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DECEMBER 1972

OFFICERS PRESIDENT E. E. HILBERT 8102 LEECH RD. UNION, ILL. 60180

SECRETARY RICHARD WAGNER BOX 181 I.YONS, WIS. 53148

VICE PRESIDENT J. R. NIELANDER, JR. P. O. BOX 2464 FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA. 33303

TREASURER NICK REZICH 4213 CENTERVILLE RD. ~OCKFORD, ILL. 61102

ON THE COVER Herb Harcom, EAA 33569, Buzzards Roost, Route I, Inola, Oklahoma 74036 and his Fairchi Id FC-2. Herb had the big bird assembled for fit before covering. The aircraft is now a treasured part of the EAA Air Education Museum collection at Hales Corners, Wisconsin. The FC-2 is displayed in American Airways, Colonial Division, colors and markings and has an immacu late Model A pickup parked alongside ready to pick up a mail bag a life sized mannikin is taking from the plane's baggage compartment. This FC-2 is NC-3569, Serial No. 35 and is powered by a 200 h.p. Wright J5-C "Whirlwind". It was manufactured under A.T.C. HIO at Farmingdale, Long Island in November of 1927 and was sold to Curtiss Flying Service in Chicago. It was later sold to Interstate Airways and was used on the Chicago-Atlanta route during 1928 and 1929. Interstate later was absorbed by American Airways. ,

The airplane was eventually retired by the airlines and subsequently passed through three private owners, the last storing it in a shed in Dunweg, Missouri in 1939. Herb Harcom bought the FC-2 in 1961 and first flew it from Harvey Young Airport, Tulsa on August 23, 1963. A week later he won the Grand Champion Award at Ottumwa, Iowa and went on to win more than 30 additional awards before retiring the big foldin8 wing airline. On July 17, 1969 Herb flew NC 3569 on 'its last flight - from Harvey Young to Hales Corners, Wisconsin. The FC-2 has a place of honor in the EAA Air Museum and was viewed by over 50,000 visitors In 1972 - among them 10,000 school chi Idren who have the unique privi lege of seeing what an airl iner looked I ike in 1927 and what progress has been made over the past 46 years. A model collection consisting of alrl iners from the FC-2 to the

supersonic Concorde is displayed with the FC-2 for dramatic con足 trast. There may be sleeker and much faster aircraft, but the stately old FC-2 gives nothing away in character. MESSAGE FROM PAUL POBEREZNY, EAA PRESIDENT I was very pleased with the sincerity shown by those EAA Antique and Classic aircraft enthusiasts who attended the general meeting held in Haedtler Hal I here at EAA Headquarters on November 18th, 1972. The EAA Antique and Classic Division was establ ished about a year ago. Its purpose was to select leadership within the EAA Sport Aviation movement whose aviation interests I ie in this area 足 EAA members of I ike interest who could then, through organizational work expand their activities and interests. The forming of Divisions within EAA is an effort to obtain a greater number of leaders on the team. For if one expects one president of anyone organization to attempt to represent al I of these fine activities, we wi I I then fal I short of our goals in developing team work, delegating responsibi lity and leadership. I would I ike to thank past President Dave Jameson for his help in getting this Division started. As you know, Dave is also Vice President of the EAA Air Museum Foundation. This in itself can be more than a ful I time endeavor - and this division of responsibi I ity has added another leader to aviation's team. I am sure all in atten足 dance were pleased with EAA Antique and Classic President Buck Hi 1足 bert's presentation and acknowledge his past and present enthusiasm. The confirmation of the forthcoming 1972-73 officers through the election held at this general meeting is evidence of the support forthcoming. The discussions relative to dues, a publ ication, business aspects and fly-ins were encouraging and I am sure a week could have been spent discussing these matters. The potential of membership growth was termed tremendous and the recognition that having a home - a faci I ity and the office support of EAA - is a tremendous asset. To me, getting more members on the team is very important to the perpetuation of our endeavors to fly for fun, whether it be with antiques, classics, homebui Its, warbirds, aerobatics or rotary wing. When it comes to government restrictions - we al I are in the same boat. We need each other, we need the numbers, we need the individual leadership.

