VA-Vol-21-No-6-June-1993

EDITORIAL STAFF Publisher Tom Paberezny

Vice-President,

Marketing and Communications

Vol. 21, No.6

June 1993

Dick Matt

Editor-in-Chief

Jack Cox

Editor

CONTENTS

Henry G. Frautschy

Managing Editor

Golda Cox

Art Director

1 Straight & Level/ Espie "Butch" Joyce

Mike Drucks

Computer Graphic Specialists

Olivia L. Phillip

Sara Hansen Jennifer Larsen

2 AlC News/

Advertising

Mary Jones

compiled by H.G. Frautschy

Associate Editor

Norm Petersen

4 Pass it to Buck/

Feature Writers

E.E. "Buck" Hilbert

George Hardie, Jr.

Page 2

Jim Koepnick Carl Schuppel

5 Mystery Plane/

George Hardie

Dennis Parks

Staff Photographers

Mike Steineke

Donna Bushman

Editorial Assistant

Isabelle Wiske

6 Vintage Literature/ Dennis Parks

8 Sun 'n Fun '93/ H.G. Frautschy and Norm Petersen

EAA ANTIQUE/CLASSIC DIVISION, INC,

OFFICERS

PageS

20 Antique/Classic Photo Contest

President Espie "Butch" Joyce 604 Highway St. Madison, NC 27025 919/427-0216

Vice·Presidenl Arthur Morgan 3744 North 51st Blvd.

Milwaukee, WI 53216 414/442-3631

Secrelary Steve Nesse 2009 Highland Ave. Albert Lea, MN 56007 507/373-1674

Treasurer E.E. "Buck" Hilbert P.O. Box 424 Union, IL 60 180 815/923-4591

DIRECTORS

25 AlC Calendar 26 Welcome New Members 27 Notice of Annual Meeting Page 20

30 Vintage Trader FRONT COVER .

Dr. Roy Wicker (A/C 103) pilots the Sun 'n Fun '93 Grand Champion Antique, the 1931 Davis D-1·W looks splendid with its cream and yellow color scheme . Dr. Wicker. from Qu itman, GA, and his partner, Barbara Kitchens, of Milner, GA have brought the special a irplane back from the brink with an outstanding restoration . EAA photo by Jim Koepnick.

Shot with a Canon EOS- 1 equipped with an 80-2oomm lens. 1/250 sec . at f5.6 on Kodak Kodachrome 64. Cessna 210 photo plane piloted by Bruce Moore .

REAR COVER .. . Captain Dick Hill and owner Dwain Pittenger pilot Dwain's Sun 'n Fun '93 Best Custom Antique Cessna T-50 Bobcat over the marshlands north of Lakeland. EM photo by Jim Koepnick. Shot with a Canon EOS- 1 equipped with an 80-2oomm lens. 1/500 sec. at f8 on Kodak Ektachrome 64.

Cessna 210 photo plane piloted by Bruce Moore.

Copyright © 1993 by the EAA Antique/Classic Division Inc. All rights reserved.

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STRAIGHT & LEVEL

by Espie "Butch" Joyce

As you will read in the A/C News section this month, we welcome two new Antique/Classic Chapters; the first is Antique/Classic Chapter 25 of Sacramento, California. Their presi­ dent is Jon Schmitt. I'd really like to welcome this Chapter - there is quite a bit of activity in California from the Antique, Classic and Contemporary standpoint, and I'm pleased to see a new A/C Chapter forming there .

Also, a hearty welcome to Chapter 26 which has been formed in Lansing, Illinois . Their president is Peter Bayer. We're glad to see this Chapter as there is also quite a bit of activity in the Illinois area . H .G. has more details on these two Chapters in our Antique/Classic News.

We have just completed our spring Antique/Classic Board of Directors meeting in May. Quite a bit of business was discussed there. One of the topics was your VINTAGE AIRPLANE magazine. Everyone has been very complimentary about our magazine and we continuously try to improve it. I may have passed this along before but this year six of the twelve magazines published will be color editions. As the membership grows, we will try to add color for each month, but we have to reach our goal of 10,000 members before we can do that. We are now right at 8,600, so we are moving right along towards our goal. I can't emphasize

enough that if you know of someone who is interested in our type of aviation and our airplanes, please encourage them to join our Division. The more members we have, the stronger we will be as a group.

The weekend that we had the Board meeting at Oshkosh was the opening weekend for Pioneer Airport. Saturday was cold and windy but Sunday the weather improved considerably - they were able to fly quite a few more aircraft on Sunday than they could on Saturday.

Wisconsin this time of year is either very nice or very brutal, and the weather gods chose for opening day of Pioneer weekend to be cool and windy. Be­ cause my business involves mostly out­ side work, I have learned a long time ago that the weather is something you can't do anything about, so there's no point in worrying about it. You just have to go with the flow.

The Oshkosh Convention is really approaching fast! It's only a month and a half away. Everything is really shaping up nicely for our area. We may have some parking difficulties from the standpoint of a new taxiway that was put in the field, and the as­ sociated landscaping that had to be done, but Headquarters is working feverishly to minimize any impact it may have on us. They are very con­ cerned that our parking is as con­ venient as possible. Also, as we continue to go further south, it is our intention to also add another tram for the transportation of those people from the south end of the field to a more central point at the Fly-In, espe­

cially those people with baggage, etc. who need assistance in getting back to the central area of the Convention site.

Ifanyone has any comments or sugges­ tions along this line that can help us improve, please let us know.

One subject that I hesitate to say any­ thing about is any thought that has to do with politics, because a lot of people have different opinions than I do, but gi ven the current atmosphere in Washington with the new government it is most important that we all stand together as a group. H.G. also has some further information on this in the magazine this month. As small as we may be as a group, it is still impressive if we can approach our Representatives from a united front. I encourage everyone to be aware and to keep up with the happenings of the new govern­ ment so that we will be able to respond in a positive manner to our Repre­ sentatives. These people are the ones whom you elect in your home area and your opinion does matter to them .

Please keep your head up on this situa­ tion.

Next month I will list all the Anti­ que/Classic activities that will be taking place and the Chairpersons coordinat­ ing each area. Perhaps you can give a bit of your time volunteering this year ­ nowhere does the "many hands make light work" philosophy work better than at EAA OSHKOSH. We look forward to seeing you here!

Let's all pull in the same direction for the good of aviation. Remember, we are better together. Join us and have it all! ...

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f3I:W.I NEW ANTIQUE/CLASSIC

CHAPTERS

A new pair of Antique/Classic Chapters have been formed and chartered - they are: Antique/Classic Chapter 25, Sacramento, CA. They meet every 2nd Saturday . For meeting location or other Chapter information, contact Chapter President 10n Schmitt (A/C 16274), 8245 Cedar Crest Way , Sacramento, CA 95826. Phone 916/386足 2077. The Sacramento Chapter is called the "Delta Gold Chapter."

The other recen t addi tion to the Chapter roster is Chapter 26, the "Ford Tri-Motor Chapter." Based in the Lansing, IL area, you can contact Chapter President Pete r Bayer (A/C 12034),25957 Middle Point, Monee, IL 60449. Phone 708/534-6240.

Welcome aboard!

If you are interested in A/C Chapter activities in these areas, be sure to give these gent le m en a call. The entire A/C Chapter roster was published in the March 1993 issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE. If you're interested in starting an A/C Chapter in your local area, contact the EAA Chapter Office , P.O . Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086 or call 1足 414-426-4800.

If you h ave any questions specifically related to A/C Chapters, you can also contact A/C Board m e mb er Bob Brau er at the address on the inside front cover. Bob is the Chapter coordinator for the Antique/Classic Board of Directors.

compiled by H.G. Frautschy

Again , please be sure and use only this address for your mailings to VINTAGE AIRPLANE or the A /C Division - the " EAA , Wittman Field" address is no longer valid, and may result in misdirected mail.

OTHER GOVERNMENT

MATTERS ...

Once again, we 're all in this together, and as a group we must once aga in make sure our elected representatives get the word that we are not happy about a number of issues that directly relate to how much it will cost us to continue flying our aircraft. First, the Clinton Administration has proposed that we all pay a Federal Registration fee for our aircraft. How much? How about $90 this coming October, with the annual fee escalating to $278 (where did that number come from?) by 1997.

Many of us already pay a state fee, and

to add this additional burden ($278!) is simply too much . The fee does not distinguish between aircraft types, sizes or its use. (A 1-3 would be required to pay the same fee as a 747!) The argument used to "justify" this fee is the same old "General Aviation does not pay its fair share" premise that has been dragged out to be paraded in front of Congress in the past. It simply is not true. The erroneous "fair share" argument conveniently forgets that the majority of the airspace system (including air traffic control installations and airport faciliti es funded by the Federal Government) are for the benefit of commercial operations (e.g. airlines).

