EAA photo by Jim Koepnick . Shot with a Canon EOS-l n 507/373-2922 817/491-9110 equipped with a 70-200mm lens. 1/250 @ flO on Kodak Lumiere film. Cessna Geoff Robison George York 210 photo plane flown by Bruce Moore. 1521 E. MacGregar Dr. 181 Sloboda Av. New Haven. IN 46774 Mansfield, OH 44906 219/493-4724 419/529-4378 Copyright © 1996 by the EAA Antique/Classic Division Inc. All rights reserved. S.H. ' Wes· Schmid VINTAGE AIRPLANE (ISSN 0091-6943) is published and owned exclusively by the EM Antique/Classic Division, Inc. of the Experimental 2359 Lefeber Avenue Aircraft Association and is published monthly at EM Aviation Center, 3000 Poberezny Rd. , P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54903-3086. Wauwatosa. WI 53213 Second Class Postage paid at Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901 and at addrtional mailing offices. The membership rate for EM Antique/Classic 414/771-1545 Division, Inc. is $27.00 for current EM members for 12 month period of which $15.00 is for the publication of VINTAGE AIRPLANE. 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The words EAA, ULTRALIGH T, FLY WITH THE FIRST TEAM, SPORT AVIATION and the logos of EAA, EAA INTERNATIONAL Joe Dickey Dean Richardson CONVENTION, EAA ANTIQUE/CLASSIC DIVISION, INTERNATIONAL AEROBATIC CLUB, WARBIRDS OF AMERICA are ® registered 55 Oakey Av. 6701 Colony Dr. trademarks. THE EAA SKY SHOPPE and logos of the EAA AVIAnON FOUNDAnON and EAA ULTRALtGHT CONVENTION are trademar1<s Lawrenceburg. IN 47025 Madison. WI 53717 of the above associations and their use by any person other than the above association is strictly prohibrted. 812/537-9354 608/833-1291 STRAIGHT & LEVEL by Espie "Butch" Joyce This past year has been a very active success story from both an educa­ the Security Chairman for the Di­ one for the Antique/Classic Division. tional and muse um viewpoint. vision at Oshkosh for the past sev­ With the support of the member­ e ral years. Geoff carries out this We have been able to maintain a ship, volunteers and staff, Pioneer duty well as he has a background steady growth over the past 12 months, Airport will continue to honor the in security by being the Police gaining some 2,000 new members. greats of aviation as well as the C hi ef of New H aven, Indiana. history of aviation , to e ducate Your Board also voted to donate While our membership has sur­ those who do not know, and to re­ $20,000 (pledged as $4,000 per passed 10,000 members, we have mind those of us who do know how year for the next five years) to tried hard to continue to serve our we have gotten to where we are complete the Steve Wittma n new and present members with a today. hangar located on the Pioneer Air­ quality magazine, VINTAGE Moving on here, as many of you port complex. Steve was always AIRPLANE, and m embership do know , your Antique/Classic an avid supporter of the Division programs such as your Antique/ Board of Directors met in Novem­ because of his personal ties and Classic insurance program. We ber 1995. There were a num ber of contributions to the history of avi­ continue to receive good com­ things that happened at this meet­ ation. ments from the membership con­ ing. We had to do a few Articles of This, month is the kickoff of the cerning the hard work tha t is put Incorporation changes, as well as Division ' s 25th Anniversary. forth by the Division officers, di­ some min or changes to our By­ T here will be a number of things rectors, advisors, chairmen, volun­ laws. This was done so that we happening this year that will be of teers and staff. could move ahead with an applica­ great interest to you. Director For those individuals who do tion to the IRS for the Division's Robert "Dobbie" Lickteig has not know, the officers and Board 50l(c3) tax exempt status as a non­ been appointed as the Chairman of Directors are almost totally re­ profit corporation. Hopefully we of this activity and events for your sponsible for the operation of the will be awarded this status by the 25th Anniversary. Dobbie will ex­ Division. The Antique/Classic Di­ IRS sometim e around mid-Febru­ plain some of the coming year' s vision also has the added responsi­ ary 1996. Should the Division have events in VINTAGE AIRPLANE bility to oversee the Antique/Clas­ this status, it will be very beneficial this month (see pages 8 and 9). sic and show plane camping area to all of the volunteers who help us We are on the move. This year before, during and after the week so much each year. The Board will be a good time for you to ask a of the EAA Oshkosh Convention voted to fill the vacant seat of Vice­ fri end to join us and enjoy the each year. From the time that one President with Director George golden years of aviation. I have Convention is over until the next Daubner. I am very happy to have not said so in the past, but the re Convention starts requires a good George on board as VP and look have been several things come to deal of work year-round. forward to having a productive pass in th e past several months Although during the year the working relationship with him. that made me realize not only can Pioneer Airport operation is a to­ The Board th e n voted to ap­ we as a group enjoy older air­ tally separate operation from that point Advisor Geoff Robison as a planes, we also enjoy a great bond of the Antique/Classic Division, a Director to fill George's vacant as individuals.