Aviation belongs to you. EAA Sport Aviation belongs to you. We here at Headquarters are a part of the tools needed for suc足 cess - the rest is up to you. THE PRESIDENT SPEAKS - E. E. "BUCK" HILBERT Fellow EAA Member: The Antique and Classic Division needs you as an active member. We need membership and we need money in the form of $10.00 dues to give support to our members. In the Antique and Classic Division there is the potential to be the largest division of EAA. With aircraft over thirty years of age classified as Antique and those over twenty years old fal ling into the Classic Category, we wi I I have a new and larger group each year. The intent of the Division is to gain recognition of the Antique and Classic aircraft and their owners as an integral and important part of Sport Aviation. To help us accompl ish this, EAA wi I I be the parent organization. Administration, manpower and faci I ities are provided by EAA. The bui Iding of the Antique and Classic Division is up to us. The planning for the Division cal Is for our own publ ication. First a monthly newsletter, then as we grow, so wi I I the publ ica足 tion. This wi I I be our means of communication within the Division. Suggestions are col icited as to contents but we plan Type Club News, activities coverage, feature articles on airplanes and people, and most important, "Hot Li ne" news items about what affects our fly i ng and our airplanes. As to Division identity, along with our own publ ication, we wi I I have an identifying jacket patch, decal, and card, our own regional and local activities, and our own parking, forums, and ,activities at the National Oshkosh Convention. The EAA Air Education Museum has also provided space for displays, pictures and even airplanes, as the Division desires. The Burlington, Wisconsin site is ours to use also, as we choose. The dues money, then, wi II be used for the publ ication and mai I ing costs, the identity items of patch, card and decals, sup足 port of the parent EAA administration staff and ideals, and the EAA Air Education Museum. The $10.00 dues wi I I be supplemented by fly-in revenue, donations and other fund raising projects yet to come. We welcome you as a member of the EAA Antique and Classic Division.

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OF THE ,C,t!N L'l, L BUS t4ESS

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OF ANTIQUE CLASS IC Ai RCRAF T, INC.

A meet :llg of He Ant i que and Class ic D:v is lon c f EAP, wa s called to o rder a t EAA Headquarters in Frankl i n, Wiscons in a t 10 : 00 November 18, 19720 Tre open i ng address wa s made by Paul Po be re zny describing goa ls of the d ; v is!on wi th i n the EAA . Also A+ th is t i me he expl ained the reasons fo r re si gnat ion of the past Div iS Ion Pr esi dent Dave Jameso n . Mr, J ameson spoke shortly t hanking the members for the past cooperat ion and giving words at encouragement on s uppo r t i ng the new Pres ident-Elect . At this po i nt , the President-Elect, Mr. Hilbert, gave a short summary of h i s pe r sonal hopes and amb i t ion s for the con tinuat ion of the Antique and Class ic Divi si on . At t h i s point, Mr. Hilbert asked for suggestio ns and comments fr-om the floor for dis cuss ion . Many of thos e present had excel lent comment s 8fld s uggest ions. Evander Britt spoke short ly - as he always does!!! Ideas were put forth as to the poss i bl I ity of i nd i v i dua l chapters, and the organ i zationa l be nef i ts trom cha pters. Also, questions we r e raised as to the method of deslgflat ion of chapte r s and type of number ing system to be used. Jack Cox expla i ned why chapter numbering i s desirab le as It prov i des the heme otfice staff wi th a s i mple but effect ive means at identificat ion. There was a short discussi on on the benef its of hav i ng present ty pe- cl ubs become more ciosely affl' f ated. Bi I: Ho dges exp r essed the interest of the National Ryan Club and Its i nterest in sup porting the Antique and Classic Division . Several comments were made r egarding the necessity to increase present membership, and after some discuss ion it was tho ught that through publ ic relation work ut i ! f z i ng th e pages of Sport Aviation and othe r popu lar aviation publ ications more could be aware of the accompl i shments and bene fits of belonging to this separate division. Jack Cox felt strongly that in the near future an I nd i vidual pubI icatlon d irected sp ec ifically to the Antique and Class ic member would be a most effective means of communica ti o n. Type clubs could use the pages of this publ (cat ion to get out the i r i nformati on on time and at less at a burden to type-clu b presidents. In addition, this separate publ ica tion could serve as informat ional source on specia l problems associated primar i Iy wi th t he Antique and Classic Divi s ion. Also, i t could prov i de an excel lent clearing house for spec i al parts from members wi th i n the group . The additional expense for such a pUblication was the subject of the d:scussion that fol lowed. Morton Lester made a mot ion providing fo r a $10 annual dues for those members i nte rested i n the Ant i que and Class:c Divisi on of EAA. Severa l discussions followed and after agreement, a secon d was made by Evander Britt , A vote was taken and c a rri ed unanimously to amend the by-laws to provide fo r an annua l dues of $iO for member sh i p in the Ant ique and ClaSSic Di visIon . It was also felt that a decal be made reproduc i ng the ac cepted Ant i que and Class ic Divis ion emblem tor me ~bers to d i splay on their a i rcraft.