The much smaller portion of the Federally funded airspace system used

by General Aviation is adequately paid for out of taxes paid by General Aviation users (the Federal Excise tax we've been paying on every gallon of gas, each quart of aviation oil and every

THE RIGHT ADDRESS To clarify for all of yo u who send mail to us here at VINTAGE AIRPLANE (including Calendar of Events items), please be sure to update your address list with th e current address. The post office has been stamping a large portion of our incoming mail "Notify Sender of New Address," and we'd hate to see any mail returned to sender. The correct address is: EAA Antique/Classic Division P.O. Box 3086

Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086

ERCOUPE CLUB SHINES

Through the efforts of the Ercoupe Club, the EAA Air Adventure Museum's Ercoupe has been given a fresh polish job, as you can see in this photo. As an added bonus, the 'Coupers also polished the Ryan SCW you see in the background. Our thanks to Ercoupe Club president Syd Cohen for his coordination of this mission, and we also wish to thank club members Orrin and Cliff Howard, Wilbur Eck, Hank Taxis, and the Darrell Compton family for their hard work. Thanks folks!

tire and tube we buy is supposed to go towards airport {both large and smalll improvements. The excise taxes go into to infamous "Aviation Trust Fund," the " black hole" of aviation funding.) .

There are a number of other related issues that also point out the fallacy of this particular argument. For more on this issue and other important government proposals that could affect how you fly, please be sure and read the Action Update section in the May issue of SPORT AVIATION. Be sure you drop your elected representatives a note telling them how you feel! The addresses are: (Your Senator's name) U.S. Senate

Washington, DC 20510

(Your Representative's name) U.S. House of Representatives

Washington, D .C. 20515

You may also wish to send a note to the Department of Transportation: Secretary Federico Pena U.S. Dept. of Transportation

400 7th St. SW

Washington, DC 20590

Tell the folks you elected how you will be effected personally. We're not saying we want the FAA to run with no cost to us - we just wish to point out that we already pay our fair share, and then some. Let them know!

CONTEMPORARY CLASS AWARDS At EAA OSHKOSH '93 , the Contemporary Class will have awards presented. The Categories will be as follows:

Piper PA-24 Comanche

Piper PA-23 Apache-Aztec

Limited Production

We look forward to seeing your Contemporary class showplanes on the fljghtline during EAA OSHKOSH '93!

If they are returned to EAA HQ we will see they are forwarded to Hale, with no questions asked. The address is EAA Antique/Classic Division P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh , WI 54903-3086, Attn: H.G. Frautschy, Editor, Vintage Airplane.

A NEW TYPE CLUB Dave Decker, of Hereford, AZ, wrote us to spread the word that he is starting a Type Club for the Call air brand of airplane. After buying a Callair A3 , Dave found there was little information on the airplane available , and he has taken it upon himself to head up the effort to put some of the information down on paper in the form of a newsletter. Dave is primarily interested in information of any type concerning the Callair airplanes , particularly the cabin airplanes. He pointed out that less than 40 Callairs were built, and fewer than 20 are shown on the FAA registry.

If you know of someone who has a Callair flying or a project, let them know about this new Type Club , and have them get in contact with Dave Decker, Callair Type Club and Newsletter, 3307 Astro Drive, Hereford, AZ 85615 .

Phone 602-378-3688.

A NICE PLACE TO STOP If you ' re inbound to OSH for the Convention , you may wish to stop at Wautoma Airport (Y50), located just 33 nm west of Oshkosh . They will be offering a 10% discount on all fuel, oil and merchandise to EAA members going to the show. Free camping is also available. For more information contact Jeff or Dan at 414/787-3030.

SPEEDBIRD RESTORER

PASSES AWAY

John Denny (EAA 40749, A /C 15079) whose restoration of the last aircraft produced by the Bird Airplane Co., the "Speedbird," died Friday, April 30. Dennis "Buck " Dodson , John ' s nephew and owner of the Speedbird , which was featured in last month's issue, says that by an ironic coincidence, he was flying the Speedbird from Chico, CA to San Jose when John passed away in Albuquerque, NM at the same time.

The Speed bird had last been flown at San Jose during August of 1937.

In the photo above , John (right) displays the documentation book on the Speedbird with (left to right) his nephew Dennis "Buck" Dodson, Karl Klemm, and his son, Neil.

Our condolences to Buck, John 's wife Jean, son Neil , and daughter Nancy, as well as his circle of friends.

CHARLES "CONNIE" BLOM Grand Champion Reserve Grand Champion Outstanding Customized Custom Class I Single Engine (0-160 hp) Custom Class II Single Engine (161-230 hp) Custom Class III Single Engine (231- Up hp) Custom Multi-engine

Outstanding In Type awards will be given for the following categories: Champion

Beech Single Engine

Beech Multi Engine

Bellanca

Cessna 150

Cessna 170-172-175

Cessna 180-182-210

Cessna 310

Mooney

Piper PA-18 Super Cub

Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer

NAVION DOCUMENTS THEFT Sun 'n Fun '93 was a great success by any mea s ure , but for one of our members, Hale Andrews, of Berkley Springs, WV, the event was marred by the theft of some of the brochures included in his documentation book for hi s award winning Navion Super 260.

Hale's documentation, considered by the judges as one of the best they had seen, included a section in the back featuring 5 or 6 original factory brochures, collected

by Hale's father Earl. Hale's Navion has been in the family since it was purchased new by his father in 1951.

Unfortunately, sometime during the last half of the week during Sun 'n Fun '93, someone apparently took the brochures from the book. Hale was disappointed, to say the least, and would very much like to see the items returned.

Via Glenn Otto Mittelstadt we learned of th e passing of early aviator and airplane builder Charles "Connie" Blom , of Landrum, Sc. In 1928, as a young man attending the Schenectady night school vocational training school, he and his brother Harold designed and built a high wing parasol monoplane .

Connie attempted to fly it from his home in Schenectady, NY to the West coast, but was forced to return home after a fire damaged the airplane during repairs after a precautionary landing in Wisconsin . Connie then repaired the airplane and flew home. His journey took 17 days, including 10 days for him to rebuild the wing and recover th e airplane!

Well-known by many in the Landrum, SC area, Connie passed away Dec 23, 1992. ...

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PASS IT 10

--I] An information exchange column with input from our readers.

by Buck Hilbert (EAA 21 , Ale 5) P.O. Box 424 Union, IL 60180

Here I sit in a perfect FUNK! To those of you who need an exact descrip­ tion of FUNK, there is no description, re­ ally. It's the frame of mind that exists when spring finally arrives up here in the frozen North, and all of a sudden the SAP starts to run! And run and RUN and all true aviators begin to get sappy.

I have had more phone calls in the past two weeks since I have been home from Sun 'n Fun, than I can possibly keep track of. Here I am trying to relicense the C-3, the Champ, as well as get all the back burner chores done, and I can't get away from the phone. Trouble is, I like talking to people and can't bring myself to shut them off.

Had a nice conversation with a fella named Bob Green from Loveland, CO the other day. Bob called all in a dither because a neighbor was having a garage sale and in the lot were a pair of Je nny wheels. Bob wanted to know how much to offer for them . He had absolutely no use for them, but he wanted to preserve them. Know the feeling?

Then Bob O'Conner called from Mil-

waukee, W I. Not once but TH R EE ti mes. He is really going" Sappy" over an Aeronca C-3. ANY Aero nca C-3.

Bob is a very early EAA member, retired from Republic A irlines, still flyi ng for fun and business after ten years of retirement.

He has a stable of airplanes including a Baby Ace he built way back in '53, a cou­ ple of other hangar queens, a Bonanza and a King Air that he uses for going places. He plans on dropping in here at the Funny Farm after I get back from my spring fishing trip to western Ontario, Canada.

Anyway, I have had calls from just about everyone in the country this past week. Even the San Diego Glue Angels checked in . There is all sorts of good news from out-that way. Bill Allen is building a new hangar complex at Gille­ spie Field. Addison Pemberton is taking that "Bull" Stearman everywhere and starting a new project , and my Japanese friend Hiroshi Morita has his Fleet flying again after Bob Von Willer got it up and going.

On the way home from Florida, Dorothy and I stopped at the Army Avia­ tion Museum at Fort Rucker, AL. Hey, they have done wonders with organizing their displays in their NEW building.

They have a neat entrance display of Army Aviator Flight clothing in bronze, and they have some really neat airplanes now on display.

A Jenny, a real SE SA, a nice grouping of early "L" planes and some very realis­ tic dioramas depicting Helicopter Com­

In the Army Aviation Museum this Jenny is one of the featured aircraft on display.

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bat Tactics. I had to look up the director a nd shake his ha nd . This man is a real PRO. From Ft. R ucker we beat a path to Birmingham, AL and there we invited ourselves to a personally conducted tour of the normally closed on Monday Birm­ ingham Museum of Flight. Sometimes I think this Museum is one of Birming­ ham's best kept secrets, but it is coming into its own . Dick Simpson, one of the museum foundation officers and a con­ stant volunteer, gave us the tour. They are on an expansion program right now, and it was great to see how far they have corne since our last visit. There are some really beautiful sport aviation airplanes on display, and aT-6 that is so original and so free of the usual scratch and dents, that it would take your breath away.

We missed Glen Messer, though . Glen is well known as a pioneer in aviation .

One of the last five surviving " Early Birds" and a founding member of so many aviation organizations, as well as a record setter of long reknown, Glen still maintains an office in the Museum, and acts as official "Greeter." Even though he is almost blind, Glen will recognize a voice or a name and enthusiastically make a person welcome. I'd advise anyone vis­ iting the Birmingham area to stop in and say hello to this wonderful person and shake hands with a REAL Aviator. They don't make them like that anymore.

And so I'm off to Canada! Watch out Walleyes, here I come! Until I get back, ... hold the phone calls! Over to you!

