VA Vol 19 No 11 Nov 1991

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STRAIGHT & LEVEL Here's a Contemporary Class treat - the 1958 Cessna 180 on Edo 2870 floats that the Gaylord Flying Club of Elmira, MI brought to Brennand's Seaplane Base during EAA Oshkosh '88.
by Espie "Butch" Joyce
Antique/Classic Chapter 3 held
its fall fly-in at Camden, South Carolina
this past October. They had a good
turnout on Friday afternoon, but the
weather moved in Friday night and kept
a good number of people away until the
following afternoon. A/C Chapter 3
decided to park our new Antique/Clas
sic category, the Contemporary Class,
with the other show planes. This was
very well received by everyone. I was
surprised at the number of these aircraft
that have been restored by their owners.
Two examples come to mind - the
first is a 1957 Piper Super Cub. This
restoration was outstanding and in my
opinion, grand champion material.
Also, there was a 1958 PA-22 that had
been converted to the tail wheel con
figuration . This PA-22 had been rebuilt
with loving care, and its looks reflected
this pride. To me this conftrms that this
era of aircraft, 1956 through 1960, is
also loved by aviation people and will
be preserved for the future. I am excited
about having these new aircraft park in
our show plane area during EAA Osh
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kosh '92. I think you, too, will fmd the
interest in these aircraft to be new and
exciting.
On October 11th, after work, on friend
Tom Collier's invitation, I flew down to
Atlanta, Georgia and landed at Henry
County Airport (better known to some
as Bear Creek Airport). Tom is a well
known aerobatic pilot and now runs
Eagle Aviation, and is both a Pitts and
Husky dealer. The event was the first
annual Wings and Wheels Motor
Faire, sponsored by the Atlanta Motor
Speedway.
Inside the speedway we found anti
que, classic, muscle, street rods and
specialty cars. Also, there were antique
tractors, one lung engines and other
items of interest. The airport is about a
two mile walk from the speedway and
along this walkway is where the aircraft
were parked. The turnout of antique
and classic aircraft was not that great,
however. The main reason for the low
turnout was that the word had not gotten
out to the aviation public.
There was an air show Friday, two
shows on Saturday and one show on
Sunday. I was glad to see the aircraft
receive the exposure to the general
public. Quite a number of the car buffs
were surprised at the workmanship dis
played on the restored aircraft. This
type of exposure can only benefit our
movement. This event has a lot of
potential - it will be interesting to see
how it develops next year.
As you are aware, the Antique/Clas
sic Division has taken a special interest
in the Pioneer Airport located behind
the EAA Air Adventure Museum in
Oshkosh. This year's operations are
now over. There was quite a bit of
activity each weekend. A special
thanks needs to go out to Jeannie and
Dick Hill for their untiring devotion to
the operation of the Ford Tri-Motor at
Pioneer Airport. You can't imagine the
amount of love and time these two An
tique/Classic devotees put in this past
summer season. Thanks, Jeannie and
Dick!!
I would like to wish everyone a happy
and safe Holiday Season. I'll talk to
everyone again after the first ofthe year.
Remember, we are better together.
Let's all pull in the same direction for
the good of aviation. Join us and you
have it all.
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VoL 19, No. 11
Contents
2 Straight & Level/by Espie "Butch" Joyce
4 Aeromail
5
Ale News/compiled by H.G. Frautschy
Page 13
6 Vinta ge Literature/by Dennis Parks
10 Biplane Expo ' 91/by H.G. Frautschy
13 EAA Oshkosh ' 91 - Antiquel
Classic People/bY H.G. Frautschy
16 The Cessna 170 - A Family
Flying Machine/by H.G. Frautschy
Page 16
20 What Our Member s Are Restoring
by Norm Petersen
23 Pass It To Buck/by E.E. "Buck" Hilbert
28 Welcome New Members
29 Vinta ge Trader
32 Mystery Plane/by George Hardie
Page 20
FRONT COVER . .. The classic lines of Vic and Paula Booth's 1952
Cessna 170B sparkle over the phosphate mines south of
Lakeland, Florida during Sun 'n Fun '91. Photo by Jim Koepnick ,
shot with a Canon EOS-l with a 80-200 lens. 1/25Oth sec. at f5.6
using Kodachrome 64. Photo plane flown by Bruce Moore.
BACK COVER ... Warbirds Director John Ellis flies the new restora
tion by Kal-Aero, the 5-AT Ford Trimotor, S/N-58, with markings to
represent a 1929 U.S. Army C-4A of the 60th Service Squadron.
Photo by Jim Koepnick, shot with Canon EOS-l with 80-200 lens.
I/SOOth sec. at f5.6 using Kodachrome 64. Cherokee 6 photo
plane flown by Buck Hilbert.
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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 3
MAIL
A sister ship to the NC-4, this is the
Curtiss flying boat NC-9 .
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NC-4NOTES
Dear Editor,
As a P.S. to the excellent article on
the NC-4 in the August issue by member
Edward Williams, I thought that you
and other members might like to know
that the "original" NC-4 is on display
here in Pensacola at the National
Museum of Naval Aviation.
It is quite something to stand under
neath the huge wings of the NC-4 and
look up at the open cockpit and think of
crossing the Atlantic in this aircraft.
Actually it is only one of about 100
aircraft on public display at the recently
expanded museum for Naval, Marine
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and Coast Guard aircraft. Aircraft dis
played cover all periods from a Curtiss
of 1911 vintage and all decades thru to
the present with a F-14 Tomcat. Many
aircraft of the' lOs, '20s, '30s and'40s
are represented in the collection.
I am thoroughly enjoying each issue
of Vintage Airplane. I have been par
ticularly pleased with the series done by
Dennis Parks on the National Air Races.
Keep up the excellent work.
Sincerely, Len Murnbower,
AlC 14597 Pensacola, FL
Dear Editor,
My copy of VIA arrived about an
hour ago (August 1991 copy). Immedi
ately started cover-to-cover. When I
read the Edward D. Williams article on
the Navy NC-4, I had to stop and write
this letter.
Some 10 or 12 years ago, visiting the
Air Museum at Pensacola NAS, I saw
an airplane I didn't know still existed
Good Old NC-4. Visually, at least, she
looks as if you could set her in the water,
and fly her right now .
I've enjoyed the '90 and '91 shows as
a crew member of our 1940 Continental
DC-3 .
Keep up the good work.
Sincerely, R. S. (Chic) Sale
Pasadena, TX ....
compiled by H.G. Frautschy
PERC IV AL MEW GULL
WRECKED
The Percival Mew Gull, flown by
Alex Henshaw on his record-setting
flight from England to South Africa and
back, has been destroyed for the second
time. The Percival was rebuilt for the
second time after a 1985 crash in which
the aircraft was severely damaged. Ac
cording to details published in the Sep
tember issue of Aeroplane Monthly, this
last accident occurred on July 17, with
owner Desmond Penrose at the controls.
An engine failure in flight required a
forced landing in a field of barley. After
brushing a hedge and passing under a
telephone cable, Penrose was able to
make a smooth touchdown with the
Mew Gull, but the barley fouled the
wheels in the tight wheel pants and the
aircraft tumbled, coming to rest in
verted. Penrose was not injured, save
for a few scrapes and bruises, but it
appears the Mew Gull is a total loss.
MENASCO AEROSPACE
A familiar name to antique airplane
enthusiasts, Menasco, the maker of the
famous "Buccaneer" and "Super Buc
caneer" inverted inline engines of the
1930's and '40's, is still very much in
business, though it has not produced
engines for decades. Menasco turned to
the aerospace components business, and
has been quite successful. Recently,
they received a contract for the produc
tion of the main landing gear for the
Fokker 100 twinjet. The component
business is very good ... this contract is
valued at over $50 million dollars.
RAY BROOKS 1894 - 1991
Aviator Ray Brooks, the last remain
ing WWI ace, has "gone west", to join
with his long departed World War I
flying buddies who did not survive "the
war to end all wars". Ray was 97 at his
passing, having lived, by all accounts, a
wonderful life full of aviation history.
A pilot with the Lafayette Escadrille,
Ray flew his Spad, No. 20, "Smith IV"
with the 22nd Pursuit Squadron, the
"Shooting Stars". With six victories to
his credit, Ray was an ace of the first
World War. When orders came requir
ing two airplanes be sent back to the
States for a Treasury Dept. bond tour,
Ray resisted, but when told in no uncer
tain terms "You have your orders!", he
complied, and sent two planes from the
22nd Pursuit Squadron. One of them
was his own aircraft, 'Smith IV', a
SPAD vrn. That same aircraft has been
restored by the staff at the
Smithsonian's Paul Garber Facility, and
will be featured in the WW I gallery,
scheduled to be reopened this month.
A viation was a common thread
throughout Ray's life, as he attended
numerous aviation events and airshows,
including EAA Oshkosh. He was a
member of the QBs, The OX-5
Pioneers, the World War I Overseas
Flyers, American Fighter Aces Associa
tion, and in 1980 he was inducted into
the New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame.
One of the highlights of EAA Oshkosh
'89 was Ray's reminiscences with the
owners of the Curtiss Jennies that came
to Oshkosh that year. Antique/Classic
Board member Jeannie Hill, a friend of
Ray's in his later years, said of his pass
ing "What more could you ask for? To
live a long, wonderful, full life, and then
to quieti y , graduate'." What more could
you ask for, indeed. .....
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A happy Steve Wittman
displays the James J.