Dick Wagner agreed to prepare the decal and wi I r have these avai lable for mai I ing in the near future. It was also suggested that this aircraft decal be suppl ied along with the membership card and at the time of each membership renewal. Paul Poberezny made a short summary of the points brought out during the mornings dis cussion and urged the members to make an al lout effort to get peo ple who are presently in aviation to become a more active part re gardless of what organization, club, or fellowship he desires to affi I iate with. It is his feel ing that through numbers we can more effectively handle situations on local, state and federal levels. A short lunch break was then had. The first order of business after returning from lunch was the election of our officers and Board of Directors. Evander Britt chairmaned the election committee. A motion was made that the fal I meeting be an annual business meeting f~the Antique and Classic Division. This was carried unanimously. Nominees for the office of the Presidency were asked for. Mr. Hi Ibert was nominated and a second received. J. R. Nielander was nominated and a ~econd re ceived. These gentlemen were asked for comments on why they were interested in the Presidency. Mr. Nielander was extremely enthusi astic and "would work to the best of my abi I ity". M.r. Hi Ibert's response was short - "I would I ike to have the job." A vote was taken and Mr. Hi Ibert was elected by a 21-1 hand vote. Mr. Hi Ibert was acc Iaimed Pres i dent for the rema i n i ng 1972 and 1973 year by vo ice acclamation. At this point, Evander Britt asked for nominations for Vice President. Dave Jameson nominated Nielander for a second term. There were no other nominations. A vote was taken and unanimously carried. Nielander was acclaimed Vice-President for the '72-'73 year. Nominations were asked for the office of Secretary. Dick Wagner was nominated and unanimously acclaimed by voice vote. Nominations were taken for the Treasury. Dick Wagner nominated Nick Rezich and was seconded from the floor. Voice vote was taken and unanimously acclaimed. Discussion on 1973 Board of Directors fol lowed and was decided that the present Directors be retained. The motion was made that the members present be added to the existing Board. A second was received from the floor and a short discussion fol lowed. A voice vote was taken and Mr. Kumferman's motion carried. An additional motion was made by Mr. Kumferman that the present Board members be contacted and so indicate their interest in continuing serving as Directors. This motion was seconded. A voice vote was taken and carried. A suggestion made by the floor that the Antique and Classic Division go on record recommending to the Officers of the EAA Air Education Museum that Dave Jameson be made Chairman and Coordinator of the Aircraft Acquisition Committee of the EAA Aircraft Museum. After the election of new officers and Board of Directors, a discussion fol lowed by Mr. Nielander who gave a briefing on the

