STRAIGHT AND LEVEL
By Brad Thomas Copy for each monthly issue of THE VINTAGE AIR PLANE is completed and organized about six weeks before the current issue is printed. This means that your STRAIGHT AND LEVEL editorials are written far in advance, and this particular one was composed the week following our '1979 Convention at Oshkosh, It is felt that many of our chairmen and volunteers warrant recognition so well deserved for their effort and service to EAA and our Division during the Inter national Convention. Each of us recognizes the benefits offered during the complete week of forums presented each year. Many hours and countless phone calls and lett ers of correspondence consumed the time of AI Hen ni nger, Chai rman of ou r Division Foru ms this year. Being one of "The Tullahoma Bunch" , AI brought the organization and expertise so well enjoyed by all attending the Division forums, and with the assis tance of Jack Winthrop our forums this year exceeded our expectations in both attendance and use. From Saturday to Saturday, with never a frown, but always smiling were the ladies who greeted us at our Division Barn Headquarters . Kate Morgan, Jan e t Kesel and their fine group of volunteer ladies offered our members, guests and visitors the friendly atmos phere so preva l ent within our Division. Our ladies very efficiently answered questions, gave directions, took messages, distributed our sales merchandise, assisted the manpower chairmen, printed posters , made lemonade and continued to smile and enjoy the functions. Each Convention committee has an important function during the Convention week, and many re qui re preliminary work preceding the actual official sta rting date. Parking areas for the Antique and Classic show aircraft and show aircraft camping were all co-
ordinated by our Parking and Flight Lin e Safety Chair men, Art Morgan and Bob Kesel. Beginning with th e Monday before the Convention thes e chairmen and volunteers spent countless hours setting up these areas with row numbers, placing taxi cones and warn ings throughout the Division areas. In co ming traffi c began in earnest on the Friday preced ing the Con vention and continued through the following several days. The smoothness and competent coordination of the Parking Chairmen and their efficient volunteers deserve the recognition so well ex hibited during the Convention. Our Hi story of Flight on Wednesday was an out standing exa mple of our Division leadership with Ron Fritz and Phil Coulson organizing and coordi nating the program. This event was executed with an efficient co ntinuous display of the aircraft of our Division 's era. Being unexpectedly hospitalized a few days be fore the start of the Convention, George Williams was unabl e to attend, so his co-chairman, David Shaw quietly and efficiently assumed the entire man agement of our Division Security. So effective were David and his volunteer group that a Trustee of th e EAA Air Museum Foundation verbally co mplimented our Security Division. Hard working and efficient Stan Gomoll constructed our new Division member ship booth placed beside our Barn, organized and set up our Antique/Classic Booth in the commercial display area, and volunteered as our Division " Handy man" for repairs during the Convention. Jackie House and Betty Trainor with th eir volunteers manned our Division Display Booth of audio slides and exhibits and recruited memberships. Each year the Convention draws an increasing number of press and m ed ia personnel. EAA maintains
and staffs an efficient Press Headquarters during the Convention. To coordinate th ese visitors with our Division , AI and Lois Kelch directed them into the activities and functions that exemplified the An tique/Classic format. The many volunteers who daily offer their assis tance to ou r Parki ng, Secu rity, and Barn Headquarters Chairmen are the backbone of our success during the daily operational chores of our Division activities. Without the leadership of Jack Copeland, and Matt Worner, who chaired the Manpower Committee, our Division could not have functioned with the success and fluid motion that was prevalent during the week. With the Convention parking areas completely filled within the first three days of arrivals, the judg ing committees immediately began th ei r tedious and time consuming chores. Under th e leadership of Division Chief Judge Claude Gray, Antique Chief Judge Dale Gustafson, and George Yo rk and Dale Wolford , Chief and Co-Chief Classic Judges , th e selection of the award winners was completed on Thursday evening and ready for the Awards Presen tation on Friday evening. Tuesday evening, following the air show, our second annual Division picnic was held in Ollie's Park behind our forums tent. The success of this event is definitely due to the hard work and planning of John Turgyan and his co -chairman Chub Trainor. Attendance this year was four hundred and a fine friendly time was had by all. This social function, together with the refreshment party later in the week , will be definitely planned as an annual affair. Jeff Copeland along with his able assistants again this year kept our mobile eq uipment in working order. The Parking volunteers were blessed this year with the use of mopeds , and their efficient week of operations was assisted by the maint enance ability of Jeff and his assistants. All in all, we show that two hundr ed and fifteen volunteers, chairmen and co-chairmen of our Antique/ Classic Division parti cipated in the 1979 International Convention. Yours truly and his Convention Co Chairman, John Turgyan thank each of you. The fellow ship, cooperation and social activities are what it is all about.
Editorial Staff
TIl~ VI~TAf7~ AIl?()LA~~ OFFICIAL MAGAZINE
EAA ANTIQUE/CLASSIC DIVISION INC. of THE EXPER IMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIAT ION P.O . Box 229, H ales 'Corne rs, WI 53130
Publisher Paul H. Poberezny (Photo by Ted Kos ton)
Editor David Gustafson, Ph.D.
Curtiss Robin belonging to EAA Air Museum.