At the entrance to the Army Aviation Museum at Ft. Rucker, AL, visitors are presented with this "bronze" display of the history of Army Aviation clothing.

MYSTERY PLANE

by George Hardie This nifty sport plane was another victim of the slow recovery after the Great Depression. The photo was sent in by Owen Billman of Mayfield, New York. Answers will be published in the September 1993 issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE. Deadline for that issue is July 20.

The March Mystery evidently was a mystery to many readers, for only five replies were received. From far away Sweden came this answer from Lennart Johnsson of Eldsberga: "The airplane shown is an American Eagle, custom built in 1929 for Dr. WaI­ ter M. Cross , a chemist from Kansas City. Its designation was ' Mod e l 60

Sedan' according to the manufacturer's advertising in A VIATION magazine.

Others say it was called A-529 or A-629.

To add to this confusion, it was first reg­ istered under the name 'Model T-C.' "The airplane had two Siemens ­ Halske radial engines (125 hp each) which were mounted remarkably close to the fuselage. The pilot sat in an open cockpit in front of the wing . Behind him was a closed cabin with room for five people . Wingspan was 47 feet.

When the machine was test flown in Kansas City in early 1929, it took off in 200 feet and attained a cruising speed of 90 mph. Landing speed was 45 mph.

"Dr. Cross intended to use the new

American Eagle Model 60 Sedan

craft in traveling between his offices and laboratories in Kansas City, New York and Los Angeles, and he esti­ mates that he will save between $40,000 and $50,000 annually in time and travel­ ling expenses. I wonder if it worked out that way.

"Published pictures show the regis­ tration number 10070, but as first regis­ tered it was assigned number 364. My sources are A VIATION for February 2, February 23, March 2, May 4,1929 and AERO DIGEST for February 1929."

Ralph Nortell of Spokane, Washing­ ton adds this: " The March Mystery Plane is the ' one-off' example of an American Ea­ gle design built in early 1929. Quite ad­ vanced for its time, it was powered by two Siemens-Halske engines. It was re­ ported to be a good load carrier having bee n test flown on one engine. After a gross load test flight with Charles Toth at the controls , the landing gear col­ lapsed on landing, resulting in seve re damage.

"The plane was built for Dr. Walter M. Cross of Kansas City whose inten ­ tion was to apply to the Department of Commerce for an A TC. But before the prototype could be rebuilt , the 1929 stock market collapse devastated the market for airplanes. " Other answers were received from Charley Hayes of Park Forest, Illinois, Robert Clark, Oxnard, CA and Marty Eisenmann of Garrettsville, Ohio. . .

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In November, 1933 Eugene Vidal, Di­ rector of Aeronautics of the U.S. Depart­ ment of Commerce, announced that the Department was taking the initiative in seeking a method whereby airplanes might be made available to the general public at a price low enough to make pos­ sible widespread private ownership. Such a vehicle became known as the $700 air­ plane - the selling price of popular auto­ mobiles of the time.

Vidal conceived that such an airplane would be a two- or three-seat all metal airplane. The plane would be cheap be­ cause it would be mass-produced using automotive industry methods. It would also be rugged and easy to repair with the costs of owning and operating the ma­ chine less than that of an average-priced automobile.

A market survey was undertaken by the Aeronautics Branch with question­ naires sent to licensed pilots, student pi­

lots and mechanics. They were asked if they would be interested in such an air­ plane at a price of $700. About 18,000 replies were received, with 13,000 saying they would purchase such an aircraft. Not surprising as such an airplane would be $300 to $500 less than anything on the market. About 5,000 said they would not purchase. With the results of the survey in hand , Vidal believed there was a market for upwards of 10,000 of the $700 air­ planes.

Assured that a substantial potential market existed for such a plane, Vidal ap­ proached the Public Works Administra­ tion for funding. The agency, one of the numerous federal agencies established in the depression to battle unemployment, allotted $500,000 for the project. Vidal felt that the funds channeled through a consortium of existing aircraft builders would be used to hire unemployed engi­ neers, draftsmen, and craftsmen who

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would design and manufacture a cheap airplane.

Problems arose from the very begin­ ning. Legal counsel for the Public Works Administration decided that the money could only go to public works and that there was nothing "public" about private airplanes for the masses. So the funds were rescinded. Some companies already manufacturing light aircraft claimed that the publicity already had caused poten­ tial buyers to wait on the ephemeral poor-man 's plane than purchase an exist­ ing design. Waldo Waterman in his book, WALDO: PIONEER A VIATOR stated, "Vidal's quest for a '$700 airplane' all but destroyed what little aircraft industry there was still surviving the Depression ."

AERO DIGEST The reaction in the aviation press of the time was not very favorable. In an editorial in the December 1933 issue of AERO DIGEST Frank Tichenor stated, "It is no secret that the hard-working and hard-pressed Aeronautics Branch has been under pressure for some time to do for private flying something big, spectac­ ular, and constructive.

"But it was indeed regrettable that Mr. Vidal's questionnaire, which he must know caused a veritable storm upon many airports, left the erroneous impres­ sion that the Aeronautics Branch had a specific and definite plane in view when it presented its proposal to American fliers.

"We are not surprised that there are many private pilots who would like such a ship at $700. According to the figures of the Labor Department there are some 10,000 ,000 people who would like a fif­ teen-cent dinner; but not only does such a dinner appear non-existent, but often the necessary nickel and dime also is conspicuously absent.

"We commend the Aeronautics Branch for its efforts in attempting to

bring the light airplane manufacturer in touch with the current market but let no one who is at present in the market for any of the excellent low-priced airplanes now available hesitate in making his pur­ chase because of the Department's ques­ tionnaire. The prospects of an early ful­ fillment of the $700 airplane idea is too remote to let it be the means of curtailing the sales of tried and proven aircraft."

AVIATION In the December 1933 issue of AVIA­ TION the editor , Edward P . Warner, asked "$700? And How? It is frequently a matter of some little difficulty to pick the particular story which deserves the preeminent position of our new pages, but this month there could be no doubt.

The announcement from the Department of Commerce that Director Vidal has un­ dertaken to solici t expressions of willing­ ness to buy a new airplane of specified characteristics, and that the characteris­ tics include a price of $700 , has set the high-water-mark in news excitement not only for November but for a much longer period.

"The idea is amusing in its very sim­ plicity. The industry may not sell 10,000 airplanes, or even any large part thereof, but at least we shall have a lot of new in­ formation. Aside from some temporary unsettlement of the market for existing types of aircraft , we believe the results will be good. But there is a word of cau­ tion that should be said and point that should be made.

"Extreme care must be used in inter­ preting the results of the market survey.

There are plenty of people who will gaily write 'YES' on a piece of paper, but who will not be nearly so ready to write their names at the bottom of checks for $700 each.

"But there is anot her point. We be­ lieve that 10,000 airplanes of quality could be built for $700 apiece by a single manufacturer who received a single order for 10,000 machines. T hey cannot be built for any such price under the conditions that existed in 1929 with about 180 manu­ facturers scrambling over each other af­ ter every individual sale and with no sin­ gle factory setting up production of more than a few hundred ships. An essential condition precedent to the successful ac­ complishment of the Vidal plan is that the aircraft industry should cooperate as no industry has ever cooperated before. " It would have to be turned out in many plants, with wings built at A and landing gear at B and assembly taken care of at C, and then it will have to be the subject of a concentrated sales cam­ paign in which all effort is merged to get as many people as possible into the air.

We don't know that can be done. "

USED PLANES And in the 99'ER, Clara Gilbert in her comments " Are Air Flivvers Feasible?" raised the question of used aircraft. " There are available , at the moment , many used ships for sale at figures well under $1 ,000. Among them are to be found not only two place, but three and four place ships, cabin jobs as well as open cockpit models, and the majority are capa­ ble of speeds well in excess of 100 miles an hour. If there is no market for these air­ planes, how then does the Government propose to stimulate sufficient interest in private and sport flying to dispose of 10,000 smaller slower planes which will only carry two passengers, at a price ap­ proximating that of these used ships? "

AERO DIGEST ON FUNDING In the February 1934 issue of AERO DIGEST, the editor, Edward P. Warner, presented his views in " Notes on a $700 Airplane. " He stated, "When Director of Aeronautics Vidal launched his famous private plane questionnaire, a considerable segment of the aircraft industry thought it a joke - and not a particularly funny one .

When he persuaded the Public Works Ad­ ministration to make over $500,000 to pro­ mote the realization of the project as a means of developing a new industry to pro­ vide new employment , the joke ended.

Half a million dollars are to be regarded seriously, even in days when federal expen­ ditures run to six billion and higher.

In response to a request of A VIA­ TION, Eugene Vidal, Director of Aero­ nautics, U.S. Department of Commerce, prepared an official view concerning the interest of the Department in the private airplane market. His response was pub­ lished in the February 1934 issue of A VI­ AnON under the title "Low-Priced Air­ plane." " Private flying, measured in terms of active pilots, planes, and their use is on the decline. After fifteen years or so of the building of planes for miscellaneous flying, there are less than 7,000 licensed airplanes in this country of 120,000,00 people. " It might be well to assume that there may be something wrong with the product which we now are attempting to sell , that the market exists for something diffe rent.