Davis Cup (donated by
the Loyal Order of the
Moose!) after winning the
397 cu. in. race at the
1937 National Air Races.
THE NATIONAL AIR RACES
THE GOLDEN AGE (Pt. 10)
1937
The 1936 races had seen record set
ting racing. Records were broken in
qualifying races and the Greve Race.
Also, the Thompson Trophy had its best
speed since 1932. However, the records
were set by Michael Detroyat from
France. The question, as put on the Oc
tober 1937 cover ofFLYING ACES was
"Can our Speedsters Beat Detroyat?"
Well in 1937, the American speedsters
didn't have to face Detroyat, but they did
provide very fast equipment and provided
some of the best competition ever.
CYCALDWELL
In the October 1937 AERO
DIGEST's acerbic gadfly, Cy Caldwell,
compared the National Air Races to a
circus.
"Henderson Brothers' & Barnum &
Bailey's World's Greatest Air Show
played Cleveland over Labor Day
week-end. Although the Hendersons
are the last surviving members of those
grand old circus families, the ghost of
P.T. Barnum hovered over the stands as
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usual, while back in the treasurer's of
fice the commercial spirit of James A.
Bailey watched the shekels roll in.
"Ringmaster Jack Story cracked his
whip as the performers went through
their acts, while the raucous bellows of
the soda-pop, near beer, and hot dog
vendors made the welkin ring. After
four days the welkin over Cleveland was
tattered and tom, and Pop Cleveland's
ears had extra dents in them.
"Bigger, better, and more
MONOTONOUS than ever - that's
how the good old Henderson one-ring air
circus looked this year. It also, like all
circuses, in or out of a tent, seemed like
all the other circuses I've been watching
since I was a boy. The only changes are
the names of some of the performers
the acts seldom vary. Same old loops,
rolls, and spins. Same old dashing
around the same old pylons at very near
ly the same old speeds; same old Army
and Navy maneuvers; a new Army stunt
trio, but just about the same old stunts
with an added frill here and there."
PRIV ATE AVIATION
On the other hand, SPORTSMAN
PILOT in its September 15, 1937 article
"Private Aviation and the National Air
Races" held a more positive view of the
races as they related to private aviation.
"The annual aerial pageantry and
racing that are the National Air Races
have never been considered affairs of
special concern to those in private avia
tion beyond the natural interest in any
thing aeronautical from the spectator's
point of view. In various National Air
Race programs, efforts have been made
to include sportsman pilot competition
in a special category, but the idea never
took hold.
"As an indication of the status that
private flying is enjoying in the aviation
picture as a whole, it is to be noted that
some of the most outstanding performan
ces of the 1937 "classic" were turned in
by persons and equipment that definitely
belong in the private aviation category.
"Contrary to the rather established
idea that the National Air Races were
the special domain of the military and a
rather limited group of racing pilots
drawn from the commercial ranks, this
year's events demonstrated that times
have changed.
"Frank W. Fuller, for instance, a
simon-pure sportsman pilot from San
Francisco, out-flew all comers to win
the Bendix transcontinental race and set
records for the hop from Los Angeles to
Cleveland and to New York in this an
nual event. Flying his own Twin-Wasp
Seversky Executive, he competed
against a smart field of experienced
racing pilots and one woman pilot.
"We are rather inclined, also, to in
clude Rudy Kling, winner of the Louis
W. Greve and the climatic Thompson
Trophy race, in the private aviation
category. While it may be said that
Kling belongs in the ranks of the profes
sional racing pilots, we cannot overlook
the fact that he does not earn his livelihood
by aviation (he's in the automobile busi
ness in Lemont, Illinois), or that flying a
Menasco-powered Folkerts racing plane
rather than one of the more conventional
craft does not make him a professional in
the strict sense of the word. Racing is his
hobby, a very well-paying hobby this
year."
BENDIX TROPHY
The 1937 Bendix had its biggest field
in its six year history with 15 pilots
applying to enter the event. Unfor
tunately foul weather across the country
delayed several aircraft.
Among those not able to make the
start in Burbank were Capt. Alexander
Papana of Rumania with his trimotor
Bellanca 28-92 built for a flight to his
country. It was powered by a V-12
Ranger in the nose and two Menasco
engines in the wings.
Another entry to miss the start was
the old Wedell-Williams No. 92 which
Jimmy Haizlip had flown in victory in
1932. Owned now by Jack Wright of
Utica, New York, it still held the Bendix
record of 245 mph. However, the pilot,
Arthur Davis, nosed the aircraft over at
Cleveland on the way to Burbank.
Roscoe Turner was again a non
starter in the Bendix for the second year
in a row. His new Meteor racer had a
hole blown in its side when a gas tank
exploded while being worked on in Bur
bank. Turner's old Wedell-Williams
No. 57, having been rebuilt from the
previous year's crash, was to be flown
in the 1937 Bendix by Lt. Joe Mackey .
Besides Mackey, there were six other
starters for the Bendix. As during the
previous year, most of the aircraft were
factory built. The only other pure racer
to start was Earl Ortman in the revised
Rider R-3 now known as the Marcoux
Bromberg Special. For 1937 there was
also a cabin monoplane known as the
Sundorph Special. This high-wing
cabin aircraft, powered by a 285 hp
Wright J-5, was built by Eiler Sundorph,
a Cleveland auto manufacturer.
Two of the aircraft were commercial
versions of the Seversky P-35 fighter
flown by Frank Fuller, a California
sportsman pilot and Frank Sinclair, the
Seversky factory chief test pilot. Both
of these aircraft were powered by the
Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp, the same
engine as in Turner's Meteor.
The largest aircraft in the Bendix com
petition was a twin-engine Lockheed
Electra Junior flown by Milo Burcham, an
ex-stunt flyer who held the world's record
for flying upside down - 4 hours 5
minutes. The remaining two craft were
Beech Staggerwing biplanes such as had
won the 1936 Bendix. Jackie Cochran,
the sole female entrant flew a D-17W
powered by a 600 hp Wasp engine. She
had flown it to a world speed record for
women that summer at a speed of203.895
mph. The other Beech was flown by
The Wedell-Williams 92, now owned by Jack Wright of Utica, New York, was nosed
over by Art Davis on the way to the Bendix start.
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and Thompson Trophies.
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Earl Ortman flew his Keith-Rider R-3, now with a twin-row Wasp, to second in the
Bendix and Thompson.
Robert Perlich of Glendale, California.
He had enough extra gasoline tanks in
his plane for him to fly non-stop to
Cleveland. Unfortunately, his over
loaded plane collapsed the landing gear
on the takeoff attempt.
THOMPSON TROPHY
Nine racers participated in the 1937 edi
tion of the Thompson Trophy Race. Frank
Sinclair and Ray Moore flew the civil
versions of the Seversky fighters both
powered by 1,000 hp Wasp engines as
was Roscoe Turner's Laird-Turner
racer the "Meteor" which had been
repaired from its accident in Burbank.
Turner's old Wedell-Williams 57 was
flown by Joe Mackey and Earl Ortman
was in the Keith Rider R-3 rebuilt as the
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Keith Rider R-4 reworked by Bill Schoenfeldt at the "Firecrack
er" was flown by Gus Gotch in the Greve and Thompson.
Frank Fuller in the civilian version ofthe Seversky P-35 won the
Bendix Trophy at 258 mph, breaking the 1932 record of Jimmy
Haizlip.
The Sundorph Special was built and flown by Eiler Sundorph.
He placed sixth in the Bendix.
This Bellanca tri-motor built for Alex Pappana of Rumania was
the most unusual plane intended for the Bendix but was a
non-starter.
The Wittman 0-12 Special "Bonzo" was the fastest plane at the
races and led the Thompson for 17 laps.
Frank Sinclair flew the two-seat Seversky to fourth in the Bendix
and the Thompson.
Marcoux-Bromberg Racer.
C. H. Gotch flew the Keith Rider R-4
now known as the Schoenfeldt
"Firecracker" and Rudy Kling entered
his Folkerts SK-3. Both of these racers
were powered by six cylinder Menasco
engines. Marion McKeen, now the
owner of the Brown B-2, was another
Menasco powered entry.
The remaining entry was Steve Wit
tman with his Curtiss D-12 powered
racer "Bonzo". Much to everybody's
chagrin, the combination set the highest
speed in qualifying at 259 mph .
THE RACE
The 1937 race was probably the most
thrilling in the history of the National
Air Races with close competitors fight
ing every inch of the way for 200 miles,
ending with the closest finish ever.
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Cy Caldwell in the October 1937
issue of AERO DIGEST gave the fol
lowing report on the race.
"The one surprise came in the
Thompson Trophy Race. For 19 laps a
thundering herd of powerful Clydes
dales had been galloping around the
track, followed by a small Shetland
pony (Folkerts SK-3 Firecracker) rid
den by Rudy Kling, who passed almost
unnoticed, time after time.
"In fact, as the heavily muscled
Clydesdales gallumphed past the
stands, it was the opinion of 9944/100
percent of the spectators that Kling and
his little Shetland had been lapped at
least once and maybe twice by the more
elephantine contenders, who went
snorting and puffing past like steam
rollers full of dynamite. I think now that
it was the terrific uproar of these larger
entries that made all of us but the effi
cient timers overlook Kling.
"In the lead for 17 laps had been
Steve 'Oshkosh' Wittman in his Witt
man Special with Vitamin D-12 oats
supplied by Curtiss. He almost ran out
of oats and picked up an oil leak in the
17th lap, which permitted Colonel Ros
coe Turner to forge ahead of him in his
Laird-Turner Meteor.