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Directors
PRESIDENT W. BRAD THOMAS, JR. 301 DODSON MILL ROAD PILOT MOUNTAIN , NC 27041 919/368-2875 Home 919/368-2291 Office
VICE-PRESIDENT JACK C. WINTHROP ROUTE 1, BOX 111 ALLEN , TX 75002 2141727-5649'
SECRETARY M . C. " KELLY" VIETS 7745 W. 183RD ST. STILWELL, KS 66085 913/681-2303 Home 913/782-6720 Offi ce
TREASURER E. E. " BU CK" HILBERT P.O . BOX 145 UNION , IL 60180 815/923-4205
Claude L. Gray, Jr. 9635 Sylvia Avenue Northridge, CA 91324 213/349:1338
AI Kelch 66 W. 622 N. Madi son Avenu e Ceda rburg, WI 53012 414/377-5886 Ho me
Dale A. Gustafson 7724 Shady Hill Drive Indianapolis , IN 46274 317/293-4430
Morton W . Lester P.O. Box 3747 Martinsville, VA 24112 703/632-4839 'Home 703/638-8783 Office
Richard H . Wagner P.O . Box 181 Lyo ns, WI 53148 414/763-2017 Home 414/763-9588 Office John S. Copelan d 9"Joanne D ri ve Westboroug h, MA 01581 617/366-7245 Ronald Fri tz 1989 Wil son, NW Grand Rapids, MI 49504 6 161453·7525 Stan Gomoll '1042 90th Lane, NE M in n ea poli s, MN 55434 6121784·1172
Arthur R. Morgan 3744 North 51st Blvd. Milwaukee, WI 53216 414/442-3631
George S. Yo r k 181 Sloboda Av e. Mansfield. O H 44906 Ro bert E. Kese l Bu si ness Ph one 41 91755- 1011 455 Oakridge Drive Home Phon e 4191529·4378 Roc h est er. NY '14617 John R. Turgyan 7161342 · 3170 Home '1530 Ku se r Road 716/325·2000. Ext. Trenton , NJ 08619 ' 23250/23320 Office 609/585·2747
Advisors
Gene Morris 27 Chandelle Drive H amp sh <re, IL 60140 3121683· 3199 '
Copyright ~ 1979 EAA Antique/Classic Division , In c., All Rights Reserved .
OCTOBER 1979
VOLUME 7
NUMBER 10
(On The Cover. . Gran d Champion Cla ss ic at Os hkosh '7~ was Tim ana tJarbara Bowers' Luscombe BE. Phato by Ted Kaston.) (Back Cover . .. Grand Champion Antique at Oshkosh '79 was Dick Martins ' H owa rd D GA- 15P. Photo by Ted Kos ton.)
TABLE OF CONTENTS Straight and Level by Brad Thomas ....... .... ........ .. ............... Oshkosh '79 by David Gustafson. ...... .. . ... ..... .. .. ... ... ........ .. From The Ground Up - Oshkosh '79 by Loi s Kelch. . .. . . .... . . .... . . . .. . Selections From Th e 1979 Parade Of Flight ....... . . . ............ . ... . .. A Curtiss Album by George Hardi e, Jr. .. .. ........ . ... ...... . . . ..... , .. Bord en 's Aeroplane Posters From The 1930's by Lionel Sa li sbury .... . . .. . 1979 Antique Judges At Oshkosh . ....... . . ... . ..... .... .. ... . ... ...... Calendar Of Events .. ... .. ...... ... .... ....... . . . ........ .. ....... . ... Letters ....... . . ... . . . .... .. ... . ... . .. ..... ... ....... ... . ... .... .. . . .
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It would b e fascinating to take the last 3 to 4 Grand Champion Antiques and Classics at Oshkosh and put them together for some sort of special run off. Natu足 rally, the focal point of interest in this fantasy would be the judges : Can you imagin e the dis cussions that might develop in trying to eliminate anyone of th e winners? Some of the judges clearly felt like they ' d been through that kind of experience this summer when they finally settled on the immaculate Howard
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(Photo by David Gustafson)
Jim Yonkin's Travel Air Myster y Sh ip prepares for
and Luscomb e as th e South Sid e Champs at Oshkosh. The variety and outstanding quality of r esto ra足 tion work in evidence at Wittman Field this summer w e re incredible . It's doubtful that th e winner s of th e Indy 500, Miss America Pageant or Super Bowl have any more to offer as examples of skill , arti stry and dedication .
a takeoff a t Oshkosh 79.
It 's obvious that if you're co nt emplating a reb uil d proje ct with an inv es tm ent of only a coupl e year 's spare tim e, you can pretty mu ch write off any judgin g competition at Oshko sh. Th e finalist s these days could probabl y build a couple hous es in addition to ea rning a medi ca l d eg ree with the tim e and ef足 fort they expend on reco nstru ction and resea rch.
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(Ph ala by Dick Slouffer)
We all profit, of course. It's an immeasurable pleasure to walk the lines of parked aircraft or to watch them take-off, admiring these tr easures of history. So much has b een held back from the scrap heap so it can pass under the exacti ng wand of avia tion 's sweating tinkerbells . They lay hands on a mess of rotting , rusting bones , giving more in tim e and love than any wife or mistress could ev er hop e for , and they transform garbage into beauty. Rebuilders ar e starting off with less and l ess in the way of usable components these day s. Som e people wonder wher e the line should be drawn be tween restoration and replication. For most p eople though, it doesn 't matter ; it's what sits on the flight line that counts . What really stru c k th e Convention regulars this summer was the obvious turnover in the aircraft that showed up particularly in the antique area. There were a lot of " just finished" types , including Di ck Martin ' s Grand Champion Howard and the Grand Champion Luscombe belonging to Tim and Barbara Bowers. They kept company with outstanding antique "debutantes" like Curly Havelaar's Waco OCF-2, Eugene Coppock's Stinson Model A Tri-Motor, Dan Winge's '1930 Stearman 4E, Dick and Mary Geist's 1933 Corben Baby Ace, Pat Groves' Focke Wulf 441, Ron Rippon's customized Howard DCA, Marchal Caldwell's Fairchild 24, Jim Yonkin's Travel Air, Bill Turner's replica Gee Bee, AI Kelch's Travel Air 12-0, and R. H. Meek 's replica Star Cavalier. And though it ' s
Bob McDaniels of N ap ervill e, Illinois brought up his Ca nuck projec t a nd n o t o nl y di sc ov ered tr em endo ll s interes t, but picked up a lo t of l eads for need ed parts.