It also might be well to overlook e ntirely the attitude of the pilots who already have lea rned to fly (who would like to have a faster plane) and concentrate on the aver­ age American citizen who may not be an aviation enthusiast. Also it might be well to cease planning planes which the indus­ try feels that the future pilot should have and plan one which would appeal to the United States citize n even though it may not be as desirable to every pilot and de­ signer.

"The most important detail of an air­ plane, as of any other manufactured prod­ uct, is its price. Granted an airplane should be safe , no matter how safe it may be, it cannot be sold in numbers if it is too ex­ pensive. It is useless to make a plane safe if it won't be purchased, and thus won't be flown. The majority of Americans buy au­ tomobiles which sell for less than $1 ,000 and are inexpensive to operate and main­ tain. They are quite accustomed to the price range between $500 and $1,000, and it goes without saying that an airplane for that price, sold on the installment plan , would have a popular appeal. " Vidal felt that the automobile driver was the customer for the $700 plane and that this customer had become accus­ tomed to details of an automobile , its ap­ pearance, material, control, etc. He stated that a car made of fabric couldn 't possibly sell. As metal is durable and strong, so the airplane should be.

He believed metal construction was important from other viewpoints. Produc­ tion methods used for the automotive in­ dustry could be adopted to airplane manu­ facture such as the mass stamping of parts.

Techniques of assembly and of mainte­ nance and repair would suggest methods for volume production of airplanes.

The appearance of an airplane must be attractive and in its details and remind the car driver of his car. He also felt that the popular plane should look like a modern passenger transport. "To the casual eye the small airplane would appear as a scaled-down reproduction of the airliners which now are flying." Also, the small air­ plane would require little professional training and skills necessary to fly it.

Vidal concluded his comments with the following: "An airplane can be built for $700, and the Public Works allotment as­ sures that difficulties in the way of initiat­ ing the program can be met. Volume pro­ duction will make the airplane possible, and it also will react to the benefit of the entire industry, stimulating employment in factories, increasing the business of air­ ports, affording new opportunities for em­ ployment of pilots and mechanics.

"Indirectly, the renewed interest in fly­ ing undoubtedl y will direct attention of more people upon the services offered by the scheduled ai rlines. There should be a development analogous to that which has taken place in the automobile, radio, re­ frigerator and other industries. And just as the introduction of these articles has been a stimulus to business in general, the low-priced airplane has an opportunity to add to the scope of commercial activities."

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ment of the low-priced airplane. Under his direction the Bureau of Aeronautics created a development section to foster the design, construction, and develop­ ment of safer, easier operated, more comfortable and lower priced airplanes for private owners.

The Bureau had no budget for devel­ opment, but it did have funds for pur­ chasing aircraft to be flown by its inspec­ tors as they traveled around the country.

Later from a special appropriation of $1,000,000 which was to be used at the discretion of the President for the devel­ opment of military and civil aviation, $100,000 was made available for the new Development Section.

Under its authority and with its fund­ ing, the first task of the new section was to investigate possible designs for a safer low-priced airplane for private use. A committee was also formed representing both the Government and industry.

Among the members were: Amelia Earhart; Dr. George Lewis, NACA; Robert Renfro, editor THE SPORTS­ MAN PILOT; Edward Warner, SAE; and Alford Williams, American Petroleum Institute.

The newly created Development Sec­ tion turned to the task of setting up de­ sign criteria for what Vidal called a "Safety Plane." Once the specifications were drawn, Vidal would solicit bids from the aircraft industry. The plan was to purchase 25 airplanes from the firm submitting the best design. He was no longer talking about a low-priced every­ man's airplane or planes at the cost of a car but envisioned the "Safety Plane" as a prototype for the massed produced, in­ expensive aircraft of tomorrow.

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of 1929 in the light airplane specifications issued recently by the Department of Commerce. In sponsoring the develop­ ment of such a design by calling for bids for 25 planes for the use of his inspectors, Aeronautics Director Eugene Vidal be­ lieves that the simplicity and safety of op­ eration and low operating cost will attract many new private owners."

The editor remarked that several aero­ nautical engineers had been thinking along the same lines and included in the same issue an article about the experi­ mental machine built by Fred Weick.

This machine, the W-l, was being tested at the time at Langley by the NACA. The specifications were broken down into four parts: General; Performance; Safety Features; Powerplant and Equip­ ment. In general they called for an air­ plane with an extreme amount of forward visibility, and the ability to brake imme­ diately upon touchdown without nosing over. The airplane had to be able to take off over a 35 foot obstacle after an 800 foot run, and to land within 400 feet after passing over the same obstacle. Addi­ tionally, it had to be non-spinning, non­ stalling, with a top speed of at least 110 mph and a landing speed of under 35 mph. All this to be accomplished with just a 100 horsepower engine. Cost was no longer the determining factor in the competition.

Aircraft manufacturers would have until August 17, 1934 to submit their bids for the contract to build 25 aircraft. Vidal opened the bids in the competition at a small Washington ceremony on August 27,1934. Only one bid came from an air­ craft manufacturer of any size and repu­ tation. The others had been submitted by small firms. Because the designs were all so untried, Vidal decided against order­ ing 25 from anyone bidder. Instead, the winner would get a contract for 15 and five different builders each a contract for a single prototype which the government would test and evaluate.

Fourteen bids were received from the following: Safety Air Transport of Indi­ anapolis; Campbell Aircraft of St. Joseph, MO; Church Airplane Company,

Chicago; Waldo Waterman of Santa Monica, CA; Hartford Aircraft; Curtiss­ Wright, Robertson, MO; Hammond Air­ craft, Ypsilanti, MI; Niagara Amphibions, Buffalo, NY; St. Louis Aircraft Corp. , St. Louis; Arrow Aircraft, Lincoln, NE; Spartan Aircraft, Tulsa; Kreider-Reisner, Hagerstown, MD; Cunningham-Hall, Rochester, NY; Amphibions, Roosevelt Field, Long Island.

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LIGHTPLANE CONTRACTS

The Hammond Aircraft Company of Ypsilanti, MI was the winner of the com­ petition sponsored by the Bureau of Air Commerce to procure airplanes for its in­ spectors, and at the same time to encour­ age the development of an economical, safe airplane for the private owner.

On October 18, 1934 the Bureau awarded a contract for 15 of the Ham­ mond aircraft, with the option of taking five more, at $3,190 apiece. (So much for the $700 airplane). Delivery of the first plane was to have been made within five months, and the delivery of the remain­ der within four months of the Bureau's acceptance of the first. During the course of 1935, with the money saved by not ordering 25 copies of the winning de­ sign, the Bureau contracted for five other aircraft to be purchased. These included: Waldo Waterman for his tailless Arrow­ plane; Ole Fahlin (not one of the original bidders) for the Plymacoupe, a high wing design powered by a Plymouth automo­ bile engine; Kreider-Reisner was given an order to modify the Weick W-1; Pit­ cairn for the his new road able autogiro; Curtiss-Wright for its 90 hp Coupe; and the Arrow Company for one of its Sports powered by a Ford V-8 automobile En­ gine.

Over the next few years the Bureau would be busy testing these aircraft.

Three would be successful enough to be certificated for production. More on the aircraft in the next installment.

(To be continued in next month's edi­ ... tion of VINTAGE AIRPLANE.)

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by H.G. Frautschy 1993 saw many changes for the An­ tique/Classic Division at Sun 'n Fun '93 ­ the biggest was the relocation of the park­ ing area for our airplanes to the east side of the Sun ' n Fun convention site. An­ tique/Classic Headquarters was also moved , with the new location next to the woods on the east end of the " main drag."

The new parking area will , in the long run, provide more parking for Antique, Classic and Contemporary airplanes. This year, the huge amount of water dumped on the site during the weeks previous to the Convention's start made some areas a bit on the soupy side, but Ray Olcott and his tireless group of aircraft parkers did

their best to keep the airplanes out of the stickiest plots. As improvements are made to the new parking area, the drainage should improve, according to Bill Eick­ hoff, Sun ' n Fun president. The rainy weather abated just in time for the Fly-In, and the pleasant weather made everybody in the local Chamber of Commerce breathe a big sigh of relief!

The second big change came about with the judging of the Contemporary class for the first time. A number of good looking Contemporaries were on hand , and it's apparent that pilots are beginning to take notice of the hidden gems out there on the tiedown ramps across the

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country. Just as it took a few years for the Classic category to bring the air­ planes up to Grand Champion status, so it will be with the Contemporary class, but we can all be encouraged by the ef­ forts that have been expended so far ­ some of these airplanes are just plain flat gorgeous!

Antiques and Classics had their fair share of good looking airplanes too ­ leading the pack was the Davis D-l W owned and restored by Dr. Roy Wicker and Barbara Kitchens . The handsome parasol monoplane was once the per­ sonal aircraft of designer and company owner Walter Davis. The Davis was judged the Grand Champion Antique of Sun 'n Fun '93 .

In the Classic arena, there was no Grand Champion award this year - none of the aircraft judged had points above the threshold to be judged as such, but a few came close. A number of nice Cubs were on display, as well as the latest restoration effort by Joe Fleeman, the man who restore d Delton Perry 's Tri­ Pacer. His latest work, a BUcker Jung­ mann for Ralph Lerch, is a true beauty in black.

All manner of flying machines came to roost in Lakeland for Sun ' n Fun - on the next few pages, you'll get a full color view of some of the neatest vintage air­ planes in the skies today.