"That unfortunate Meteor performed
the most startling maneuver I've ever
seen a meteor attempt. With the race
about sewed up, the Great Roscoe, in the
18th lap, thought that he had cut inside
No.2 pylon, though he hadn't. Divert
ing the surging Meteor from its wide
circular sweep to victory, Roscoe turned
in his tracks and circled the pylon again,
Just prior to the start of
the 1937 Bendix, Roscoe
Turner's Laird-Turner
"Meteor" developed a
fuel leak in the fuselage
mounted tank. While at
tempting a repair on the
tank, a welder's torch
ignited gas fumes. The
resulting
explosion
knocked Turner out of
the race when it
damaged the tank and
surrounding structure.
This photo was taken
just moments atter the
explosion at the Bur
bank, CA airport.
pennitting Earl Ortman to lead.
"I don't know what we're going to do for
Roscoe - those BENDIX pylons are too
small for him. He cut one at Los Angeles
in an earlier Thompson Trophy Race when
victory was within sight. Pylons are his
nemesis. He's like an old hunting dog I had
when I was a boy. This dog was in the habit
ofpausing and circling around a certain tree
- for reasons of his own. One day he was
chasing a rabbit, and the rabbit passed that
tree. Well, what does that dog do but
charge around that tree, and pause, briefly.
Naturally, the rabbit got away, just as the
Thompson Trophy got away from Roscoe.
"I think in the future we'll have to bring
over the Eiffel Tower and put it up as No.
2 pylon, import the Leaning Tower ofPisa
for No.3, borrow the Empire State Build
ing for No. 4, and have Charlie Parker
standing at the finish line - Charlies got
so big and fat that even Roscoe couldn't
miss seeing him.
"Poor Roscoe's ring-around-the-rosy
made a gift of the Thompson Trophy to
Earl Ortman in his Keith Rider with
Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp Jr. - it's
getting too involved to keep up that
chariot race gag I started with. Ortman,
in a generous mood, apparently, didn't
want to be outdone in magnanimity
(there's one for you!) by Roscoe, so he
passed the Thompson Trophy along to
Kling, who as I mentioned before hardly
anyone knew was in the race, except as
a rear-vision spectator in his little Kling
Racer with his fine Menasco engine.
"Ortman came coasting down the
home stretch, not even troubling to pour
any extra steam into the boiler, when
from behind and above him came Rudy
Kling suddenly surging down and
ahead, passing the finish line some 36
feet ahead of the generous and un
troubled Ortman."
Rudy Kling's winning speed was
256.910 mph and Ortman's speed 256.858
mph. A winning margin of 0.052 mph.
STEVE WITTMAN
The 1937 National Air Races was an
outstanding year for Steve Wittman.
Piloting two aircraft, the Menasco
powered Chief Oshkosh and the Curtiss
V -12 powered Bonzo, he took four firsts,
one second and finished fifth in another.
With Chief Oshkosh, Steve took fIrsts
in the 397 Cu. In. Qualifying Race, the
Louis W . Greve Qualifying Race and the
397 Cu. In. Feature Race. He also
finished a very close second in the Greve
Race. With Bonzo he won the Thompson
Qualifying Race and finished fifth in the
Thompson Trophy Race.
Bonzo was to astonish everybody at
the races when it ran a trial lap of 275
mph in practice, making it the fastest
aircraft at the 1937 National Air Races.
During the Thompson Qualifying Race
Wittman's homebuilt racer with an an
cient 12 cylinder Curtiss D-12 engine
bested all the racers including Roscoe
Turner's new 1,200 hp Twin Wasp
powered Meteor, the most powerful
pre-war Thompson racer. Though his
speed of259.108 miles per hour, though
not as fast as Michael Detroyal's record
pace of 1936, it was 11 mph faster than
Earl Ortman's second place finish in
that year.
The October 1937 issue of AERO
DIGEST took notice of Wittman's fast
speed in Bonzo, "He (Wittman) had
done 275 with an old engine in a
peculiar ship of his own design which
apparently violates every rule for a
speed design laid down by the experts.
"The wings are square, with no more
fmeness ratio than a Mack Truck. But
the thing goes, with a fixed undercar
riage hanging down and the external
bracing wires supporting the wings and
battling the air currents. The fuselage is
a sort of elongated box and the autumn
breezes must eddy around it where the
wings butt into the fuselage.
"But it flies, and did go 275 mph.
Why? That's what the National Ad
visory Committee should find out, at
their own expense, in the wind tunnel at
Langley Field. Wittman has no $5,000
to pay for tests - and wouldn't spend it
if he had it. But here's a country boy,
building a home-made airplane
which is wrong by every slide rule of the
'scientists' - and it goes faster than any
of the slicker and faster looking jobs."
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Jim Warren's gor
geous Beech Stag
gerwing 0- 17S, N17SW
from Castlerock, CO
taxis in as a formation
of N3Ns and a Stear
man pass overhead.
By Charlie Harris, Chairman National Biplane Association Photos by Don Browning The Fifth Annual National Biplane
Association Convention and Exposition
- "Biplane Expo '91" - was a full blown
success! The annual gathering of the
largest number of biplanes in the world by
number and variety at Bartlesville, OK on
May 31-June 1, 1991 was truly a most
colorful sight to see. When all the num
bers were in, 138 biplanes and 188 non
biplane aircraft had flown to Bartlesville
to participate in the annual tribute to the
biplane and its tradition. The tone of time
seemed to be set a week or so before the
Expo started, as the airport and the NBA
aircraft operations group laid out the field
and cut the long lush grass down to proper
parking height. The spring rains had the
grass deep and rich and ready to provide
a proper showcase setting for the arriving
biplanes. And arrive they did! While the
show did not formally begin until Friday,
May 31, several machines had arrived on
Wednesday, May 29; many more arrived
on Thursday, May 30 - so many, in fact,
that by the end of the day 41 biplanes had
landed, tied down, and were ready to greet
their first day arrival buddies. The 41
early bird arrivals compared to the three
lonely machines that arrived on early bird
day in 1987, our flISt effort.
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Meanwhile, the thousand-and-one
things that had been planned and
replanned for a year were being done.
The exhibitors, concessionaires,
transportation vehicles and drivers,
registration staff, vehicle parking and,
indeed, all the many support groups
were ready. The high profile national
and internationally known air show per
formers had arrived in their airplanes
and added much to the already almost
frenzied pace. All seemed in readiness
as Friday, May 31, dawned with a high
overcast but very flyable sky.
Friday saw 77 additional biplanes ar
rive and even more non-biplanes of
every description which, of course,
were parked in areas quite removed
from the specially manicured biplane
parking area. As each biplane arrived
and taxied in, it was met by the aircraft
parkers and greeters who directed each
machine to its particular parking place.
It was then also met by a Phillips 66
Company fuel truck that topped off its
tank. Fuel to fill each arriving biplane
was provided and underwritten by Phil
lips, who also underwrote the very spe
cial free Phillips enroute fuel program
for all biplanes that attended the Biplane
Expo. This marked the second consecu
tive year Phillips has so generously
recreated the free fuel programs of the
late ' 30s in the days of the light plane
cavalcades to Florida.
Boy, did they come! The parkers had
their hands full, but got the job done
beautifully. The field filled and it was
something to witness. The flaming
colors of scores of biplanes was truly
something to see! The many featured
facets of the convention were function
ing; the forums, "how to" sessions, type
club gatherings as well as registration,
ground transportation, tours, etc. were
all in high gear as the activities moved
on to the evening hangar flight suit party
which was at least gala, to say the least!
Saturday morning came very early to
the crews of the Dawn Patrol aircraft!
Arise at 4:00 a.m., briefing at 5: 15 ...
first group started engines at 5:50, first
group departure in formation at 6:05.
Twenty-eight biplane machines lifted
off and gave the photographers a field
day as they relived the days in France 74
years ago. Saturday had started with a
flurry. The Dawn Patrol pilots returned
with sweeps over the city and the airport
before they landed with a flair and went
to breakfast.
Saturday was air show day. The auto
parking lot was quickly filling as the
public made their way into the airport
area to see the biplanes, tour the
facilities and get ready for the highlight
of the day . In the meantime, another 20
biplanes arrived, bringing the all up
count to 138. To go with the biplanes,
188 non-biplanes were now on the
ground, giving us a total of 326 flying
machines to celebrate the joy of sport
aviation. The morning had passed, the
sun had broken through the now high
overcast, the briefing was done. Bill
Hare, the remarkably knowledgeable
PA announcer passed the microphone to
air show announcers Red Kimball and
Roscoe Morton as Richard Greenwood
left the Stearman high over the field to
drop by parachute with the American
flag unfurled and landed directly in
front of the crowd, thus opening the air
show. Vern Dahlman, in the one and
only 1932 Curtiss Wright B-14-B
Speedwing and the original 1914 Lin
coln Beachey Little Looper, Frank Price
in his glistening white 300 hp polished
3-blade legendary Bucker liingmeister,
and Bobby Younkin in father Jim's
fabulous 1340 cubic inch 675 hp
"Goliath" thrilled the crowd as they
flew their air show routines as a benefit
Don Browning's Great Lakes being fueled free by Phillips as
he arrived from Florida on May 30th. Don is from Longwood,
FL.
Jerry Springer, Collinsville, OK going out to fly in the Parade
of Flight in his Championship "Rag Time Rose" Parakeet.
Jack Roehm's Grand Champion Waco UPF-7, N32039 heads
for parking atter his arrival from Indiana.