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Ryan ST-3 KR belonging to Ron Johnson of Rockford, Illinois.
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(Photos by David Gustafson)
GRAND CHAMPION ANTIQUE: HOWARD DG A - 15 P owned by Dick Martin, Route 3, Aerodrome Road, Green Bay, Wi sconsin 54307 . See November SPO RT AVIATION for ful/ S(Qries on th e Gra nd Champ i on Antique and Classic.
never been neglected enou gh to warrant a restoration , we ' d be remiss to pass ove r a newco m er that has always enj oyed th e tend er loving ca re we ' d lik e to see eve ry aircraft rece ive: Richard Durand 's shiney Curtiss A-22 Falcon . Classics weren 't quite as active in attracting new faces, but we could n o te Milo Turn er 's Navion, Mike Sh erwood 's Aeronca Chief, Ri chard and Jani ce Loomi s' Cessna 195, and Bob Schumaeder's Stinson 108-2 - all were winn ers . It didn't take long for the large Antique and Classic parking and ca mping area to overflow , in spite of th e t erribl e weather to the east and south eas t. H eavy rain slowed a lot of pilots down and doubtless m ade Tullahoma look like a good co mpromi se to others. Those who got through found a lot of improvements o n th e grounds, most notably in th e middl e of Ollie's Park where there sat a new open air theatre. It has replaced th e old main m eeting pavillion which had been walled in so it could be us ed for indoor exhibit spa ce. Wh en combined with the outdoor space made available by shifting th e rem ai ns of the old camp ground , it gives EAA the largest co mmercial aviation ex hibit space in the country and probably the world. Th ere's still plenty of room left in Ollie 's Park for th e social hours , p·icni cs and spontaneous discussion groups th at have becom e so familiar in the Antique/ Classic area. Thi s year th ey were again abundant as th e Officers, Director s and r eg ular friends of th e Divi sion mad e all the newcom ers feel right at home in th e relaxed country setting. Story swapping seems to improv e in the shade of the old red barn every year. Rumors still arise there of pristine antiques stas h ed in remote locations , available for a song to the lu c k y prince who can prop er ly align th e stars and whip up a verbal web with a snak e charmer 's persua siv e powers . In th e Forum ' s t ent this year, th e schedule ran smoot hl y with attentive , appreciative audiences. Th er e was a wide rang e of topi CS as usual with tre m e ndou s edu ca tional and e nt ertainm ent benefits. Ov er the years; th ese lectur es and d e mon stration s hav e provided the incentive and wh ere with all for a lot of restoration work. Aircraft activity swung from a leisurely pace to mom ents of apparent chaos, yet it always smoothed out and came off with complete success as far as safety goes . Ro n Fritz once again did an exce ll ent job of organ izing 90 antique and classic aircraft , along with about 20 warbirds for the annual Parad e of Flight. It's th e highlight of the week for the Division , one that' s anticipated and enjoyed by all who attend the Con
(Photos by David Gustafson)
GRAND CHAMP ION CLASSIC: LUSCOMBE 8E belonging to Tim and Barbara Bowers, 729 Second Street, Woodland, Californ ia 95695 .
A h , th ose m agn ifi cent Stagger w in gs, capt ur ed h ere (o r u s by D ick Stouffer d uri ng on e of th eir dai l y a ft ernoon fl y- b ys.