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Grand Champion - Davis D-IW , NC 13576, Dr. Roy Wicker, Quitman, GAl Bar足 bara Kitchens, Milner, GA Reserve Grand Champion - Travel Air 2000, NC8853, Gene Rambo, Arlington, VA Silver Age (1928-1932) - Travel Air 4D, N9917, Bill Plecenik, Erwinna, PA Contemporary Age (1933-1945) - Stinson SR-9, NC17154, Jerry Stevens, Boca Raton, FL Best Custom - Cessna UC-78, N78UC, Dwain Pittenger, Hereford, TX Best World War II Era - Stearman N2S, N65101 , Brian Becker, Pompano, Beach, FL Best Biplane - Beech Staggerwing, N18575, Michael Greenblatt, Midland, GA Best Monoplane - Piper J-3 , N9499H , Dan Foley, Wichita, KS Best Open Cockpit - Stearman, N1902M, Russell Faller, Farmingville, NY Best Cabin - Howard DGA-15P, N22423, Fred Kirk, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Outstanding Aircraft - Monocoupe 90AL, NC11760, Robert Eicher, Daytona Beach, FL Outstanding Aircraft - Piper J-3, N35GM, Gene McNeely, Earle, AR Outstanding Aircraft - Stearman N2S, N68238, Chris and Lyle Wheeler, Boca Ra足 ton, FL Outstanding Aircraft - Stearman, N555, Cliff Lowe, Cadiz, KY 10 JUNE 1993

(Left) Immaculately restored by Pete Jones' Air Repair of Cleveland, GA, Brian Becker ' s (AIC 14784) Stearman is re­ splendent in its U.S. Navy color scheme.

It was the winner of the Best WW II Era trophy.

(Lower left) Bird Biplanes always look so pretty on the flight line. Brian Thorpe, Mt. Dora, FL brought his Bird CK up north from the Miami area. It is powered by a Continental R-670.

(Below) Dick Jackson (AIC 371) , Rochester, NH continues to fly the only Waco D. The "0," sometimes referred to as the Waco Super Sport, is the only one of its kind in existence. Dick restored it over 20 years ago, and it is still looking great!

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His restoration of Ralph Lerch's(AlC 16691) Bucker Jungmann is stunning , and the workmanship is excellent, as it was on his restoration of Delton Perry's Piper Tri-Pacer.

(Below) This nice Stinson 10A has just been restored to the configuration it had when it was used by the C.A.P. at Lan­ tana, FI during WW II. It is registered to Florida Airmotive, Inc. in Lantana.

(Below, right) Jerry Stevens' handsome Stinson SR-9 taxis out for departure at Lakeland. Steve hails from Boca Raton, FL and was awarded the Contemporary Age (1933-1945) Antique trophy.

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Best Classic Under 100 hp - Piper J-3, NC7386H, 1. W. Evans, Hamilton, AL Best Classic, 101 to 165 hp - Cessna 170, N2727C, Ge ne D . Engelskirger, Hinkley, OH Best Classic, Over 165 hp - Rya n Navion , N5437K , H a le Andre ws, Berkeley Springs, WV Best Custom Classic Under 100 hp - Cessna 120, N2460N , Scott Cox, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Best Custom Classic, 101 to 165 hp - Pipe r P A -16, N5796H , Mitch Fre足 itag, Summerville, SC Best Custom Classic, Over 165 hp 足 Globe Swift, N80555, Scott Anderson, Deerfield Beach, FL Best Of Type - Pip e r PA -17 V aga bo nd , N4686 H , To m Scott , Okeechobee, FL Best Of T ype - G lobe Swift , N78068, Pete Johnson , Faribault, MN Best Of T ype - Piper PA-22 Tri P acer, N8740C , Delto n Perry , Lawrencebu rg, TN Be st Of Type - L usco mbe 8A , NC681A, Roc hard Hoyle , Vince nt , AL Outst a ndin g A ircraft - B ticker Ju ngma n n , N46925, Ralp h Lerch , Lawrenceburg, TN

(Above and above right) Now you can put a face with the plane - here's Delton Perry (AIC 18583), and his Piper Tri足 Pacer. (The same one featured in the De足 cember 1992 issue of Vintage Airplane.)

Delton's PA-22 won the Best of Type award for the restoration done by Joe Fleeman.

(Right) Mark Holliday (AiC 1316) of Lake Elmo, MN shows off the racy lines of his stock Globe Swift. Stock or modified, the Swift is still one of the most beautiful airplanes ever made.

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Antique/Classic HQ has been moved to a spot next to the woods - here, folks are enjoying the shade during the after足 noon airshow.

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(Above) Hale Andrews (AIC 982) of Berkeley Springs, WV cruises by with the pretty Navion Super 260 his father bought new in 1951. It has just been restored after a flood nearly de足 stroyed it.

(Left) Luke Walker is just starting to enjoy fly足 ing his newly-restored Piper Vagabond. It was his first aircraft restoration effort!

(Right) N7777K is the oldest Piper Tri-Pacer in existence - it is serial No.2, the first production aircraft to survive. (Serial number 1 was tested to destruction during the certifica足 tion process.) It is currently owned

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(Above, right) Anthony Lamontia (AIC 20124), Bath, OH is justifiably proud of his Cessna 182 he has been restoring for a number of years. It was an Outstanding Air­ craft award winner.

(Left) Another Outstanding Aircraft award winner was Jerry Wharton's 1959 Cessna 172. Jerry's airplane was stored indoors for most of its life, and as a consequence, the air­ plane was we" preserved. The in­ terior fabric on the seats and side panels is original, as is the instru­ ment panel. -!erry (AIC 18564) is from Wise, VA. 14 JUNE 1993

(Left) After their first attempt at flying the England - Australia trip in a Piper J-3(!), Bob and Diane Dempster are going to try it again in a brand spanking new Piper PA-18 Super Cub. (The first time, the density altitude {high} and the service ceiling of the Cub {not as high!} stopped the flight in the 1250 heat of the Egyptian desert.) The Dempsters arrived at Lake足 land after picking up the airplane in Vero Beach with 9.8 hours on the tach. They plan to sell their house, get an instru足 ment rating for Bob and make the nec足 essary modifications to fly the North At足 lantic and beyond.

This year's Antique/Classic and Contemporary judges at Sun 'n Fun '93 were: (left to right) Jim Zantop, Joe Sinnett, Xen K. Motsinger, Jennie White, George Hindall, Bill Doty, Jack Gilson, Juan Blanco, Bob Romanelli, Leonard Kress, Jack Gillespie, Terny Brokaw, Harris Wiese, Wayne Anderson, Bill Murry and Don Jacobs. Thanks to all of them for their hard work chasing down the airplanes to be judged. \I 1 t\ITd ~ 1=

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Best Metal Seaplane - Cessna 185E, N5830J, Joe Strazzula, Ft. Pierce, FL Best Fabric Seaplane - Maule M-7, N61350, Mark Futch, Boca Grande, FL Best Ampbibian - Grumman Goose, N121GL, Chuck Greenhill, Mettawa, IL Originally located in Louisiana, this J-3 Cub on 1320 Edo floats, N1353M, SIN 9913, was brought to Florida by Steve Swails (EAA 377050) of Ft. My足 ers and totally restored. Although some corrosion was found, necessary repairs were completed and the airframe was epoxy primed and powder coated for seaplane use. A C85-12 engine was installed (without starter and generator) to replace the C65 and the floats were restored to new condition.

Left - Steve Swails carefully negotiates "alligator alley" between the shore and open water at Lake Parker. Pilots reported the "gators" were quite prevalent just outside the reeds and could easily be seen sunning them足 selves.

Lower left - Unusual "mint condition" 1320 Edo floats on Steve Swails' J-3 Cub looked brand new. Note the cable between the float tips for moving to the other side of the airplane - often referred to as a "Canadian Spreader Bar." Lower right - Nestled on the shore of Lake Parker is Steve Swails' J-3 85 Cub. His passenger was Alex Wopper (EAA 419315) of Valdivia, Chile, who is just starting seaplane training. He has purchased a Murphy Re!>el kit along with a float kit and will build them at his home in the south of Chile - below the 40th parallel. A native of Germany, Alex is excited about having the only seaplane in Chile and many, many lakes to fly from.

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Brilliant ear1y morning photo of Bill Rose' (EAA 159635, AlC 6612) Grumman "Goose," N600ZE, SIN B-100, with eleven hot air balloons lifting into the clear Florida sky.

One of Jack Brown's Seaplane Base Cubs on 1500 Aqua floats took a trip through the reeds "cutting sileage!" The "un-named" pilot had to push and pull it out of the mess in waist deep water!

Very nice photo of a Republic RC-3 Seabee, N6659K, SIN 936, as it powers onto the step for takeoff. It is registered to Graham Sutherland of Port Orange, FL. Note how the spray rails move the water away from the hull and the pro足 peller.