This beautiful cabin Waco YKS-7 is flown by Jack Greiner of
Longmount, CO.
Personalities all! (lett to right) Jim Younkin, quiet genius,
Springdale, AR, his son, Bobby, airshow pilot deluxe, Lowell,
AR, and Frank Price, airshow pilot without peer, Waco, TX.
Pat and Danny Doyle from McKinney, TX landing their N2S-3
Navy Stearman.
of the Biplane Museum. And fly they
did, with smoke and fury, to leave an
indelible mark in the crowd's memory as
they portrayed the era of the
barnstormers and their biplanes. It was
as if the likes of Len Povey, Jess Bristow,
Freddie Lund, et al had returned with all
of their big power, flashing propellers,
smoke and excitement of the days when
biplane air shows WERE aviation to so
many millions of spectators.
That evening Frank, Vern and Bobby
were the first ever inductees into the
Biplane Museum Aerobatic Hall of
Honor, and were presented plaques to
commemorate the occasion. No finer
group of gentlemen exist in the
aerobatic community.
The biplane award winners were then
announced and winners they certainly
were.
Grand Champion Open Cockpit
Biplane - Waco UPF-7, N32039, John
Roehm, Clinton, IN.
Reserve Grand Champion Open
Cockpit Biplane - Stearman PT-17,
N5187N, Glen Prey, Broken Arrow,
OK.
Grand Champion Cabin Biplane
Beech D-17S Staggerwing, NC230,
Mike and Vanessa Berger, Tucson, AZ.
Reserve Grand Champion Cabin
Biplane - Waco ZQC-6, NC2277, John
Bowden, Lampassas, TX.
Grand Champion Experimental
Biplane - Hatz Biplane, N81DE, Denny
and Carolyn Elder, Lowell, AR.
Reserve Grand Champion Ex
perimental Biplane - Christen Eagle,
N229HP, Benny Davis, Headrick, IA.
Longest Distance Flown, Open
Cockpit Biplane - Great Lakes,
N22LB, Lynn Buchanan, Yakima, W A
(1900+ statute miles).
Runner-Up Longest Distance,
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Bobby Younkin (C) being welcomed into the NBA Aerobatic Hall of Honor by Expo Director Vergil Gaede (l) while Charlie
Harris does the honors at the microphone.
One of the fairly rare Navy N3N's taxiing out to give a ride. Dr. Tom Dodson of Tulsa, OK owns this example. Frank Price (R) being welcomed into the National Biplane
Association's Aerobatic Hall of Honor by Chairman Charlie
Harris.
(lett to right) NBA Director Joe Cunningham, Cookson, OK
(who flew around the world in a Cessna 414 this past July,
commemorating the Post-Gatty flight of 1931), Frank Price,
Waco Texas and Charlie Harris, NBA Chairman and EAA
Antique/Classic Director.
Virgil Gaede welcomes Vern Dallman into the NBA
Aerobatic Hall of Honor.
This biplane flying really requires skill and stamina! Life
should always be so sweet!
Open Cockpit Biplane - Curtiss
Wright B-14-B Speedwing, NC12332,
Vern Dahlman, Esparta, CA (1800+
statute miles).
Robert P. Moore Memorial
Trophy - Stearman, N42DB, Don R.
Buck, Webb City, MO.
Chairman's Award - 1914 Lincoln
Beachey Little Looper, N288QB, Vern
Dahlman, Esparta, CA.
The Fifth Annual was drawing to a
close. The next morning, with good
byes said until next year, the bipes
departed and flew off to the four corners
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of the country - to Washington state,
California, Arizona, Texas, Mississippi,
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South
Carolina, to New England, to Ohio and
Pennsylvania, to Illinois and Min
nesota, to Colorado and all the nearer
states. Bartlesville had once again been
the biplane capital of the world during
the first weekend in June. Again, the
largest annual gathering of biplanes by
number and variety had graced Frank
Phillips airfield. The warmth, friendli
ness and genuine camaraderie of all the
biplane pilots, crews, fans, volunteers
and guests had been so sincerely felt and
shared by all. The convention had
drawn to a close with all of the depar
tures, the activities had concluded and
were fmalized . It had been a dandy .. .
perhaps the finest we had ever had .. .
in a word, we had a ball!
The Sixth Annual Biplane Expo will
be held June 5 and 6, 1992 at Frank
Phillips Field in Bartlesville, OK. For
more information, call the National
Biplane Association at 918/336-EXPO
or Charlie Harris, 918-742-7311. See
you there!
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At the Brennands Seaplane base, Bob Ruffini of Troy, MI pauses to say hello while volunteers Jay Yearwood, Shawn Ziebell, Gary
Fitch, and George louden (in the boat) look on .
From the first time the Antique/Classic division enjoyed billing as a full-fledged part of EAA during
EAA OSHKOSH '73, volunteers have made each Convention a delight to visit. Each member can
thank those who come to erect signs, construct buildings, park airplanes, and do many other tasks
that need doing, all for nothing more than a patch on their jacket and a hearty "Thank You" from
the EAA staff. During the Convention there are a lot of different areas that need attention, and on
the next few pages you will meet many of those who came to help. Some have been with us since
the beginning, and some of us have recently become active. It really doesn't matter when you
joined, though - if you enjoy older aircraft and the people who live with them, you've found the right
place!
Many other folks come to the EAA Convention for just that - a chance to meet and talk with friends
they may not have seen in a year, and to meet new people with an interest in the same airplanes.
To all we say THANKS, and we hope to see you all again next year!
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Arlene Beard, daughter of Aviatrix Melba Beard , is interviewed by Director Charlie
Harris for the Antique/Classic Interview
Circle.
Director Bob Lickteig presents long-time
A/C volunteer Marie McCarthy with an
award for her service to the division.
AlC Workshop Chairman Dave Broad
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At the past Grand Champions breakfast, champion rebuilders traded restoration tips. They are: (left to right) , Anthony Mangos,
Harold Armstrong, Bill Turner, Sue Packer, Rich Packer, Jr., Richard Packer, Sr., Bill Halverson, Brian and Dave Solvachek, Budd
Bachman, Jim Thompson, Charlie Bell, and Buzz Kaplan with his grandson, Josh McLean. Not shown in the picture were Fred Nelson
and Clyde Smith, Jr.
At the Shawano Fly-Out, "Ms. Moose" (Heide Sumnicht) greets
the Miller family (Brian (6), Jennie (10), and Diana (3») next to
the Curtiss Robin of Buzz Kaplan.
Isn't it the truth?! (The Ercoupe belonging
to Syd Cohen of Wausau. WI.)
Bill Rose and his Grumman Goose,
"lucy", with the cast of characters known
as "Rose's Raiders" .
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The prop had barely stopped turning on this Culver Cadet when
ABC News took a few moments to interview Gene Hetzel and
Diane Kemp from Collinsville, TX. Camera and soundmen stu
Goldstein and Ken Slattery, with producer Bert Rudman,
covered the Fly-In for ABC.
1991 Antique Judges were: (back
row, left to right): Dale Gustafson,
(Chairman), Dave Anderson, Mike
Shaver, Dave Morrow, Don
Coleman, Charlie Bell, Bill Johnson,
and in the front row, Xen Motsinger,
Gene Morris, Steve Dawson, Dave
Clark and Gene Chase.
The Classic Judges for 1991 were
(back row, left to right): Bob Hilbert,
Chuck Johanson, George LeMay,
Frank Moynahan, Jean LeMay, John
Womack, Mike Hammer, Jerry Gip
per, and, in the front row, Deb
Hauser, Terry Ladage, Dean
Richardson, George York (Chair
man) and Paul Stephenson.
Our thanks to the Judges for the fine
job they did with such a difficult task!
At the Airline tent, the 1000th pilot to sign in, was presented with a plaque. Pictured
here from left to right: retired PAA Capt. Robert Pfaff, co-chairman, retired PAA FIE Henry
La Velie, retired TWA Capt. Ray Bertles, retired UAL Capt. Donald Toeppen, retired Pan
American FIE Dick Cutler of Dublin , PA, Butch Joyce, and retired PAA FIE Robert Crouse.
Past Grand Champion Richard Packer,
Sr., enjoys the afternoon airshow from the
comfort of his own Stearman wing.
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At Sun 'n Fun '91, the
170B shows off the attractive lines that
help make it so popular.
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Most post-war vintage airplanes
were built as a personal tranportation,
many as family planes. As time has
passed, those same airplanes have con
tinued to provide the comfortable cruis
ing that many people on moderate
budgets want. The Cessna 170 certainly
fits in this category, and Vic and Paula
Booth of Marathon, New York use their
four-place Cessna 170B to transport
them all over the North American con
tinent. N8086A is a busy plane, not one
that is allowed to sit for too long.
Neither is the Cessna 170A that Steve
Reeves and his wife Shari purchased
from his cousin, Bob Inscoe, a few
months prior to Sun 'n Fun '91. With a
pair of young children to fill up the back
seat, Steve and Shari have just the right
combination of speed and utility that
they wanted, at a price that would not
eat a gaping hole in the family budget.
The 170 seems to fit into a lot of
families plans, with docile handling
characteristics and a Continental C-145
of 145 horsepower that is relati vel y easy
on gas - about 8 to 9 gallons per hour at
a cruise speed of 115-118 mph.
Originally conceived as a growth ver
sion of the two-place Cessna 140, the
first 170 featured a fabric covered wing
that was braced by a pair of V -struts.