v ention. Th e co ntras t b etween Dal e Crites' 19'1'1 Cur ti ss Pu sh er and United Airlin es' D C-B is ph enom enal. Wh at a marv elous way to m eas ur e progress. With th e n ew , diff e r e nt air c raft turning up ev er y ye ar , th e Parad e always lo ok s differ ent. O f course n o o n e sp end s th e entire Co nventi o n in th e Antiqu e/ Cl ass ic area. Thi s y ea r th er e was a lo t t o loo k at in th e oth er p ock ets of activit y o n th e fi eld. Th e EAA Fo undation ' s Mini Mus eum , h ead ed up by th e g r egariou s Kelly Vi e ts w as si g nifi cantly im pr o v ed th is yea r . Th e l arge r t e nt , w i th tr an sp ar ent sid es, h o u se d an ex ce ll ent assortm e nt o f artif ac ts, but w as surround ed b y an ev en mor e excitin g co ll ec ti o n of airc raft. Jim Yonkin 's Trav el Air Mystery Ship sp e nt th e w ee k th er e b es id e Bill Turner 's G ee Bee and Miss Los Ang eles. St ev e Wittman brought ov er hi s hi stori c Bo nzo to compl e t e the di splay on th e Gold en A ge o f Ra cing. On th e oth e r side of th e t ent sat th e re main s of a d ecomposing Spitfir e, o ne of
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seve ral whi ch h ad b een h aul ed out of a jung le in Indi a for r es toration . Rud y Fra sca d o nat ed thi s ph e nom e nal ch all en ge to th e Mu seum and it pr o v ed hig hl y p o pular with C onv ention-go ers. N ext to th e Spitfir e, an o th er kind o f hi stor y wa s m ad e . Th e Fo undati o n 's Po b er Pixie , desig n ed and built by th e Foundati o n 's Presi d ent Paul H . Po b er ez n y, w as g iv en th e "S h az am " tr eatm ent by M O TH ER EARTH N EW S and EAA M aint e nan ce Dir ector , Bill Ch o mo . Th ey enlarged th e fu el je t in the ca rbur etor for th e Pixi e's Volk swag en eng in e, th en drain ed th e fu el tank s, and p o ur ed in pure g rain alcoh o l. Two days b efor e th e Fly-In 's official op ening , Presid ent Paul took off with what wa s probabl y th e fir st Am er i can sport-plan e p o w ered by ethyl alco hol. A couple days earli er hi s famou s Red On e Topl ess Volk swa ge n al so b e cam e a n alcoholi c, whil e th e C uby , in a m ove th at see m ed alm os t anti c lim a ti c , w as re fu eled , without adju stm ent , and f lo wn o n gaso h o l . All of this wa s don e "a s a ges tur e t o th e gov ern m ent showing h o w th e EAA Founda ti o n is read y t o co mmit it se lf t o a full prog ram o f t es tin g alt ernat e fu el s IF th e fund s are mad e availabl e. Larry Maur o und er scor ed th e fa ct that an en ergy crisi s can b e a chall eng e with hi s dr amati c Solar Ri se r , a solar p o w ered Easy Ri ser with 600 solar cell s, a small stor age ba tt ery and a four horsep o w er moto r . Larr y's frail cr aft w as al so a part o f th e Mini Mu seum. Thi s summ er m ay h av e b ee n th e b eg innin g o f a major tran sition for th e Mini Mu se um . Th e Official w o rd ca m e out thr ough Pres id ent Paul that EAA h as v o t ed to m o v e its H ea dqu art ers, h angars and Mu seum t o O shk os h . D etail s on fundin g and blu ep rint s f or acti o n ar e y et to b e fin ali ze d , but th ere's no qu es ti o n th a t a co nso lid ati o n m ove t o O shk os h is in th e work s. Of course, a sig nifi ca nt n ew ro le will e m erge f o r th e Antiqu e/Class i c Divi sio n in d evelo pin g a sp eci al win g o f th e Mu seum and its n ew H all of Fam e . At th e sa m e tim e, th e annu al trip s to th e Os hk os h Co n v enti o n are go ing to b ecom e a lo t m ore exciting as buil d in gs start g oing up and th e g round s b eg in takin g o n th e sh ap e o f our n ew Int ernati o nal H eadquart ers. Co ming bac k t o ea rth f o r a m o m e nt , th ere's o n e final d ev elo pm ent at thi s yea r 's Co nv ention that m eri ts a bri e f d es cript io n : Th e fli g ht lin e was ex tend ed to th e south thi s summ er d o wn b eyond th e ro to r craft ar ea t o m ak e ro om f o r th e ultrali g ht co ntinge nt. It's r eally am az in g wh en yo u co nsid e r th at thr ee yea rs ago th ere w e re o n e o r two p o w e red hang g lid ers at Os hkos h. Las t summ er th ere w er e 24. Thi s summ er the numb er sh o t up to 64. In additi o n , th ere we re f o ur t ent s and a bu sy ultrali ght for um s sc h edul e. To pro v e th e r eliability of p o w ered h ang g lid ers Jac k M cCo rn ac k
(Ph o /O b y Di ck Slouffer)
Ma ster o( th e Mini Museum, Kell )' Vif't s stands fAA Foundati on '5 Trav el A i r 4000.
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and Keith Ni ce ly to o k o ff fr o m th e Ca liforni a coa st on th e Fourth o f July in a pair of Pt erod actyls " m o di fi e d " fo r c ross-co untry flyin g (th ey add ed an extr a fiv e ga ll o n fu el tank) and land ed at O shkosh two days b efor e th e Fl y-In st art ed . Whil e a t Os hk os h , th ey built anoth er Pt erod actyl , rigged all thr ee to run on alcoh o l and took off with Paul Yarnall fo r Kitty H awk and th e Atl anti c Coas t. Am o ng th e 1B different ultralight d es ig ns that w ere pr ese nt , on e could see th e fasci natin g res ults o f f ecund ima gin ation s that so obvi ou sly thriv e on th e sa m e kind o f fr ee dom , th e sam e co n cepti ve spirit th at ch ara c t e ri ze d th e excitin g era of d es ig n s which w e now r ecog ni ze as antiqu es. You can't h elp but w o nd er what th e o rigin al pi o n ee rs li k e th e Wri ghts o r Curtis s o r So pwi th w o uld think of thi s r enai ssa n ce o f th e primordial esprit d ' Aeronau ti c. Wh at w o uld th ey hav e d o n e th emselv es with th e mat erial s that are avail abl e t o day ? It w as fun to think about while standin g b es id e th e ultrali g ht airstrip , envyin g th ose mag nifi cent youn g m en and th eir fl yin g ma chin es . (Ph olO b y Randy Bennelll
I\rt Morg a n . Ch a irman of Antiqu e /Cl ass i c p a rkin g rf' hriefs th e tmop !> on ., a(e f'S( ort prot edurf'." Co ngratu la tiom on another inciden t-fr ee )Iea r.