needs requIred to make the '73 Convention a mor e enjoyab le and suc cessfu l event for the Ant iqlf'a~'d Classic owner' , in add i tion, i t was thought that a fiy-in be he i d i r +he spr i ng in Burl Ing+on provid i ng a meet i ng ground for the annua ! Convent ion at OShkosh. No date has been set and the decis ion wi! I be leit up to the of Peers. I twas also suggested that the Santee, S. C, f!y-;n be made a joint effor t thus g i Ving member s on the easie ~ n seaboard an oppor t unity to part i c i pate at a r eg ional event . The f i rst week in May IS the pla nn ed date, and add ltl ona! coord i nation and information wi I I be avai lab le shortl y . Ga r Wi I I i ams was asked and acc laimed to head up th e Parki ng Comm it tee for Oshkosh, 1973. Evande r Britt was se lected to chair man the Ant !que and Class ic Judging Comm i ttee, it was also sug gested that at nat ional fly-ins, if poss 'l ble, that a business meetIng be held i n order to keep members rrore cu rr entiy i nformed. Br itt summarized the success o r the Oshkosh meet and felt that tho s e who were i nvol ved couid be justly proud of the i n i t ial effort and certa i nly must be th anked for the ground work that they laid for the tuture events to be held. Nl elander spoke on t he efforts to con tinue encou raging workmanship and that there has definitely been a noticeable i mprovemen t in the last tew years . n indiv i dual r estora t ions. It was also suggested th at some of t he o id t imers~ prom i nent in av Iation in years back, be asked to attend the annual Os hkosh Conve nt ion. It was felt that th !s would be a project to g i ve honor and recogn ition to these people who are responslb !e tor the r ecords and growth of aviat ion in the pre-'50s era. The pOint was also made that in the future those sending articles in for publ Ica t lon should be not i f i ed promptly whether o r not the ir manuscr ipt and p i ctures wi II be used in the magazine . The day's agenda be in g complete, a mot ion was asked for adJourn ment. Itwas rece I ved and seconded t rom th e floor-" Respectfully submitted, Richard Wagner, Secreta ry MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE

Wayne O. Fredllne, Sparta, Mi chigan Ed ity A. Fredl in e, Sparta, Michigan Ron Fritz, Grand Rapids, Michigan Vern Murphy, South Haven, Michigan Jack Cox, Hales Corners, Wisconsin Golda Cox, Hales Corners, Wiscons t n Ralph Redmen, Dundee, I i I ino is Wi I lard Bened ic t, Wayland, Michigan Donna Bened ic t, Wayland, Mi chigan

Kelly Viets, Sti lwei I , Kansas

Edna Viets, Sti lwei I , Kansas

Bob Adamec, Maywood, I I I no i s

J i m Wi Ison, Lake Geneva, Wisc.

Lan dis West, Scot tsb luf f, Neb".

john Pe rry , Scottsblu ff, Nebr.

Wm. N. Schu!tz, Madison, N.C .

Morton Lester, Ma rtinsvl I Ie, Va.

Evande r M. Britt, Lumberton, N.C.

Members in Attendance (con't) Daniel Hami Iton, Anderson, Indiana Ray Scholler, Random Lake, Wisc .

Jim Wright, Anderson, Indiana Richard H. Wagner, Lyons, Wisc.

George E. Stubbs, Indianapol is, Ind. J. R. Nielander, Ft. Lauderdale,Fla.

Phil E. Smith, Ft. Wayne, Indiana E. E. Hilbert, Union, III.

Steven N. Landis, Ft . Wayne, Ind . Joseph A. Simandl, West Allis, Wisc.

Gar Wil Iiams, Napervi I Ie, I I I inois Bob Kumferman, Menomonee Fal Is,Wisc.

Bi I I Hodges, Mi Iwaukee, Wisc. Patricia Friedman, Highland Park,1 I I.

Paul H. Poberezny, Hales Corners, Wisc.