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1fWIeIla­ Grand Champion - Nieuport 28, N6256, Replica Fighter Museum, Gun­ tersville, AL Outstanding Aircraft - Halberstadt D .II , N1388J, Replica Fighter Museum, Guntersville, AL Outstanding Aircraft - Sopwith Pup, N1915K, Replica Fighter Museum, Gun­ tersville, AL Outstanding Aircraft - Sopwith Tri­ plane, N543A, Replica Fighter Museum, Guntersville, AL

3 years in a row! Frank Ryder's growing collection of WW I era replicas has again captured the Grand Champion Replica award at Sun 'n Fun. This year, the award was presented to the Nieuport 28 (above, right) replica Chuck Brady (AIC 1920) constructed at his shop in Dwight, IL. Frank and his Lake Gunterville Aero crew brought three other replicas to Sun 'n Fun '93 - from top to bottom they are: Halberstadt D.II. Constructed by Carl Swanson, Darien, WI the airplane was on display at the EAA Air Adventure museum until being acquired by Frank Ryder for his museum. Completely gone over by Gene Schwartz and the staff at Lake Gun­ tersville Aero, the Halberstadt was refin­ ished in the spectacular longenze scheme you see here. It's being flown here by Gene DeMarco.

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The replica in the center of the page is the Sopwith Pup constructed by Ken Pruitt, Belen , NM , and being flown by Frank Ryder. He advises that it is one of the most demanding airplanes he has landed - even more so than the Fokker Triplane!

Finally, at the bottom of the facing page is the Sopwith Triplane built by Chad and Char Willie of Lake Oswego, OR. It is be­ ing flown for our camera by Joel Williams.

A Sopwith Dolphin project was also dis­ played, to give the public some sense of the work i nvolved i n constructing a r eplica WW I fighter. WW I aviation will be the subject of a featured display at

EAA OSHKOSH '93 on the Convention taxiway - details are in this month's AlC News.

In the photo below, the Douglas DC-3 of Alexander Aeroplane taxis out for depar­ ture with a load of happy Sun 'n Fun vol­ unteers. Ron Alexander graciously agreed to give a ride to as many volunteers as he could with the Douglas, and the smooth evening air was a treat for all who experi­ enced it. Our own Buck Hilbert was drafted as co-pilot, (I'm sure they had to drag him screaming and kicking to the airplane . . . ) where he enjoyed refamiliar­ izing himself with the airplane he cut his teeth on as a neophyte airline pilot.

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1ST PLACE GROUND TO AIR - Robert T. Beecher (AIC 17924) Chicago, IL, captured this truly rare photo of a Parks P-2A in flight. Since there are only a few of these airplanes left flying this is definitely one for the scrapbooks.

2ND PLACE GROUND TO AIR - Myron Heimer (AIC 8190), Rose Creek, MN. 20 JUNE 1993

3RD PLACE GROUND TO AIR - LeRoy Falk (AIC 9411), Car足 pentersville, IL neatly frames this Fairchild 24W.

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1ST PLACE GROUND TO GROUND - Myron Heimer gets his second award with this "in your face" shot of a Dwain Pittenger's Cessna T -50 Bobcat.

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2ND PLACE HUMAN INTEREST - Don Levandoski gets his second award with this shot of Allen Rudolph touching-up the aileron on the Pietenpol in the AlC tent at Oshkosh '92.

1ST PLACE HUMAN INTEREST - LeRoy Falk receives top honors with this picture of Chuck Spencer refueling Bill Rose's Fairchild 22.

3RD PLACE HUMAN INTEREST - (right) Jeri Mihalic (EAA 277478), Mammoth Cave, KY shows " The Oshkosh Experience" in this picture of her husband Dave and his 1957 Bonanza.

1ST PLACE CHAIRMAN'S CHOICE - James W. Fowler (AIC 2293), Houston TX suitably titled this picture "Young Eagle."

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2ND PLACE - CHAIRMAN'S CHOICE - Myron Heimer shows us that not all TIger Moths are small!

1ST PLACE WATER BIRDS - Pat Quinn (AIC 9207) of Ventura, CA. gives us a glimpse back in time with this photo titled "Brennands Seaplane Base 1952 or 1992?"

2ND PLACE WATER BIRDS - Robert T. Beecher

3RD PLACE WATER BIRDS - Myron Heimer brings back all the memories of a calm summer day.

WATER BIRDS HONORABLE MENTION - William McCarrei (AlC 4496), White Pigeon, MI. VINTAGE AIRPlANE 23

This dazzling photo of a Lockheed 12-A Electra taken by

Robert T. Beecher receives the p r estig i ous honor o f

Judges Choice for 1992.

Your judges for the 1992 An足 tique/Classic Photo Contest were, (left to right) Dan Hans, Co-Chair-

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man Lorraine Morris, E.E . "Tex" Hilbert, Chairman Jack McCarthy, Bill Lombardi, Lee Fray, and Eric

L undahl. Contest Chairman Jack Mc足 Carthy would like to thank all of the judges who helped out this year, and he would also like to particularly thank Lorraine Morris , who helped organize this year 's event, and did most of the record-keeping. Lorraine is an active A/C member, and she flies a Boeing 737-400 for a living!

The A/C photo contest is on again for EAA Oshkosh '93, so get your cameras ready for the summer. In next month 's issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE the rules for the contest will be published, and they will also be available when you register for the contest at the A/C Red Barn during the Convention. Remember, the con足 test is for photos of Antique, Classic or Contemporary aircraft shot either enroute, at the EAA Convention or on the way home . Our thanks to the over one hundred(!) A/C members who entered this year's contest, and we look forward to seeing you again this year. ...

The following list of coming events is furnished to our readers as a mailer of information only and does not constitute approval, sponsorship, involvement, control or direction of any event (fly-in, seminars, fly market, etc.) listed. Please send the information to EAA, A((: Golda Cox, P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI 54903­ 3086. Information should be received four months prior to the event date.

JUNE 11-13 - DENTON, TX - Denton Municipal Airport. AAA (Texas Chapter) 30th Annual Fly-In . Contact : John or Nancy Whatley 214/517-1981 or Bert Ma­ hon,817/387-2620.

JUNE 12 - GADSDEN, AL - J-3 and Piper high wing Annual Fly-In. Camping, Bomb Drop, Spot Landings, Hangar dance.

Contact: Faye Bryant, Gadsden Pilot's As­ soc., 196 Ira Gray Dr., Gadsden, AL 35901 205/442-3313.

JUNE 12 - NEWPORT NEWS, V A ­ 21st Annual Colonial Fly-In, Newport News/Williamsburg IntI. Airport. Spon­ sored by EAA Chapter 156. Contact ofr in­ formation and NORDO entry: Charles Col­ lier, 620 Hilton Rd. , Newport News, V A 23605 804/247-5844.

JUNE 13 - AURORA, IL - Aurora Mu­ nicipal Airport. EAA Chapte r 579 Fly­ InlDrive -In breakfast and airport /FBO open house. 7am - 3pm. Contact Alan Shackleton, 708/466-4193 or Bob Rieser, Airport Manager, 708/466-7000.

JUNE 19 - WILD ROSE, WI - Idlewild Airport - Pancake Breakfast/Fly-In .

Idlewild-Wild Rose Airport Assoc. , P.O. Box 296, Wild Rose , WI 54984. Call 414/622-4020 JUNE 24-27 - MT. VERNON, OH ­ 34th Annual National Waco Reunion. " Greatest WACO Show On EARTH. " For more information, call 513/868-0084.

JUNE 26-27 - ORANGE, MA - Or­ ange Municipal Airport. 17th Annual New England Regional Fly-In, sponsored by the Friends of the Orange Airport. Contact: Bob McKenney, 508/544-8762 or Len Be­ daw (Orange Airport) 508/544-8189 or Fax 508/249-5940.

JUNE 26-27 - GREELEY, CO - EAA Rocky Mountain Fly-In. Antiques, Clas­ sics, homeb uilts, warbirds, ultralights. No registration fee, free camping, transporta­ tion to local motels. 3031798-6086 or 353­ 5514.

JULY 4 - WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI­ WI Rapids Airport. EAA Chapter 706 Fly­ In/Drive In Pancake Breakfast. 7:30­ 1130am. Call 715/435-3644 for information.

JULY 7-11 - ARLINGTON, WA ­ Northwest EAA Fly-In. 206/435-5857.

JULY 10 -11- DELAWARE, OH­ 12th Annual EAA Chapter 9 Fly-In .

Delaware Airport. Contact Alan Harding, 614/442-0024.

JULY 10 -11- EMMETSBURG, lA ­ 5th Annu a l Aeronca Fly-In sponsored by tbe " Tail dragger Club " . Contact: Keith Harnden, Box 285, Emmetsburg, IA 50536.

JULY 11- MICHIGAN CITY, IN - EAA Chapter 966 Pancake Breakfast. Contacts: The Dees - 219/324-6060 or the Hugley ' s 219/325-0133.

JULY 16-18 - RED LAKE, ONTARlO­ Norseman Festival and Fly-In at Red Lake, Ontario , Norseman Capita l of the World.

Floats and wheels. Contact Ron Robinson , Box 308, Red Lake,Ontario , Canada POV 2MO. Phone 807/727-2809 or Fax 807/727­ 3980.

JULY 23 -24 - COFFEYVILLE, KS ­ Funk Aircraft Owners Assoc. Reunion. Con­ tact: Gene Ventress, 10215 S. Monticello, Shawnee Mission, KS 66227. Phone 9131782­ 1483.

JULY 24 -27 - WAUSAU, WI - Ercoupe Owners Club National Convention. Contact: Syd Cohen, 715/842-7814.