FROM THE GROUND UP
OSHKOSH '79
Vignettes & Phot~s
From the vantage point of the very friendly Antique/ Classic Red Barn Headquarters , it was a thrill to watch the beautiful vintage airplanes taxiing proudly to their places. The arrivals seemed to be endless in the open ing days of Oshkosh 79. Very quickly the rows filled up, and soo n there was a solid sea of colorful planes, wing tip to wing tip. Walking through thi s "ca ndy store" of airplanes during the week, and soaking up the exciting atmos phere, I had many pleasant conversations with old friends and new friends . I would lik e to share some of them with you . . .
by Lois Kelch
W 66 N. 622 Madison Avenue
Cedarburg, WI 53072
MARY MORRIS, AIRLINE PILOT Hampshire, Illinois
DALE CRITES'
1911 CURTISS PUSHER
One of the most popular ai rplan es on the field at Os hkosh every yea r is Dal e Crites' '191 '1 Curtiss Pusher , as ca n be seen above. Th e minute Dale and hi s crew arr ive, th e Pusher becom es th e center of attraction, and people scra tch th eir h ead s in awe of so m ething so o ld and fragile still able to fly. Th e thought that comes to everyo ne's mind is " that ' s where it all be ga n ". Th anks D ale for your effor ts and co urag e in keep ing th e Pu sh er alive and flying.
Mary Morris i s proof positive that the female sex ca n accomp li sh anything they se t out to do. She is a pilot for TWA 727s. This didn ' t just happen - it fol lowed lots of determination and hard work. Mary 's interest in aviation started at age 3 when her father took h er to air shows in the St. Louis area. An ear ly ambition was rea lized when she became a TWA flight attendant in '1971 , but this just whetted her appetit e to become a pilot herself. Thi s she did, peri od ica lly takin g a l eave of absence from h er job, and ad ding additional ratings , and she now has her Com mercial, In strum ent, Multi -e ngine, Flight In structor , and Ground School Instru ctor ratings . She started air taxi and flight in st ructing and ferrying airplanes to build up her hours. She th en contra cted with American Air lin es to get h er Flight Engineer Certificate, which took two month s of co ncentrat ed study in 1977. The next goal of this determined young lady was to apply to the airlines as a pilot. She start ed applying in 1975 and received h er first int e rvi ew in August, '1978 with TWA. Her final int erview was in February, 1979 and she was found well qualified in all re quire m ents and was hired. She attended th e two months
training - 1 month of ground school and 1 month of cockpit procedural training and 727 Simulator. A goal acco mplished - an Airline Pilot! Mary is marri ed to a handsome American Airlines pilot and active EAA Antique/Classic memb er , Gene Morris. Though they fly the "B ig " ones for a li ving their real lov e in flying is flying their beautiful an tiques. Their 193'1 American Eag let has been a trophy winner at Oshkosh - Reserve Grand Champion in 1976 and Silver Age Runn er-up in 1977. They also own a 1929 Travel Air 4000 and are busily flying it to all th e summ er m eets and fly-ins they can. Their Trav el Air was recently featured in Delta Air lin es 50th Anniversary Celebration, and also 50th An niversary of the Knoxville Airport. This beautiful plane was once owned by Richard Bach and was us ed in his movie "Nothing by Chance". Mary and Gene have a lovely home on an airstrip , with a hangar in their backyard, and are currently res toring a 1941 Culver Cadet, and hope to bring it to Oshkosh next year. They also own and fly an A Model 1949 Bonanza . Mary receiv ed a big thrill recently while riding in The Spirit of St. Louis with Verne Jobst - he turned th e co ntrols over to her and she was " pilot in com mand " - so m ething she 'll never forget.
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was too you ng bu t to stu dy hard and get good grades in school. John did that, and also got his private li cense at age 18. Fina " y, John got the reply he had al ways hoped for, and worked at Old Rhinebeck for three summers flying wonderful old airplanes like the Fokker DVII, Spads, and Nieuports. A great thrill for an enthusiastic young flier. During the winter months, John was busily restor ing a Piper J-3 Cub, working on it 14 hours a day, The very first time he flew it to a fly-in he won a "Best An tique" award with it, a proud reward for a" his hard work. He studied and received his A&P license and con tinued restoring old ai rplanes,
JOHN & PAM BARKER Holcomb , New York Joh n and Pam Barker in front of their "Honeymoon Home" a cozy tent under the wing of their '1946 Lus combe, at Oshkosh 79. They both grew up dreaming
of airplanes and their dreams came true, but only after much effort and hard work. John was taken to Cole Palen's show at Old Rhine beck, New York, at the age of 11, and that was the beginning of his love of airplanes. Every summer after that he would write to Cole asking if he could work for him, and Cole always kindly answered saying he
Though he didn't know her at the time, Pam was learning to fly, and was helping her pilot father re build a plane, and aviation was her great love. She has her Commercial, Instrument, Multi-Engine rat ings, and is a Flight Instructor. You'd think these two aviation minded young people would have met at an airport - not so - they met on a blind date at a ski ing party. They soon discovered their mutual interest in airplanes, and quickly forgot a" about skiing. They were married two months ago, and they hope to run their own sma" airport where they can continue to restore and fly their antiques, and earn a living at the same time - the best of both worlds.