WASHINGTON REPORT As a part of the Experimental Aircraft Association, each member of the Antique and Classic Division has representation in Washington, D. C. David Scott maintains an office in the nation's capital and is in the offices of FAA almost dai Iy to attend to the needs of sport aviation. Mr. Scott makes a weekly written report to EAA Headquarters on his activities. Items of interest to antique and classic enthusiasts and pi lots in general are pr esented here - excerpted from his most recent reports. Should you need assistance with any aviation/FAA matter, contact Mr. Scott as fol lows: David Scott EAA Washington Representative 1346 Connecticut Ave., N. W. Washington, D. C. 20036 Phone: 202/223-5220 David, incidentally, is an antique enthusiast, himself. one solo in a Fairchi Id 22 and not be??

How could

MIAMI TCA - The FAA has announced a proposal for rule making outlining a Terminal Control Area for Mi ami. Comments from the publ ic are due 60 days after October 31, 1972 or roughly around Christmas time. The TCA configuration looks pretty compl icated and wi I I bar VFR uncon足 trol led fl ights down the shore I ine except for those over 7000 ft. or at dangerously low altitudes. The other alternative for VFR operations is a long detour to the west. In any event the cei I ing is 7000 ft. which has been the standard for most TCA's so far. ;~

FCC ON "N" NUMBERS - There has been some publ ic discussion in recent weeks about the Federal Communications Commission insistance on pi lots identifying their aircraft when using radio communications by using "N"

or liNovemb erli to l 'owed by the reg i stration r> umbe r. The FCC setTled this conTro'"ers,! ~h:s week by publ i shing a modJf icat 'l or ot their rules which states t hat :+ :5 nc+ necessary to i nclude the pret x PN:! when the a irer-aft ; " :dentified by iTS reg.strat.or~ number. NATIONAL A IR AND SPAC E MUSEUM - Ground break ; ng ceremonies were held th j s week for -:-he r,ew A i r and Spaee rvluseum TO be b u i it on the Ma I I a 1 most direct i y aC"ossthe ~ treet t r om FAA Headqua rt ers . Secretary Ri p ley ot the Smithson i an I nstitution and Ch i ef Justice Burger gave the p rincipal addresses , Both of them talked abou t space e xploration but no ment io n was maded air t r ansportat i or, rr:uch l ess genera! or sport a viation . And ye~ the nel''' museum w: I i be t l ie d with examples of manls exper ' men~'a l e ' rcr a ft most of wh ic h we re de'/eroped through the effo rts of i ndi,,'dua : s , If v,ork can proceed stead ; !y t he $40 miliion structure IS expec te d to open i 1s doors on Ju l y 4 , 19 76 . FAA MAlfHEW\NCE SYMPOS,UM - FAA's Ma;nTenance meet i ng at Okiahoma City this week was dom~nated by alrl i ne subjects and pe rsonn e l. The big thre e l i ght piane manufacturers had been i nvited t o part ici pate but they decl i ned on the bas:s th at th e y had been acti ve i n the meeting last year and had noth i ng new to co ntr ib ute or rece ive. Stl i i and al i it does seem that genera l aViation should continue to be v isibl e and restate i ts i mpcr t ance t o the ge nera l aV i at i on in du str y . Paul Poberezny) Pres!dent of the Expe r i mental A i rcra ft Asso ciation, did appear at the meet I ng and showed a fi 1m of t he 1970 EAA Fly-In. This was an eye opener to the att en ~ees and particularly to the large con t i ngent of foreign air' ,n e rep rese nt a t:v8s . Most of these people have little conception of the e xten+ of spo~t av i at i on act i vit ies in this country. There were a numbe r of exhib i tors most o f \",h ich showed highly sophis But one exhib i t caught the t i cated equipment for a i r l ine maintenance . eye of th i s write r . I t was a Sony casse tte p l ayer and wi ll show pro grams over a TV set . This is a real breakth r ough for an inexpenSive education tool . Ca s sette s can be inexpen siv el y made either by pro fess i ona i or' amateur"s vi i th the' r own tape camer-a , ! n the av, aT i on li ne it could mean a whole se ries of "How To l' tra i ning a i ds not on ly for techn i cal i nstruc"on bui- to r t ra i n i ng salesme n or other personnel, The cassetTe recorder costs at 'the moment abou t $1000 but the price ...,,1 II probab I y come down as more un its are pl'oduced. MORE POS I TIVE CmHROL - Pressure cont : nues to bui id for complete posi t ive control over a ll air"craft and the e l imination of VFR oper'ations I n many ar"eas . This week the NTSB relea sed a re po rt on the mi I i tar''y/ a l rl ine call ision over Cal i fornia of June 6 ,19 7 1 betlveen an F-4B and a DC -9. The NTSB made a n umber of recommendat i ons to the FAA one of wh i ch said that climb and descent corridors should be establ i shed from the top ot Ter