JUL Y 24 AND 25 - SHIOCTON, WI ­ Annual Fly-In . Contact: Joyce Baggot, 414/986-3547.

JULY 27 - AUGUST 7 - VAL­ PARAISO, (VPZ) IN Food and Fuel booth.

Stop by and see us on your way to and from Oshkosh. We are famous for our hospitality!

Sponsored by EAA Chapter 104. Contact: 219/884-1619.

THURSDAY JULY 29 -WEDNESDA Y AUGUST 4, 1993 - OSHKOSH, WI- 41st Annual EAA Fly-In and Sport Aviation Convention. Wittman Regional Airport.

Con tact John Burton, P.O . Box 3086 , Oshkosh, WI 54904-3086. Call 414/426-4800 for more information. ITS NEVER TOO EARLY TO MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND! AUGUST 6 - 8 - STILLWATER, OK­ Lake Elmo Airport. Sesquicentennial Avia­ tion Days. Fly-In breakfast, balloon rally, other events. 612/430-1200 for more infor­ mation.

AUGUST 12-15 - LOCK HAVEN, PA­ William T . Piper Memorial Airport. Senti­ mental Journey '93. "Aerial Mail To Lock Haven" is this years tbeme. All makes a nd models welcome , especially Antique and classic airplanes. Call 717/893-4200 (9am ' til 5 pm), Fax 717/893-4218 or write P.O. Box J­ 3, Lock Haven, PA 17745-0496.

AUGUST 15 - BROOKFIELD, WI­ Capitol Airport. 8th Annual Vintage Air­ craft Display and Ice Cream Social. Midwest Antique Airplane Club will also hold its monthly fly-In meeting. For more informa­ tion, call George Meade at 414/962-2428.

AUGUST 27-29 - SUSSEX, NJ - Sussex Airport. Sussex Airshow. For more informa­ tion call 2011875-0783.

SEPT. 4-5 PROSSER, WA - 10th Annual

EAA Chapter 391 Fly-IN . Food , flying , tours, raffle and more. Camping on the field. For more info, call Thopson Aircraft at 5091786-1034.

SEPT. 8-12 - GALESBURG, IL Galesburg Municipal Airport. 22nd Na­ tional Stearman Fly-In . Contact Tom Lowe, 823 Kingston Ln. , Crystal Lake, IL 60014, 815/459-6873 or Harold Canada, 370 Hawkinson, Av. , Galesburg, IL 61401 , 309/343-9850.

SEPT. 17-19 - KANKAKEE, IL - Ko­ erner Airport. 9th Annual Midwest Stin­ son Fly-In. Seminars on Stinson 108's and Franklin engi nes. FAA Safety Seminars, Sat. night banquet , Fly-outs , rally and performance contests. Camping on the field. Contact: Loran Nordgren, 4 W. Ne­ braska , Frankfort , IL 60423 . Phone 815/469-9100.

SEPT. 11·12 • MARION, OH - EAA Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In (MERFI).

513/849-9455.

SEPT. 18-19 -Hickory, NC - 8th Annual EAA Chapter 731 Fly-In. Contact: Jean Smith, days, 704/396-7032 or Norman Rain­ water, evenings 704/328-5807.

SEPT. 18·19 - ROCK FALLS, IL ­ EAA Nortb Central Fly-In . 708/513-0642 SEPT. 20 - ROCK FALLS, IL - Pan­ cake Breakfast in Conjuction with the North Central Fly-ln.

SEPT 24-25 - HEBER CITY, UT ­ Utah State EAA Sport Aviation 8tb Inter­ mountain Fly-In . Seminars, demonstra­ tions, aircraft judging, camping, food , tours and fun. Heber Valley Airport (36U) Con­ tact Russ McDonald, 801/645-9543.

SEPT. 24·26 - CAMDEN, SC. 52 nd reunion of Southern Aviation School, pilot, Primary Flight Training 1941-1944. For all Alumni, employees and all personel. Con­ tact: Bill Hawkins, P.O. Box 789, Camden, SC 29020. Phone 803/432-9595 .

SEPT. 25·26 - WILMINGTON, DE ­ EAA East Coast Regional Fly-In. 3011933­ 0314.

SEPT. 30 • OCT. 3 • OWENSBORO, KY. Owensboro Davies County Airport.

Annual Convention of International Cessna 120/140 Assoc. Contact: David Lowe or Gil Pounds. 502/736-5392 or Fax 736-2403.

OCT. 1·2· BARTLESVILLE, OK ­ 36th Annual Tulsa Fly-In. Special Aircraft this year include the EAA replica Spirit of St. Louis, and the original Woolaroc, win­ ner of the 1927 Dole Pineapple race. Con­ tact: Charlie Harris, 3933 S. Peoria, Tulsa, OK 74105 9181742-7311 OCT. 1·3· PRESCOTT, AZ - EAA Copperstate Fly-ln. 6021750-5480.

OCT. 15-17 • KERRVILLE, TX ­ EAA Southwest Regional Fly-In. 915/658­ 4194.

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

On this page you'll see the latest additions to the ranks of the EAA An足 tique/Classic Division. Whether you're joining for the first time, or are coming back, we welcome you, and we'd especially like to welcome those of you who are joining us with your interest in Contemporary class aircraft. Welcome one and all!

Randy Abegglen Lewisville, ID Jose Abreu Miami, FL Tracy A. Ake Gainesville, VA Roy B. Allison Minneapolis, MN Carson V. Baker Crestwood, KY James E. Bean Northport, NY Tom Beck Bethel, AK George Beckerman Mt Carmel, IL John F. Benson G lendora, CA Paul W. Blackman Finksburg, MD Don Blehm Green Mtn Falls, CO Michael G. Brown Roanoke, VA Samuel W. Bruce Eagle Rock, VA Walter R. Bullerwell Dickson , TN David W. Burns Marengo,IL Tony Buttacavoli Waterford, MI H. Todd Clamp Newberry, SC Troy P. Coker III Dallas, TX David M. Collins Cornelius, OR Douglas Conciatu Sterling Heights, MI Mark Conover Houston, TX James D. Cooper Thonotosassa, FL Gaetan Coulombe Cloridorme, Quebec, Canada Marcella Dankow Ft. McMurray, Alberta, Canada James Dawson Vacaville, CA Drew Detsch San Francisco, CA Donald Dewey Sierra Madre, CA Van G. Dickens Fayetteville , NC Charles Dobbins Abingdon, V A Donald E. Dorrell Santa Barbara, CA William Doud, USMM Sterling, NY Jack C. Faas Lake Geneva, WI Bill Farrell Cincinnati, OH Joel Fenger Chester, MT Geoffrey M. Fickling McAlpine, FL J. W. Corkey Fornof Canyon Country, CA James R. Freese Ukiah, CA Walter F. Gall Bainbridge, W A George Galpin Marton , New Zealand Sidney Gehlert Pasadena, MD Gary Gladd Fullerton, CA Daniel H. Gleason Coraopolis, P A D. Brad Gossen Downsville, Ontario, Canada Charles D. Grady Tallulah, LA Charles E Graves Waterloo, IA Jeffrey W. Gray Calgary, Alberta, Canada Allen D. Guth Mokena, IL Merv Halliday Tanau, New Zealand C. Kay Hanshell Sabina , OH John E . Henderson Lancaster, PA Stuart G . Henderson Durham, NC Arthur L. Herr Memphis, TN Charles A. Hinkle North Little Rock, AR Stephen R. Hosch Louisvi lle, KY Norman Howard CoffeyviUe, KS Don Johnson Los Molinos, CA 26 JUNE 1993

Wayne Johnson Minneapolis, MN Louis A . Kirn Apex, NC Edward Kling West Chicago, IL Paul R. Kube San Diego, CA Robert E. Lake Hot Springs Village, AR James F. Landers Tempe, AZ Elden W. Larson Bellevue, WA Jan Love Saginaw, MI Vienna, VA Robert B. Love Louis Lufker East Moriches, NY Richard L. Lutes Hampshire, IL Waldo Magnuson Spokane, WA Scott Mathews Anchorage, AK Gary K. Mathiasen Dublin , CA Daniel C. Maurin San Francisco, CA Roger C. McAlister Blue River, OR James S. McAllister Lake Monroe, FL George Medue Medway, OH Bruce L. Moore St. Augustine, FL Mark A Morrison Staley, NC Michel Normandin Longueuil, Quebec, Canada John L. Northey Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada Thomas R. O'Hanlon Fort Ogden, FL Richard L. Oreair, Jr. Jacksonville, FL Ronald J. Parese Bridgewater, CT Marlin Parrott Jefferson City, MO Bryan C. Pender Millington , TN Victor G. Plumbo Millville, NJ Timothy L. Popp Fennville, MI Jimmy Powers Greensboro, NC H. L. Richards Springville, AL John Robinson Cape Coral, FL Robert Santolla Coraopolis, P A David Sarge Pine Grove, P A William A. Shain Liberty, SC Jeff Simmons Houston, TX C. Mahlon Skinnel, Jr. Lynchburg, VA Ari Slitonen Jarvenpaa, Finland Colin F. Smith Half Moon Bay, CA Robert J. Smith Billings, MT Stephen W. Smith Anchorage, AK Alan Sparks Joshua, TX Cosmo St. John Colchester, VT Don Stearns Portsmouth, NH Peter Strannemar Blairstown, NJ Susan J. Thompson Natick, MA Gary Vassbotn Calgary, Alberta, Canada Robert R. Wallace Champaign , IL Lynn Warren Shelby, MI Homer R. Weathers Columbus,OH Thomas A. Whisnant Granite Falls, NC Julie A . White Arizona City, AZ Chuck Williams Bellflower, CA Steven T . Williamson West Redding, cr Kenneth B. Woodard Greensboro, NC Ronald C. Wright Gatesville, TX

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Notice is hereby given that an annual business meeting of the members of the EAA Antique/Classic Division will be held

on Wednesday, August 4, 1993 at 8:30 a.m. (Central Daylight Time) at the 41st Annual Convention of the Experimental

Aircraft Association, Inc., Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Notice is hereby further given that the annual election of officers and directors of the EAA Antique/Classic Division will

be conducted by ballot distributed to the members along with this June issue of VINTAGE AIRPLANE. Said ballot must

be returned properly marked to the Ballot Tally Committee, EAA Antique/Classic Division, P. O. Box 3086, Oshkosh,

WI 54903-3086, and received no later than July 31, 1993.