CURTISS FALCO N Dick Durand, Jr., of Westernair, New Mexico, owns the beautiful Curtiss Falcon above, Serial #1. As the sign says, "In a class by itself - a custom airplane the only airplane of its kind in the world". "Casey" Lambert paid $52,000 for this airplane in '1938, without engine or prop. Dick flew to Oshkosh from Albuquer que, New Mexico in just 6V2 hours flying time. This plane was frequently used in the Smilin Jack comiL strip because of its futuristic lines. rPhOIO
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1933 CORBEN BABY ACE SERIAL # 2, NX12961
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The Corben Baby Ace, Serial #2, was brought to Oshkosh, making its first appearance here. Its proud owners and restorers are Dick and Mary Geist. NX1296 '1 is the second of 5 Baby Ace airplanes built by Otto "Ace" Corben at Madison, Wisconsin in 1933. It was in storage until 1968 . During WW II, Aeronautical Corp. of America (Aeronca) bought Serial #2, removed one wing and stripped much of the fabric. The plane was used to demonstrate to new employees how control cables should be routed. After the war, Dick and Mary bought it for $100.00 including engine. The special sound of that old Salm son is music to your ears. The original propeller was supplied by Roger Lorenzen, but the present prop was carved by Ole Fahlin. The colors are Travel Air Blue and lemon yellow. The Corben is not lonesome in its home port, since it has lots of roommates. Dick and Mary also own a 1929 Davis V3, a 1937 Aeronca K, 1934 Aeronca C3 and a 1939 Welch OW5M.
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The above very rare Fairchild F45 was flown to Osh kosh by Bob Hartford of Federal Way, Washington rare because there were only 17 made between 1935 and 1938 with only three remaining, of which only two are airworthy. Bob acquired the airplane in 1968 after he saw it sitting neglected, tattered and torn at the Auburn Air port in Washington. It was owned by a widow, Mrs. Virginia Knechtle, and she was pleased he wanted to restore it so she sold it to him . It took him 8 years to restore it back to its original look. It was originally de signed as a "baby airlines" plane, having 5 places, and also was used as an executive t ransport plane by oil and steel companies. The plane cruises comfortably at 160 using 2'1 gal lons of gas per hour. The trip from Kent, Washington to Oshkosh took a leisurely 15 hours flying time. This is Bob's first time at an Oshkosh Convention, and he says it is mind-boggling. He is a new EAA mem ber and his enthusiasm is evident as he takes it all in. He says he has never been to a place where people are so friendly and considerate, and was very impressed at how immaculate the grounds were. Bob has been interested in flying since he saw a dirigible fly when he was 5 years old - it's as clear to him today as it was then. He's been flying since 1938.
THE HISTORY OF FLIGHT FLY-BY Getting approximately 90 planes ready for the His tory of Flight Fly-By really takes planning. The planes were sent to their " stand by" positions and waiting for their " cue" to go on stage was like opening night - adrenalin flows! The synchronization of the flight between signal to take-off and the narrator on the stand, was perfection . Each plane got its moment of recognition and the crowd sat transfixed throughout the flight. Dale Crites led off the Parade in his 1911 Curtiss Pusher and approximately 90 airplanes later, United Airlines DC8 completed the line up. A thrilling ex perience and it caught the feeling of what the Osh kosh Convention is all about.
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1931 DE HAVILLAND PUSS MOTH 80A Edgeward, England (Ph o ro by Randy Bennett!
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This 1931 DeHaviliand Puss Moth is owned by Ed Carlson, Spokane, Wash i ngton. Skeeter bought this treasure as a basket case and it took him 1'12 years to restore it. Most of the instruments were gone, kids had walked on the wings, the door was buried in the snow just barely peeking through, or he would have missed it. He first flew on "Moon Day" in July of 1969, and flies allover the west coast with it. In its original use, it was an "Executive" bird and used for exploration by mining companies and for delivering company mail.
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This is its first visit to Oshkosh, and it took 2'12 days from Spokane, in a pleasant uneventful trip. As Skeeter says "there is a lot of earth between Washington and Wisconsin". Skeeter and his wife, Doris, also own some other nice rare antiques, such as a 1930 Student Prince, Serial #4 , 1927 C3B Stearman , a 1942 Army LS , Thomas Morse Scout SC4, all restored . Waiting in line to be restored are a Gypsy Moth, a 1917 Curtiss Jenny, '1917 Standard, a 1934 Fairchild CAC and a 1939 Cessna Airmaster .
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Thanks to Gene Morris and his beautiful Travel Air 4000 biplane, we were able to reciprocate and give the U.S. Marine Corps Harrier pilots and crew a thrill ' as they thrilled us during the air show with the Har rier. Riding in the open cockpit biplane was a first for above pilots Major Larry Kennedy and Captain Terry Cuny. They both caught the fever of flying in the open air, and want to "learn to fly" one and own one some day.