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minal Control Areas to the lower I i mit of posit i ve control areas with the expectation that corr i dors could be eventually el iminated when positive control floo r s reached the level of TCA cei I ings. The NTSB did not specify whether this would mean increasing the he i ghts of TCA's or lowering positive control floors. At present most TCA's extend to 7000 ft. but the FAA has said they intend to increase this to 12,500 ft. Even earl ier the NTSB had urged the FAA to restrict high speed low level mi I itary operations to designated areas and routes, specify when the 250 knot speed I imit i n airspace below 10,000 ft. may be exceeded, con sider using air inte r cept rada r for col I ision avoidance, and publ i cize the avai labi I i ty of FAA's Radar Advisory Service and consider making it mandatory. This past summer lATA, the in t ernational airl ine group, came out with a pol icy statement say i ng that the see and be seen concept was outmoded and that VFR and IFR traffic should never be al lowed to mix. ABOUT THIS PUBLICATION Th i s is the first i ssue of THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE - a name chosen to cover all older planes - and i t i s just a beginning. In order to get an issue out carrying the minutes of the business meeting held at EAA Head quarters in November, we pr i nted this issue on our own off-set press here at Hales Corners. We d i d not have t i me to get additional picture plates made for the inside, but that wi I I change in future issues which wi I I be done by our printer. THE VINTAGE AIRPLANE, the house organ of the Antique and Classic Division of EAA, wi l I, I i ke Sport Av i ation, become a high qual ity pubI ication. The newsletter fo r mat used this month is a temporary medium to al low us to prepare for a new publ ication. EAA has hired new employees and a new slate of Di v i s ion off icers have been elected - so al I is GO. Our goal, quite s i mply, i s to produce the very best magazine for antique and classic airplanes. Now, we need to get al I of you involved - and qu i ckly! We need arti cles on your antiques and classics, photographs (black and white preferred, but we can use color i f the pr i nt i s not too dark); we can use h i storical type articles (company h istor ies, the history of a particular personage or aircraft); personal exper iences in the old airplane field; tips on restora tion; sources of old a i rplane parts; we would I ike to start a "rumor mi 11" type section; for a t ime we wi I I accept wants and disposals without charge (unti I it gets out of hand - we can't compete wi th Trade-A-Plane!); plus, anything you would I ike to see in such a magazine. We need mater i al NOW - so let us hear from you right away. Jack Cox, Editor

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IR\,A~ REFLECTIONS By Bi I I J. Hodges Drawing by Jack Cox