The first 170's started coming off the
production line in Wichita in the spring
of 1948. The early 170 even sported a
color scheme that was very similar to
the 140's markings. But as the four
place Cessna became popular, it came
into its own. The fabric wing gave way
to a metal covered structure braced by a
single strut, and the flaps would grow to
the same size as those used on the
military Cessna, the L-19 "Bird Dog",
as well as the sweeping fin used on the
L-19 and the 170's more expensive
sister, the 195. Balanced controls all the
way around and a bit more dihedral
helped out the already good handling.
All through its life, the 170 would be
refined as its popularity soared. Almost
5200 examples of the 170 were
manufactured by the time production
A modern set of instruments in an almost original panel. complete with "piano" style
switches in the center.
It you have no need for the ashtray. what
better way to use the space than the
installation of your transponder?
places in - and go they have. By the
time we met at Sun 'n Fun '91, they had
been to 41 states, five provinces and one
territory, and were looking forward to
adding more. As soon as they bought
the airplane, Vic says they joined The
International 170 Association and have
met a lot of nice people along the way
while going to their events. Many of the
places they have visited were the result
of 170 Association events.
. Immediately after buying '86A, Vic
ended with the 1957 model. Over 3000
examples of the design still remain in
service.
When Vic and Paula Booth started
flying their Cessna 170 four years ago,
they wanted an airplane they could go
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started working on all the little things he
wanted cleaned up, as well as some
major items. The engine was removed
and majored, and then a STOL kit was
installed on the airframe. Leading edge
cuffs and stall fences were added, as
well as aileron gap seals. Vic is very
satisfied with the added stability in the
low speed handling of the airplane made
possible with the added sheet metal. All
the hardware has been replaced as items
were worked on, and the control cables
are on Vic's list of "honey-do" projects.
He has tried to keep the panel as original
as he could. The addition of a few
radios fills the lower left portion of the
panel. In a clever use of limited space,
Vic installed the transponder in the left
side windshield sill, just to the left of the
pilot's hand as it rests on the yoke. A
friend of his from Missouri mentioned
it, and it seemed like a good idea, since
they really didn't need the ashtray that
was originally installed in that location.
Vic has been taking advantage of the
parts that Cessna still offers for the 170,
such as the decals used to identify the
flap handle and other instrument panel
markings.
One incident in particular required a
very complete inspection. During a
return trip from Alaska, the Booth's 170
was struck by lightning while on the
ground at Detroit City Airport. After the
go-ahead from the insurance adjuster,
the plane was brought home. The close
inspection revealed a damaged prop, en
gine bearings, tailwheel, left hand main
gear bearings. Flying asphalt from the
lightning strike also damaged the right
elevator, flap and the undersides of both
wings. All the steel parts in the airplane
were magnetized. Other than the engine
work, all the repair work was done by
Vic.
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USAir crewmembers Shari and Steve Reeves with their Cessna 170A.
The original panel configuration is still popular today with many
170 owners.
Complete with an STC'd outside baggage door, the Reeves Cessna awa
family adventure.
The Booth's do not allow the 170 to
rest for too terribly long - they fly her an
average of 130 hours a year - proving
the durability of the Cessna 170 day in
and day out!
When USAir pilot Steve Reeves
desired a 170 for his growing family, he
didn't have to look much further than
his own bloodline. His cousin, Bob In
scoe, had a 170A that Steve was
enamored with, and when his cousin
was willing, he jumped at the chance to
own the family four-placer. Bob Inscoe
is still attached to the airplane - Steve
says he still has his hat with Nl773D
emblazoned across the front, and he
can't get it away from him! With the
plane still in the family, though, Bob can
still get his "tailwheel fix" with the 170
when the mood strikes him.
Nl773D is equipped with the stand
ard Continental C-145 engine, with the
McCauley Met-L-Prop. A pair of
original metal wheel pants, purchased
from the late Tom Hull, finish out the
details on the Reeve's 170A. The inte
rior is finished in a pleasant tan head
liner with red upholstery. The
instrument panel maintains the "piano
key" switches in the center, and features
updated or refurbished instruments. An
Apollo loran and Narco Nav-Com
round out the avionics.
The Reeves have a small family
3-1/2 year old Jessica and her little
brother, 1-1/2 year old Justin fill up the
aft seats with their car - er, airplane
seats, while mom Shari, a Flight Atten
dant with USAir copilots for Steve.
How are the kids taking to the 170?
"They both love it. Of course, the three
year old tends to fall asleep after about
a half an hour, with the engine droning;
it's a good sleep machine for her!" was
Steve's observation. Sounds like the
Reeve's family will be cruising with
their Cessna for many years to come.
The four-place Cessna is proof posi
tive that one of the best values in family
transportation today can still be found in
one of the classics of yesterday - the
Cessna 170. . . .
If you would like to learn
more about the Cessna 170, con
tact The International Cessna
170 Association, P.O. Box 1667,
Lebanon, MO 65536. For
$25.00 a year, you will get 11
issues of their newsletter, "Fly
Paper", as well as 4 issues of
"The 170 News" magazine.
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Paul Simandl's Stinson 108-3
This photo of Paul Sirnandl (EAA
233110, A/C 9181) of Pembine, Wis
consin, standing in front of his 1947
Stinson 108-3 Station Wagon, was
taken by the author on September 8,
1991 at the EAA Chapter 943 Fly-In at
New Holstein, WI. The silver grey Stin
son is pretty much stock except for a full
panel including complete avionics.
Note the dual venturies on the belly to
run the gyros. The Stinson also features
a full house smoke system, operated
electrically, for those rare moments
when one is sorely needed! Paul enjoys
the Franklin-powered bird and flies it all
over the midwest.
John Airulla's
Piper J-4A Cub Coupe
Nearing completion of a total restora
tion is this 1939 Piper J-4A Cub Coupe,
NC24681, SIN 4-683, owned and re
stored by John Airulla (EAA 356591) of
Marshallville, Ohio. A pre-restoration
photo was featured in the February,
1991 issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE.
The Coupe was found in a barn near
Findlay, Ohio, where it had been stored
for many years. It came complete with
a Continental A65-3 engine that fea
tures upswept exhaust and a set of
wooden snow skis. Note the very
original paint scheme in red and cream,
complete with large wing numbers.
Robert Gustafson's Luscombe 8F
This nicely restored 1948 Luscombe
8F, N832B, SIN 6764, features a Con
tinental C90-12 engine, flaps, King KX
155 NavCom, transponder and intercom
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Equipped with wooden wing spars, this
"A" model is one of a total of 191 J-4
"Coupes" remaining on the U . S.
register.
to go along with the custom Alumigrip
paint job and custom interior done in
Goderich, Ontario. Robert Gustafson's
father, Earl M. Gustafson, a Luscombe
dealer, sold the new 8F to a doctor, who
put the plane on its nose. It languished
for 30 years in the Gustafson garage
until the doctor gave it to Robert, just
before he died. Carefully assembling all
the parts, the Luscombe was rebuilt to
better than new condition with no ex
pense spared. Robert Gustafson (EAA
355269, AjC 15514) of Auburn Hills,
MI, soloed a J-2 Cub when he was only
10 years old, his father being an instruc
tor and FBO in many Wisconsin cities
during the Civil Pilot Training Program
ofWW II. (At one time, Earl Gustafson
had 17 airplanes with five instructors
and numerous mechanics to keep them
going.) Robert, of Swedish descent,
grew up in aviation surroundings and
still enjoys flying his pretty red and
white Luscombe 8F, which gathers ad
miring glances wherever it goes.
1928 Waco 10, NC6513, SIN 1810
A most pleasant surprise at EAA
headquarters in Oshkosh was the ar
rival of Marvin Easter and his lovely
wife, Barbara, who stopped by with
photos of the latest rebuild project, an
OX-5 powered 1928 Waco 10,
NC6513, SIN 1810. Marv (EAA
20959, AIC 17322) hails from Colum
bus, Ohio, and, as check-pilot, flies
the Waco out of its home base, Union
County Airport in Marysville, Ohio.
Restored by a cohesive group of six
enthusiasts, the Waco was hauled
home from a storage building near Wer
ton, WV, where it had languished since
1935-nearly43years! Thegroup,con
sisting of John Schultz, Gary Potter,
Marvin Easter, David Smith, Matthew
Harty and Charles Kellenbarger, spent
nearly five and a halfyears restoring the
old biplane and building up a solid run
ningOX -5 engine out ofthree "baskets"
that came with the project. A genuine
Ole Fahlin propeller pulls the old girl
along about 70 mph. The covering was
done in Ceconiteand butyrate dope with
Marv Easter'sson,anauto body man by
trade, doing the beautiful job on the
dilapidated OX-5 cowling. New
wheels were built from Harley-David
son front motorcycle wheels using
Cessna disc brakes for binders. The
brake pedals hang below the rudder bar
and are usually operated with the toes.
The tail wheel is a steerable but non
swiveling Scott. With about thirty
hours on the Waco, it was flown to the
MERFI fly-in at Marion, Ohio and
came home with the Grand Champ
Antique award! .....
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An information exchange column with input from readers.
by Buck Hilbert (EAA 21, Ale 5) p, 0, Box 424 Union, IL 60180 Went to Reno. Saw the Races and
came home. For a novice like me there
was both excitement and boredom. Be
cause I really didn't understand what
was going on the first few days of time
trials and heats I was convinced there
was more action and excitement watch
ing the fly-by pattern at Oshkosh.