The Nominating Committee submits the following list of candidates: Arthur R. Morgan, Vice-President; E.E. "Buck"

Hilbert, Treasurer; John S. "Jack" Copeland, Director; Philip Coulson, Director; Stan GomoLL, Director; Dale A.

Gustafson, Director; Robert S. Lickteig, Director.

ARTHUR R. MORGAN, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Art Morgan began fly ing in 1961 and received his private lice nse in 1962. In 1965 he went on to get his commercial rating.

He has been a member of EAA since 1962 and began by parking airplanes at the EAA Conventions in Rockford , Illinois.

Art was one of the first to start building a KR-l and although he did not complete his project, he was instrumental in the completion of two of the litt le birds. In 1974 he and his wife. Kate, purchased a 1939 Luscombe 8-C, which he promptly rebuilt. After two yea rs of fly ing the Luscombe, Art and severa l friends orga nized the American Luscombe Club. The Morga ns also own a Bell anca 14-13. Art se rved the EAA as a Muse um volunteer for several yea rs; as Classic parking chairman at Oshkosh and also as Antique/Classic Parki ng Chai rman. Art has been a Director of the Antique/Classic Division since 1978.

E. E. "BUCK" HILBERT, Union, Illinois "Buck" is a native of Chicago and a graduate of Lewis College. He began learning the "pilot's point of view" while work足 ing as a line boy at the old Elmhurst Airport near Chicago in 1938. The pay wasn't much, but it was "flying" time and he soloed an Aeronca 65- LA Chief in October, 1941. He enlisted in th e Air Force shortly therea ft er, into the Training Command, where he flew and instructed in many of the training aircraft of that era. He fl ew gunnery training at Las Vegas Army Air Field in B-17s and finished up teaching Chinese Nationali st Pilots twin engine tra nsition. Recalled for the Korea n war, " Buck" qualified as an Army Aviator and flew with the HQ. Company Air Section of the 24th Infant ry Division. "A most rewarding and memorable experience," he reports. "Buck" and Dorothy and their four children are at home at "Hilbert 's Fu nny Farm " where he has an airstrip and keeps a stable of interesting and flyab le "old" airplanes.

Buck is a retired Un ited Airlines captain . Buck is no stranger to the Antique/Classic Division. He is past president , hav足 ing served from 1971 through 1975. He currently is Treasurer of the Division and is also a member of the EAA Aviation Foundation Board of Trustees.

JOHN S. "JACK" COPELAND, Westborough, Massachusetts Jack received a degree in mechanical engi neering from Illinois Institute of Technology in 1954. He served as an Aircraft Maintenance Officer on acti ve dut-y-in the 揃U.S. Air Force fro m 1955-%, attaining th e rank of captain in the USAF Rese rve. Jack hold s a co mm erci al pilot lice nse with a fli ght in structor rating. He join ed EAA in 1971 and th e Antique/Classic Division in 1975 shortly after purchasing his first aircraft , a 1948 Cessna 140. At that time Jack lived in the Chicago area and participated in pre-Convention weekend work parties. He has been an active volunteer at the last twelve annual Conventions se rving at va ri ous times as Cl assic Parking Co-Chairman, Manpower Co-Chairman, and Manpower Chairman . He was named an advisor to the Antique/Classic Board of Directors in 1979 and served in that capacity until 1984 when he was elected to a Directorship. Jack earns his living as a professional engineer and in addition to his EAA involvement is active as a Captain on the Massachusetts Wing Staff of the Civil Air Patrol.

PHILIP COULSON, Lawton, Michigan Phil was born on a fa rm in southwestern Michigan. His first ride in an airplane was at the age of 16 in a Fairchild PT-23, owned and fl own by Horace Sackett , a loca l pilot and A&P. Twenty-years later Horace would be Phil's guiding li ght in restoring his 1930 Waco INF. Phil lea rned to fl y off a grass strip in Lawton, Michigan in 1962. His origin al dual instruc足 tion and solo fl ying was in a Piper J-5. Throughout th e yea rs he has owned severa l aircraft , in cluding a J-3 Cub , Taylorcraft, TriPacer and Cessna 190. He and his wife, Ruthie, are lovers of Wacos and greatly enj oy flyin g their 1940 UPF-7 Waco. Their Kinner powered 1930 INF Waco is currently on loan to the Kalamazoo Avi ati on History Museum , in Kalamazoo, MI. They also own a Model G Bonanza. Phil's military ca reer consisted of four yea rs in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. Phil is a li fe time EAA member and began attending EAA Conve ntions in Rockford, Illinois.

He is a charter member of Antique/Classic Chapter 8 and also a past president. Phil is a past chairm an of the annual Parade of Flight at Oshkosh and is currentl y the President of the newly formed Am erican Waco Club, Inc. H e was appointed advisor to the Antique/Classic Board in 1985. The Coulsons live in Lawton, Michigan.

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STAN GOMOLL, Blaine, Minnesota Stan soloed a J-3 Club on his 16th birthday on 11-30-42. In 1945 he served in the U.S. Air Force as a ground crewman on B-29s based at Guam. Stan received his A&E license in 1949 at Spartan School of Aeronautics, then returned home to Minneapolis where he worked at a small airport. In 1951 he was hired by Northwest Airlines as a mechanic, progressing to Flight Engineer and Co-pilot. Stan is now retired from Northwest. Stan's first airplane was a 193940 hp Taylorcraft.

Currently he owns and fli es a 1936 Waco Cabin and a 1946 J-3 Cub. Over the years he has restored many airplanes. Stan has been active in EAA working on various committees at the Annual Convention. In 1976 he was named Advisor and elected to the Board of Directors in 1984. He is currently President of Antique/Classic Chapter 4 in the Minneapolis area.

R.J. "DOBBY" LICKTEIG, Albert Lea, Minnesota Dobby is a native of Minnesota and had his first ai rplane ride at the age of 13 in a Velie Monocoupe. He earned a solo license in a J-2 Cub at the age of 16 working at the local ai rport for flying time, and has been flying since then. After completing college in Minnesota, he entered Air Force pilot training and graduated in Class 421 and was assigned to a new P-47 fighter group. His tour of combat was 2-112 years in the European Theat er of Operations during World War 11.

Dobby has owned a varied collection of aircraft, including a Stinson V77, Stearman, L-2M, Aztec, Citabria, BT-13A and AT-6G. In 1985 he completed the restoration of a KR-2l Kinner-powered biplane and donated it to the EAA Aviation Museum. His airplanes are frequent visitors to all Upper Midwest fly-in s. He has been active in EAA Antique/ Classic and Warbird activities since the Convention was moved to Oshkosh. He served as president of the Antique/Classic Division from 1984 until 1988. Dobby is retired and he and his wife Jeanne live in Albert Lea, Minnesota. Their son Scott is a licensed pilot and is active on the Warbirds parking committee at the Annual EAA Convention.

DALE A. GUSTAFSON, Indianapolis, IN Dale has been interested in airplanes since he was a small child and took his first plane ride in 1939 at the age of 10. He started taking flying lessons in 1945 and soloed at 16. After high school, he worked at the airport in South Bend , Indiana servicing airliners, handling cargo and doing field maintenance. Dale attended Spartan School of Aeronaut ics in 1948 and 1949 to obtain additional pilot ratings. After this he freelanced as a fli ght instructor and ran a small FBO at South Bend until he was hired as a co-pilot on Turner Airlines in Indianapolis in 1950. Through name changes and mergers, the airline is now USAir. He had been with the airline for more than 35 years when he retired. His plans now are to spend his time between Indiana and Florida, where he has property adjoining a private airstrip. Through the years, Dale has owned various aircraft including a Stinson V77, Piper Colt. Fairchild 24, Cessna 150 and several modern airplanes.

He currently owns a Cessna 195 plus a Stearman PT-17 and Piper J-4 which are being restored. Recently Dale and his wife operated a small ai rport northwest of Indianapolis. He is a member of several organizations interested in antique, classic and homebuilt aircraft. He has been a member of EAA since 1960 and the Antique/Classic Division since it was organized. He has served as an Advisor to the Division and currently is se rving as a Director. For several years, Dale has judged antiques at Oshkosh and served as Program Chairman for the Antique/Classic Division awards.

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