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A synonym for the word "rare" is "highly valued owing to uncommoness". That describes the authenti cally restored Focke Wulf, brought by Pat and Monty Groves, of California. They researched the plane back to its beginning and their efforts were highly rewarded. The plane originated in 1932 at the Focke-Wulf Com pany of Bremen, Germany, went into series produc tion and formed the initial equipment of early Luft waffe units. In 1935 the FW 44D was demonstrated for the Swed ish Air Force which was looking for a new trainer. They ordered two FW 44)s from Germany. In Sweden these two planes were designated P2s then redesignated Sk12 . Eventually Sweden completed negotiations for a license to manufacture them and produce 20 of them. ON 90 (SAF sin 638) flew as a trainer until August, 1954, when it was purchased by the Norrkopings Automobil Flygklubb, used asa trainer and glider tow until 1961 . Swen H. Ahlgren of San Diego, California pur chased it and then it passed into the hands of the Hill Country Air Museum at Morgan Hill, California. On October 1, 1973 , it was purchased by Monty Groves, Flody Carter and Wayne Mikel, moved to
Sunnyvale, California and dismantled in order to . undergo full restoration back to its original SAF color and markings. They worked with the FAA and after much correspondence and patience, they were able to get the original number N638. The instructions and all the instrument~ of the plane are in Swedish.
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1929 Travel Air4000, Ceneand Mary Morris, Hampshire, IL
1931 Travel Air 12Q, AI Kelch, Mequon, WI
1931 DeHavilland Puss Moth, Skeeter Carlson, Spokane, WA (Photo by Dick Stouffer)
1931 Travel Air Mystery Ship replica, Jim Yonkin, Springdale, AR
1930 Stearman 4E, Dan Wine, Englewood, CO
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1')3 1 Waco ClCF, Curly Havelaar, Rapid Cit)', SO
1933 Corben Bab)' Ace, Dick and Mary Ceist, Wichita, KS 7933 Waco U/e Clark C. Seaborn , Calgary, Alberta
1')35 Waco ZKC-S, A. J. and Cary Nogard, Ballston Spa, NY
1936 Wa co EClC-6, Stan Comoll, Minneapolis , MN 194 1 Monocoup e, Harold Newman, Leawood, KS
1936 Stinson A, Eug en e and Roberta Coppock, Algonquin , IL
193 6 Spartan Executiv e 7W, John Turgyan , Tr enton, N J
1937 Waco ZPF-7, AI Woma ck, Harahan , LA
1937 Lockh eed 12 , EAA Air Mu seum 7937 Fairchild F-4 5, Bob H arbord, Federal Way, WA
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19.38 Curti ss Wright Falcon, Dick Durand, Albuqu erqu e, N M
1938 Aeron ca KCA, Bette Davis, H aywa rd, CA
1940 Cessna Airmaster C-16 5, Car Williams, Naperville, IL
1938 Ta ylor cra it BF, Sue Maule, Moultri e, CA
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The successful experiments in developing his hydro airplane during the early months of '1911 at North Island in San Diego , California led Glenn Curtiss to again establish his winter quarters there for the season of 191 '1-1912. The popularity of the Curtiss machines was attracting more would-be aviators who wanted to cash in on the lucrative offers of promoters of aerial exhibitions . During the summer of 191'1 Curtiss had trained many aviators at his factory grounds in Ham mondsport, New York, including Lt. John Towers of the U.S. Navy and Lt. Paul Beck of the U.s. Army. Sev eral civilian students went on to make a name for themselves in exhibition work, such as Hugh Robin son, C. C. Witmer, Jimmy Ward and R. C. St. Henry . It is interesting to examine the training course fol lowed by Curtiss. It must be remembered that there were no two-place airplanes for student and instructor - that came later. The student took his seat at the controis and proceeded to get the "feel" of the airplane
by short straight runs without taking off. This outline of the course was printed in the book "The Curtiss Aviation Book" published in '1912: "The course is divided into six parts or stages: 1st. Ground work with reduced power. To teach running in a straight line. 2nd. Straightaway flights near the ground, just suf ficient power to get off. 3rd. Straightaway flights off the ground at a distance of ten or fifteen feet to teach the use of the rudder and ailerons. 4th . Right and left half circles and glides. 5th. Circles. 6th. Figure eights, alti~ude flights and landings without power and glides." Upon completion of the course the student was expected to be ready to try for his pilot's license as issued by the Aero Club of America, representative of the international organization, the F.A.I.
Applicants must pass the following three tests: A Two distance tests, each consisting in covering, without touching the ground, a closed circuit not less than five kilometers in length (measured as indicated below). B. An altitude test consisting in rising to a minimum height of fifty meters above the starting point. C. The B test may be made at the same time as one of the A tests. The course over which the aviator shall accomplish the aforesaid two circuits must be indicated by two posts, not more than 500 meters from each other. After each turn made around a post, the aviator will change his direction so as to leave the other post on his other side. The circuit will thus ,consist of an uninter rupted series of figure eights, each circle of the figures al ternately encircling one of the posts , The distance credited over the course covered between two turns shall be the distance separating the posts. For each of these tests the landing shall be made: 1. By stopping the motor not later than the time the machine touches the ground. 2, At a distance of less than 50 meters from a point designated by the applicant for the test. Landings must be made properly and the official ob server shall indicate in his report the way in which they were made, the issue of the license being always dis cretionary, Official observers must be chosen from a list drawn uP . by the governing organization of each country, (Photo From Historical Collection Of Union Title Insurance And Trust Company, Sa n Diego, California)
--f\\ The Curtiss School machines lin ed up for the photographer in 1912. Gl enn Curtiss is at th e lower l eft in the photo.
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Th e Nav y (fi ers es tablish ed th eir camp sep arate from th e Curtiss group in th e winter of 19 1 1- 19 12. H ere's th e ca mp aft er a windstorm h ad collap sed th eir tent h angar.