I'm sure Jack and Golda Cox will
have much to say about the "Rare Bear"
flown by Lyle Shelton, "Strega" flown
by "Tiger" Destefani, Tsunami, and the
Pond Racer in the pages of SPORT
AVIATION. I was there to determine
how the Timing is done and how the
records are kept. This was for the NAA
so that we can use the Air Racing groups
numbers to substantiate record claims
for the NAA Record Books. Jack
Sweeney and his wife Sylvia were my
hosts and did their best to clue me in on
what was happening. I'm afraid they
had a very inept observer on their hands,
though, because most of it went by so
fast I just couldn't keep pace.
It was great to see and talk with some
of our EAAers that were participants.
EAA was well represented. I was espe
cially interested in the formula ones,
and, of course, the biplanes. These are
more my kind of airplanes and I under
stand them.The T-6's were also of more
than passing interest, some of them
were downright beautiful! Highly
polished, painted in an exciting array of
sport and military paint jobs, and tuned
to perfection.
Thanks to the Sweeney's, I was ad
mitted to the pits and was able to meet
and talk with many of the pilots, meet
the owners and listen and learn. I met
the N.A.G. (National Air Race Group)
people, the N.A.R.A. (National Air
Racing Association) folks and the Reno
Air Race Officials and was really im
pressed at how things are done. I took
literally hundreds of pictures in the pits,
and of the races. Unfortunately, my
telephoto lens went west and all you can
22 NOVEMBER 1991
see on most of the race shots is a blurred
home pylon with something fuzzy in
front of it. I will never be the photog
rapher our Photo Department would
like, but I keep trying.
A sad sight was seeing Dave Morss'
Lancair shrouded in a blue tarp. Dave
was qualifying the Lancair for the un
limited race when he lost an entire prop
blade! It was really fortunate that he was
able to get it down because the engine
was just totaled! Cracked case and all.
Most interesting was the pit main
tenance facilities. They ranged from
fully equipped shops on wheels to the
trunk of a rented car. Complete shop
facilities to water-pump pliers. And
after every "run", it was almost like a
game, seeing the crews tear down their
airplanes and retune them for the best
efficiency possible. There was almost a
constant roar of engines being run up
checking out the performance. Most of
the people in the pit crews were volun
teers too. I'm amazed at the dedication
and "Will to Win" displayed by these
people. I walked the line well after dark
on Friday night after the Formula 1 and
Biplane Awards banquet, and there was
the hum of generators and the glow of
lights as the crews worked late into the
night still tuning up!
Also of interest to any sportplane pilot
were the Yak 11's that had been re-en
gined with P&W 1830's, R-2000's, and
one with an R-2800. Maybe just a tad
smaller than a T-6, these airplanes were
absolutely the epitome of a dream
sportplane. And their performance put
them well into the running!
Altogether, the roar of the engines,
the buzz of activity, the blaring of the
P.A. system and the fervor of the crowds
made it all! I'll go back again! I recom
mend everybody try it and see for him
self!
The past week has been a busy one.
Three EAAers, two of them Anti
que/Classic members, dropped in to
VISIt. All three were driving and all
three had the same thoughts and reasons
for dropping in. Maybe I'm telling tales
out of school, but there was recurrent
complaint from each of them, that rever
berated in my mind for several days
now. All three sadly complained as to
how Oshkosh is TOO BIG. How the
times have changed from the days when
Paul greeted them when they arrived at
Rockford and how the Board members
had time to visit with them and talk
airplanes and flying . Not so anymore!
The "Hi-archey" is too busy wooing the
"hi-up" muckety-mucks and soliciting
for donations. There is no "Personal
Touch" anymore. The airplane traffic is
too much, and none of the three has
flown an airplane into OSH in several
years because of the traffic.
Well, how do you answer this? How
do you tell them that you too are ALSO
frustrated; that it is TOO big, that there
isn't TIME to visit anymore, that the
crowded skies ARE for real, and that
that's the PRICE of success?
I sat here at the kitchen table with
each of them and listened. Then I tried
to tell them how I felt much the same
way. That there was indeed a gap be
tween the past and the present. That we
had all strived to bring aviation to
everyone, and in succeeding we had to
give a little. I tried to explain how proud
I was of our organization and our
museum. How important the EAA
Aviation Center is to keeping sport avia
tion alive! How we NEED donations
and people to keep the thing going, to
provide for the membership and to help
continue flying.
Each of them went away feeling a
little bit better, but still just a bit doubt
ful that they were still part of EAA.
They want to be part of it! They want
to be wanted! They save their money all
year and take vacation time so they can
attend Oshkosh, and they spend a
bundle doing it!. Yet they go home
(Above) The racing P-51 "Miss Ashley" belonging to Gary Levitz. (Above) The Pond Racer gets a going over by the ground crew.
(Below) " Miss TNT" is flown by Eddie Van Fossen .
(Below) Linda Finch, San Antonio, TX taxis in with her T-6.
Yak
18
The
"Maniyak" flown by
Tom
Camp
of
Hayward, CA.
without the chance to talk with the
people they read about and want to talk
to. Why? Because most of us are too
busy providing for the masses of people
that come to Oshkosh! And that in
eludes them!
I wish I could talk to each and every
one of you! To try to explain that I too
sometimes feel like the last passenger
on the train, rurming hard to catch up,
fearing that it is all passing me by! But
then I look around me. It's then I see
the beautiful EAA Aviation Center,
with its almost daily meetings and con
ferences of aviation groups. Groups
that represent FAA, state government,
medical and legal aviation entities, avia
tion manufacturers, aircraft designers,
all kinds of aviation interests, all com
ing to OUR, yours and mine, EAA
Aviation Center to hash it out and keep
sport aviation alive.
Then I watch the Museum visitors
come in the door! I see the young and
the seniors, the wonder in their eyes, the
pride in the faces of the EAAers that
look for their names on the "brick" wall,
and how they strut when they show off
this wonderful facility to their friends
and relatives.
This makes it all worthwhile. I know
the personal touch seems long gone, but
look around you! See it! See what has
been accomplished because the vast
numbers of fellow EAAers like yourself
have made it all possible! We, all orus,
have made our mark collectively in the
aviation world. We have something to
show and to leave to future generations.
What MORE could you wish for?
Over to you,
Buck . . .
VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23
1991 LISTING
TYPE CLUBS/ORGANIZA nONS
The following is the Antique/Classic Division 's most current list of type clubs and related organizations. If your group is
not listed, please provide us with information which can be included in a future issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE and it will be
added to our follow-up for next year (We'll also list you immediately in A/C NEWS) . The organizations are listed
alphabetically by the name most commonly associated with the type, i.e., Beech Staggerwing clubs are listed under "s" and
the Western Bonanza Association is listed under "B."
Aeronca Aviator's Club
Julie and Joe Dickey
511 Terrace Lake Road
Columbus, IN 47201
812/342-6878
Newsletter: 4 issues per subscription
Dues: No dues - $16 subscription
National Aeronca Association
Jim Thompson, President
806 Lockport Road
P. O. Box 2219
Terre Haute, IN 47802
812/232-1491
Newsletter: 6 per year
Dues: $20 U.S., $30 Canada , $45
Foreign
Aeronca Lover's Club
Buzz Wagner
Box 3,401 1st St.
Clark, SD 57225
605/532-3862
Newsletter: Quarterly
Dues: $15 per year
Aeronca Sedan Club
Robert Haley
115 Wendy Court
Union City, CA 94587
510/487-3070
Dues: $5 per year
Artie Tern Newsletter
David Neumeister
5630 S. Washington
Lansing, MI 48911-4999
517/882-8433
Quarterly Newsletters for AAl, AA5,
Arrow, Baron, 310-320, 336-337,
Malibu, Musketeer, Norseman, Skip
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per, Tomahawk, Varga, Maule
Dues: $10 per year each type except
Maule which is $20 for 12 issues
Bellanca-Champion Club
c/o Larry D' Attilo
P.O. Box 708
Brookfield, WI 53008-0708
414/784-4544
Newsletter: Quarterly "Bellanca Con
tact!"