Lindbergh - Spirit of St. Louis - We - Ryan - What memories of adventure are brought to mind when these names are mentioned. Nearly everyone of the "older" generation recalls the success of Col. Charles Augustus Lindbergh's fl ight across the Atlantic. How on May 20, 1927, he I i f ted the over gross Ryan NY-P (New York to Paris) from the now gone Roosevelt Field and some 33 hours 30 minutes later sat down on Le Bourget Field, the first man to fly the Atlantic by himself, thus winning the $25,000.00 Orteig prize. The success of "Slim's" flight set off a wave of interest in avia t ion with, natura II y, Ryan do i ng a thri vi ng bus i ness se II i ng the "s i ster" sh i p to the "Sp i r it of St. Lou is'!, the B-1 "Brougham". Few peop Ie reaI ize, however, that T. Clrude Ryan had sold his interest in the Ryan Air Li nes and Ryan Fly i ng Company to his partner B. F. "Frank" Mahoney shortly before "Lucky Lindy" contacted the company to bui Id a trans Atlantic airplane. Thus, actually none of the B or C series were "Ryans~~ The first B-1 sti I I in construction was put aside and finished after the .. NY-P. Some of the wo r kers on the NY-P who Iater became famous in the i r own right were Donald A. Hal I, Hawley Bowlus, Fred Rohr, Douglas "Wrong way" Corrigan and J. J. "Red" Harrigan. The company at this time was known as the B. F. Mahoney Aircraft Corporation. One group of workers banded together to form the Ryan Bui Iders Company and bui It a plane called the "Lone Eagle". Another national hero, Frank Hawks, got the first B-1 and flew it in the 1927 Ford Air Tour and finished in eighth position. Later that year he flew in the National Air Races and placed first for speed and third for efficiency for the Detroit News Trophy. E. W. "Pop" Cleveland placed eighth in the third production

B-1 i n the 1927 New York to Spokane Air Derby I n the 1928 Nat i ona I

Air Tour AI Henley placed seventh, Vance Breese placed n i nTh and E, W.

"Pop" Cleveland placed twentieth, all flying B-I's. In May of 1929,

Jim Kelly and Reggie Robbins, flyinq a B-1 named "C i ty of Fort Worth",

set a new endurance record of 172 hours in the air - they we re i n-flIght

refueled by another B-1.

In late 1928 Frank Mahoney sold the company to the Detroit Aircraft Corporat ion and construction was moved to Lambert Field in St. Louis, Missouri. The new owners were made up of the same men who had backed the "Lone Eagle" for the trans-Atlantic fl ight . The Company now be came the Mahoney-Ryan Aircraft Corporation . This new compan y i ntro duced the B-3, B-5, B-7 "Broughams" and the C-I "Foursome" ser ies of a ircraft. This company went bankrupt unfortunately dur i ng the stock ma rket crash of 1929. In 1933, T. Claude Ryan formed the Ryan Aeronaut ical Corpo r ati on and produced the equally famous Ryan STA in 1934. In 1955-56 th ree B-1 "Broughams" were rescued from ob I i vi on and reconstructed into rep I ica's of the NY-P for a fi 1m entit led "Sp irit of St. Louis" starring James Stewart. Two of these planes we r e re bui It by Paul Mantz and the third financed by Jimmy Stewart and re bu i It by Hank Coffin at Whiteman Airpark in Pacoma, Cal i forn ia . The planes were bu i It in such a way that the solid windscreen could be re placed with plexig lass for ease of ferrying. Of these a ircraft al I three are in museums - one in the Greenfield Vi I lage Museum, Dea rborn, Michigan; one in the Museum of Science and Natural Histo ry In St. Louis, Missouri and the other, owned by Dave Jameson of Oshkosh Wi scons in, i s on loan to the EAA Air Museum in Hales Corners, Wi scons i n. Another repl ica was bu i It by Fr ank Tallman for the Paris Airshow from the re mains of a Ryan M-I mai I plane. It now resides in the San Diego Aero space Museum, San Diego, Cal ifornia. A second NY-P was bui It in 1927, and it went to the Japanese news paper "Ma inichi". Unfortunately, it was demo I ished two weeks after arriv in g i n Japan when it ran into the side of a mounta i n. Three Ryan B-1 's a r e known to sti I I exist, perhaps one day we wi I I see them i n the a ir again on the Fly-In circuit.