Dues: $32 per year (2 yrs./$56), Foreign
$37 (2 yrs./ $67, U.S. Funds)
Dues: $15 per year U.S. & Canada,
$20 per year Foreign
Bucker Club, National
American Tig e r Club, Inc . (d e
Havilland)
Frank Price, President
Rt. 1, Box 419
Moody, TX 76557
817/853-2008
Dues: $25 per year
Bird Airplane Club
Jeannie Hill
P. O. Box 328
Harvard, IL 60033
815/943-7205
Newsletter: 2-3 annually
Dues: Postage Donation
Cessna Airmaster Club
Gar Williams
9 So. 135 Aero Drive
Naperville, IL 60565
708/904-8416
Dues: None
International Bird Dog Association
(Cessna L-19)
Phil Phillips, President
3939 C-8 San Pedro,
NE Albuquerque, NM 87110
505/881-7555
Newsletter: Quarterly "Observer"
Dues: $25 per year
Cessna T -50 Flying Bobcats
Jon Larson
3821 53rd Street,
S.E. Auburn, W A 98002
206/833-1068
Newsletter: Quarterly Dues: Donation
Cessna Pilots Association
John Frank, Executive Director
Mid-Continent Airport
P. o. Box 12948
Wichita, KS 67277
316/946-4777
American Bonanza Society
Cliff R. Sones, Administrator
P. o. box 12888
Wichita, KS 67277
316/945-6913
Newsletter: Monthly
Dues: $35 per year
World Beechcraft Society
Alden C. Barrios
1436 Muirlands Drive
La Jolla, CA 92037
619/459-5901
Magazine
Dues: $20 per year
Bucker Club
John Bergeson, Secretary/Treasurer
6438 W. Millbrook Road
Remus, MI 49340
517/561 -2392
Newsletter: Monthly
Dues: $30 annually
International Cessna 120/140 As
sociation
Bill Rhoades, Editor
6425 Hazelwood Avenue
Northfield, MN 55057
602/652-2221
Newsletter: Monthly
Dues: $15 U.S. per year
West Coast Cessna 120/140 Club
Donna Christopherson, Membership
451 Bellwood Drive
Santa Clara, CA 95054
408/988-8906 or 554-0474
Newsletter: Bimonthly
Dues: $10 per year
Cessna 150/152 Club
Skip Carden, Executive Director
P. O. Box 71018 Durham, NC 27722 919/471-9492 Newsletter: Monthly Dues: $20 per year International Cessna 170 Associa tion, Inc. Velvet Fackeldey, Executive Secretary P. O. Box 1667 Lebannon, MO 65536 417/532-4847 Newsletter: Fly Paper (11 per yer) The 170 News (Quarterly) Dues: $25 per year International Cessna 180/185 Club (Cessna 180-185 Ownership Required) Howard Landry P. O. Box 222 Georgetown, TX 78627-0222 512/863-7284 Newsletter: 8-9 per year Dues: $15 per year Eastern 190/195 Association
Cliff Crabs
25575 Butternut
North Olmsted, OH 44070
216/777-4025 after 6 PM Eastern
Newsletter: Irregular; Manual on main
tenance for members
Dues: $10 initiation and as required
each year
International 195 Club
Dwight M. Ewing, President
P. O. Box 737
Merced, CA 95344
209/722-6283 FAX 209/722-5124
Dues: $25 per year U.S.
International Comanche Society
Executive Secretary
P. O. Box 400
Grant, NE 69140
308/352-4275
Newsletter: Monthly
Dues: $34 per year
Corben Club
Robert L. Taylor, Editor
P. O. Box 127 Blakesburg, IA 52536 515/938-2773 Newsletter Dues: $8 for 4 issues Cub Club (Piper) John Bergeson, Chairman P. O. Box 2002 Mt. Pleasant, MI 48804-2002 517/561-2392 Newsletter: 6 per year Dues: $15 per year U.S., $20 Canada, $25 Foreign L-4 Grasshopper Wing Publisher: John Bergeson, Cub Club P. O. Box 2002 Mt. Pleasant, MI 48804-2002 517/561-2392 Newsletter: 6 per year Dues: $10 per year U . S., $15 Canada/US Funds, $20 Foreign Note: Must also be a Cub Club member Culver Club
Larry Low, Chairman
60 Skywood Way
Woodside, CA 94062
415/851-0204
Newsletter: None
Dues: None
Culver PQ-14 Assoc.
Ted Heineman, Editor
29621 Kensington Drive
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
714/831-0713
Newsletter: Annually
Dues: Donation
Dart Club (Culver)
Lloyd Washburn
3958 Washburn Drive
Pt. Clinton, OH 43452
Newsletter
Dues: None
deHavilland Moth Club
Gerry Schwam, Chairman
1021 Serpentine Lane
Wyncote, PA 19095
215/635-7000 or 886-8283
Dues: $12 US and Canada, $15 Over
seas
deHavilland Moth Club of Canada
R. deHaviliand Ted Leonard,
Founder/Director
305 Old Homestead Road
Keswick, Ontarion Canada L4P 1E6
416/476-4225
Newsletter: Periodically
Dues: $20 annually
Ercoupe Owners Club
Skip Carden, Executive Director
P. O. Box 15388
Durham, NC 27722
919/471-9492
Newsletter: Monthly
Dues: $20 per year
Fairchild Club
John W. Berendt, President
7645 Echo Point Road
Cannon Falls, MN 55009
507/263-2414
Dues: $10 per year
Fairchild Fan Club
P. O. Box 127
Blakesburg, IA 52536
515/938-2773
Newsletter: 3 16 pg. Newsletters
Dues: $10 per year
Fleet Club
George G. Gregory, President
4880 Duguid Road
Manlius, NY 13104
315/682-6380
Newsletter: Approx. 2-3 per year
Dues: Contributions
Funk Aircraft Owners Association
Ray Pahls, President
454 S. Summitlawn
Wichita, KS 67209
316/943-6920
Dues: $12
Great Lakes Club
P. O. Box 127
515/938-2773
Newsletter
Dues: $10 per year
The American Yankee Assn.
Stew Wilson
3232 Western Drive
Cameron Park, CA 95682
916/676-4292
Newsletter
Dues: $32 per year U.S., $30 Foreign
Hatz Club
P. O. Box 127
515/938-2773
Newsletter
Dues: $8 per yer
Heath Parasol Club
William Schlapman
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6431 Paulson Road
VViltneconne, VVI54986
414/582-4454
Newsletter
Dues: Postage Donation
The Interstate Club
P. O. Box 127
515/938-2773
Newsletter: Interstate Intercom
Dues: $8 for 4 issues
Little Round Engine Flyer
Ken VVilliams, Chari man
331 E. Franklin Street
Portage, VVI53901-1809
608/742-2631
Continental Luscombe Association
Loren Bump, Fearless Leader
5736 Esmar Road
Ceres, CA 95307
209/537-9934
Newsletter: Bimonthly (6 per year)
Dues: $10 U.S., $12.50 Canada, or $10
U.S. funds, $15 Foreign
Luscombe Association
John Bergeson, Chairman
6438 VV. Millbrook Road
Remus, MI 49340
517/561-2392
Dues: $15 per year U.S., $20 per year
Canada, $25 per year Foreign
Meyers Aircraft Owners Association
VVilliam E. Gaffney, Secretary
26 Rt. 17K
Newburgh, NY 12550
914/565-8005
Newsletter: 5-6 per year
Dues: Postage Fund Donation
Monocoupe Club
Bob Coolbaugh, Editor
6154 River Forest Drive
Manassas, VA 22111
703/590-2375
Newsletter: Monthly
Dues: $15 per year
Dues: $25 Individual; $40 Family, U.S.;
add $10 for Foreign
Mooney Aircraft Pilots Assn.
Mark Harris
314 Stardust Drive
San Antonio, TX 78228
512/434-5959
Newsletter
Dues: $30 per year
National Biplane Association
Charles VV. Harris, Board Chairman
Mary R. Jones, Executive Director
Hangar 5, 4-J Aviation Jones-Riverside
Airport
Tulsa, OK 74132
918/299-2532
Rearwin Club
P. O. Box 127
515/938-2773
Newsletter
Dues: $8 per year
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American Navion Society
P. O. Box 1810
Lodi, CA 95241-1810
209/339-4213
Newsletter: Monthly
Dues: $50 for initial membership, then
$35 per year
North American Trainer Association
(T-6, T-28, NA64, NASO)
Kathy and Stoney Stonich
25801 NE Hinness Road
Brush Prairie, VVA 98606
206/256-0066 FAX 206/896-5398
Newsletter : Quarterly, Texans &
Trojans
Dues: $40 U.S. and Canada, $50
Foreign/U.S. Funds
Buckeye Pietenpol Association
Grant Maclaren
3 Shari Drive
St. Louis, MO 63122
Dues: $7.50 per year
International Pietenpol Association
P. O. Box 127
515/938-2773
Newsletter
Dues: $8 per year
Short Wing Piper Club, Inc.
Eleanor and Bob Mills, Editors
220 Main
Halstead, KS 67056
316/835-3307 (H); 835-2235 (VV)
Magazine: Bimonthly
Dues: $27 per year
Porterfield Airplane Club
Chuck Lebrecht
1019 Hickory Road
Ocala, FL 32672
904/687-4859
Dues: $5 per year
Replica Fighters Association
Jim Felbinger, President
2409 Cosmic Drive
Joliet, IL 60435
815/436-6948
Dues: $20 per year
Robin's Nest (For enthusiasts of the
Curtiss Robin)
Jim Haynes, Editor
21 Sunset Lane
Bushnell, IL 61422
Contact Jim for more information.
Ryan Club, National
Bill J. Hodges, Chairman
811 Lydia
Stephenville, TX 76401
817/968-4818
Dues: $20 per year
Seabee Club International
Captain Richard VV. Sanders, President
6761 NVV 32nd Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309
305/979-5470
Newsletter: Quarterly (plus phone con
sultation), Directory
Dues : $15 U.S. and Canada, $20
Foreign
Staggerwing Club
Jim Gorman, President
P. O. Box 2599
Mansfield, OH 44906
419/529-3822 (H), 755-1011 (VV)
Dues: $15 per year
Stearman Restorers Association
Tom Lowe, President
823 Kingston Lane
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
815/459-6873
Dues: $15 per year
National Stinson Club
c/o Jonesy Paul
14418 Skinner Road
Cypress, TX 77429
Dues: $7.50 per year
National Stinson Club (108 Section)
Bill and Debbie Snavley
115 Heinley Road
Lake Placid, FL 33852
813/465-6101
Quarterly magazine: Stinson Plane Talk
Dues: $25 US, $30 Canada and Foreign
Southwest Stinson Club
Jerre Scott, President
812 Shady Glen
Martinez, CA 94553
415/228-4176
Newsletter: SVVSC Newsletter 10 per
year
Dues: $10 per year
Super Cub Pilots Association
Jim Richmond, Founder/Director
P. O. Box 9823
Yakima, VVA 98909
509/248-9491
Dues: $25 per year U.S ., $35 Canada,
$40 Foreign
Swift Association, International
Charlie Nelson
P. O. box 644
Athens, TN 37303
615/745-9547
Newsletter: Monthly
Dues: $25 per year
World War I Aeroplanes, Inc.
National Championship Air Races
Leonard E. Opdycke Director/
Publisher
15 Crescent Road
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
914/473-3679
Journals (Published 4 times annualy):
WW I Aero (1900-1919); Skyways
(1920-1940)
Dues: Minimum - $25 each for one year;
$25 Foreign for WW I Aero
Susan Audrain, Marketing Director
P. O. Box 1429
Reno, NV 89505
702/972-6663
Taylorcraft Owner's Club
Bruce Bixler II, President
12809 Greenblower,
N.E. Alliance, OH 44601
216/823-9748
Dues: $10 per year
Tomahawk Pilots Association
Skip Carden, Editor
P. O. Box 15388
Durham, NC 27722
Dues: $20 per year
Travel Air Club
P. O. Box 127
515/938-2773
Newsletter: Travel Air Tales
Dues: $8 per year
Travel Air Division of Staggerwing
Museum
Dub Yarbrough
P. O. Box 550
Tullahoma, TN 37388
615/455-1974
Dues: $25 per year
Twin Bonanza Association
Richard I. Ward, Director
19684 Lakeshore Drive
Three Rivers, MI 49093
616/279-2540
Dues: $25 per year U.S . and Canada,
$35 Foreign
Waco Club, National
Ray Brandly, President
700 Hill Avenue
Hamilton, OH 45015
513/868-0084
Dues: $8 per year
Waco Historical Society, Inc.
R. E. Hoefflin, Treasurer
1013 Westgate Road
Troy, OH 45373
513/335-2621
Dues: $6 per year, 9/1-8/31
Naval Aircraft Restorers Assn.
Gerald Miller
3320 Northridge Drive
Grand Junction, CO 81506
303/245-78999VI
Newsletter
Dues: $12 per year
ORGANIZATIONS
American Air Racing Society
The 99s, Inc. International Women
Pilots
Rudy Profant, President
4060 W . 158th St.
Cleveland, OH 44135
216/941-0089
Dues: $10 per year
Loretta Jean Gragg Executive Director
Will Rogers Airport
P. O. Box 59965
Oklahoma City, OK 73159
405/685-7969
Newsletter: Monthly/The 99 News
Dues: $40 annually
Society of Air Racing Historians
Jim Butler, Treasurer
36250 Lake Shore Blvd., Apt. 518
Eastlake, OH 44095-1442
216/946-9069
Newsletter: Bimonthly Golden Pylons
Dues: $10 U.S., $12 Other
American Aviation Historical Society
Harry Gann, President
2333 Otis Street
Santa Ana, CA 92704
714/549-4818 (Tuesday, 7:00-9:00 PM
local)
Dues : $25 (includes Journal and
Newsletter)
Flying Farmers, International
T. W . Anderson, Executive Director
2120 Airport Road
P. O. Box 9124
Wichita, KS 67277
316/943-4234
Newsletter: 10 issues per year
Dues: $40 per year U.S. Funds, plus
Chapter dues
Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association
Steve Carpenter
8250 Stevens A venue,
S. Bloomington, MN 55420
612/888-8430
Dues: $15 per year ($25-2 yrs.)
National Air Racing Group
Gerald L. Williams, President
P. O. Box 423
Shasta, CA 96087
916/241-2130
Newsletter: Professional Air Racing
(lO/year)
Dues: $10 per year, domestic
OX-5 Aviation Pioneers
Robert F. Lang
P. O. Box 201299
Austin, TX 78720
512/331-6239
Dues: $10 per year
Seaplane Pilots Association
Robert A. Richardson, Exec. Director
421 Aviation Way
Frederick, MD 21701
301/695-2083
Newsletter Water Flying (Quarterly)
1991 Water Landing Directory $14
members/$30 non-members plus $2
shipping
Dues: $32 per year
Silver Wings Fraternity
Russ Brinkley, President
P. O. Box 11970
Harrisburg, PA 17108
717/232-9525
Newsletter: Monthly/Slipstream
Tabloid
Dues: $10 per year
Spartan School of Aeronautics
Alumni Association
Vern Foltz, Alumni Relations
8820 E. Pine Street
Tulsa, OK 74115
918/836-6886
Dues: $10 annually
Vintage Sailplane Association
Jan Scott, Secretary
Rt. 1, Box 239
Lovettsville,VA 22080
703/822-5504
Dues: $10 per year
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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS More and more Antique and Classic enthusiasts are signing up to join EAA 's Antique/Classic Division. To help you sponsor
your friends and your neighbor at the airport, and earn gifts from the Division, use the tan insert included in this issue of
VINTAGE AIRPLANE. You can earn 1 full year of Antique/Classic membership by sponsoring 3 new members!
Here are the latest additions:
Wilbraham, MA
John Adams
George Alexander Chesterfield, MO
Port St. Lucie, FL
Walter Alpiger
Sherman, CT
Melissa Audette
Mark Barbee
Aspen, CO
Indian Trail, NC
Michael Barbee
Bedminster, NJ
John Barnak
Old Hickory, TN
Debbie Baugh
Peter Blatter
Hemmingford, Quebec, Canada
William Bolin
Coldwater, MI
(Sponsor: Dave Bennett)
Lawrence Borchert
Roseville, CA
Don Boudreaux
Franklin, LA
Terry Bowden
Columbia, IL
John Bowerman
Beanshanger, England
Robert Bowland
Brighton, MI
Las Vegas, NV
George Brewer
Gary Brossett
Grand Forks, ND
Tony Brown
Goodyear, AZ
Chris Bullock
Key Largo, FL
Clyde Cable
Berthoud, CO
Ed Clark
Apex, NC
De Kalb, IL
Don Claude
Ron Colatskie
House Springs, MO
Gary Conklin
Weston,OH
E.A. Cook
Burlington, WI
H.D. Coonley
Douglasville, GA
George Decker
Barnegat Light, NJ
Marvel Detlaff
Mayville, NJ
(Sponsor: Bernard J. Varys)
Martin A. Ditmore Falls Church, VA
Frances Donahue
Marshfield, MA
Scott Doremus
Merrimac, NH
Phillip J. Duckworth Louisville, KY
Monticello, MN
Wilbur Eck
Joe Engle
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The photo is from the EAA archives.
Answers will be published in the
February, 1992 issue of VINTAGE
AIRPLANE. Deadline for that issue is
December 20th, 1991.
The August Mystery Plane brought
out a number of replies. Emil Cassanel
10 of Huntington Station, New York
sent a detailed report:
"The
Mystery
Plane is the Emsco B
3A built by the E.M.
Smith
Co .
of
Downey, California.
The 'City of Tacoma'
was used in an at
tempt to fly from
Japan to Tacoma,
Washington. The
pilot was a Canadian,
Harold Bromley, and
his navigator was
Harold Gatty. Due to
the weight of the fuel,
they elected to start
from a beach at
Sasashiro, Japan.
Even with low tide
and sand stretching for
32 NOVEMBER 1991
a mile and a quarter, the Emsco required
a ramp to boost its take-off perfor
mance. It took three weeks for the local
villagers to build the ramp.
"The Emsco took off on September
15, 1930. Four hours outbound they
encountered clouds and Gatty had to
navigate by dead-reckoning. The
Emsco's Sperry artificial horizon failed,
.
making Bromley's task more difficult.
The exhaust system collector ring frac
tured and exhaust fumes began to seep
into the cockpit. Neither pilot was
aware of the problem.
In a break with the clouds, Gatty was
able to fix their position and found that
expected tail winds had not material
ized, and they did not have enough fuel
to continue . They
turned around and
landed 15 miles from
Sabishiro. After twen
ty-two hours of nearly
continual blind flying,
the flight was over."
Henry Hellert of Vin
vennes, Indiana adds
more:
"The Emsco 'City of
Tacoma' B-3 registered
NR153W was designed
for long range flights,
1005 gallons capacity.
The dying Emsco com
pany hoped to capture
news headlines with the
flight. Purchased in
1930 for $15,000 by
John Buffelen for a
Tokyo to Tacoma trans-Pacific flight by
Harold Bromley and Harold Gatty, they
did fly some 2,500 miles but were
beaten back for weather.
"In 1931 and ex-Army flyer Tom Ash
changed the plane's name to •Pacific ,
and attempted a take-off for a trans
Pacific flight, but ground looped. He
declared the plane unfit for the Pacific
flight.
"In August, 1931 Don Moyle and
Cecil Allen refurbished the aircraft for
another Pacific flight. After a
nightmare of a flight, they finally
reached Nome, Alaska, only to learn
that Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Hender
son had successfully completed the
trans-Pacific hop.
"The plane was then sold for a mere
$4,000. It was modified to carry fish
and cargo, occasionally passengers. It
found its way to Mexico where it was
eventually scrapped - after a Japanese
delegation wanted to restore it."
Other answers were received from:
Charley Hayes, Park Forest, IL; Marty
Eisenmann, Garrettsville, OH; H. Glenn
Buffington, Eldorado, AR; Cedric Gal
loway, Hesperia, CA; Thad Spinola,
Rutherford, CA; Ralph Nortell,
Spokane, WA; Robert L. Clark, Chan
nel Islands, CA; Robert Wynne, Mercer
Island, WA; Herb deBruin, Bellevue,
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.....
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