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Advertisements for the " Winter Training Grounds of the Curtiss Aviation School at San Diego , California" began to appear in the aviation magazines in October, '1911 . Billed as "Undoubtedly the best ground for aeroplane flying in America , if not the world ", the prospective student was further tempted by "Delightful and perfect climatic conditions" and " Tuition applies on purchase price of aeroplane". Urgency was emphasized by the statement " All classes filling rapidly". Among the applicants in December, 1911 who aspired to be included in the 191 2 class was John G. Kaminski, an 18-year-old youth from Milwaukee, Wis足 consin. On the third day after his arrival at the school he was making one of the "grass-cutting" trips across the field when the set screw on the foot throttle came loose and John suddenly found himself flying along about 50 fe et above the ground. He calmly completed his hop and landed the machine without mishap. Curtiss came running out to see what had happened and was relieved to see that an accident had been avoided. That was Kaminski's first flight. Kaminski's qualifying flights were completed and on May 8, 1912 he was granted License No. 121 from the Federation Aeronautique Internationale through the Aero Club of America. He immediately contracted with the Curtiss Exhibition Co. to go on tour to make exhibition flights around the country, purchasing his airplane from proceeds from his flights. He named his airplane " Sweetheart" and the restored aircraft is now in the EAA Aviation Museum collection.
John Kaminski in th e airplane h e med in qualii)'ing tor his licens e. H e was the only student train ed on the rotar)' engi ned pu sh er.
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John Kaminski with his mechani c " Frenchy". Here he is billed as " the youngest aviator in th e world".
One oi th e Curtiss Classes of 191 2, Kaminski at l eft. Fourth hom right is J. Lansing Callan, next is K. Tak eishi of Japan , Mohan Singh hom India , and Captain Capi15ini from Creen....
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Wreck of "Sweethearl " at Tomahawk, Wisconsin on July 4, 1914. Crosswinds caught Kaminski when he tri ed to take off from a city street.
Kaminski and his fair passeng er at Cuyahoga Falls , Ohio on June 10, 191 3. Rides of 5 to 10 minutes nett ed the aviator a $25.00 fee.
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BORDEN'S AEROPLANE POSTERS FRO M THE 1930' S Article Number 9, Poster Number 9, Series Number'
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DESCRIPTION OF FAIRCHILD "22" Mad e at H age rstown , M aryl and , b y th e Kr eid er Reisner Air craft Company , Divi sion of Fairchild Avia ti o n Corporati o n , thi s two sea ter sport and training ship is a w o nd erful p erform er at its low cos t. Specificatio'ns: Sp an , 32 fee t 10 in ch es . Le n gth ove rall , 22 feet. H eig ht overall , 8 feet. Win g area, in cl udin g ail ero ns, 175 squ ar e feet. M o to rs, Am eri ca n Ci rru s " Hi -Drive" 95 hp at 2100 rpm ; Mi chi gan Rov er 75 hp at 1975 rpm . Po w er loa dings, 15.7 pound s p er h o rsep o w er (Cirru s); 18.6 p o und s p e r h o rsepowe r (Rover). W ing loa dings , 8 .8 p o und s p er square fo o t (Cirru s) ; 8.2 pound s p er squ ar e foot (Rov er). Gross w eights, 1500 p o und s (Cirru s); 1400 p o unds (Rov er).
Performance: (With Cirru s engin e). Hi g h sp eed , 118 mil es p er h o u r . Landin g sp eed , 46 mil es p er ho ur. Rate of climb , 750 f eet p er minute. Se rvi ce ce ilin g, '13,000 f ee t. Radiu s, 315 mil es . (With Rov er engin e). Hi gh sp eed, 105 miles p er ho ur . Landing sp eed, 43 mil es per h o ur . Rate of climb , 650 feet p er minute. Service ceiling , 12,000 feet. Radiu s, 320 mil es. Fu selage is w eld ed steel tubin g cover ed with fab ri c. Th e on e-p iece win g is built up of spru ce sp ars and rib s, both int ern ally and ex tern ally bra ce d . Ail eron s ar e all-metal construction and cove ring, hinged direct to main spars. Tail surfa ces ar e of steel tubiA g, fab ri c covered . Airfoil- section is N 22. Equipm e nt includ es o ildrauli c sh oc k ab sorb er s, int ern al exp andin g brak es, full balloon tir es, co mpl et e i nstru m ents, p arachu te typ e sea ts, du al co ntro ls.
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1979 ANTIQUE JUDGES AT OSHKOSH NOTE : In Au gu st w e ran the Antiqu e Jud gin g Manu al in Th e VINTAGE AIRPLANE. Thi s m o nth w e' re runnin g th e names and addr esses of th e Antiqu e Judg es so you ca n contact one of th e m in yo ur r egi o n if you so d es ir e . If G eo rge Yo rk se nd s in th e Class i c Judges li st , w e' ll run th ose too . Pet e Covin gto n - P.O . Box 85, Spe ncer , Virgina 241 65 Ken W i lliam s - 33 1 Eas t Frankl i n Str ee t, Po rtage, Wi s consin 53901 D o n Col e man - 2750 Broad w ay, Highl and, Illin o i s
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS OCTOBER 12 & 13 - SYRACUSE , N EW YOR K - Th e North eas t Aero Hi s torians 15th Annual M eeting w ill be h eld October ;2 & 13 at th e Shera to n Inn. Spea kers, visual materi als, and static di sp lays feat uring ea rl y av iati o n of th e area will be f ea tured. Co ntact Jac k Perkin s, 7971 Ver no n Roa d , Clay, New Yor k 13041 f or details . NOVEMBER 17 & 18 - MIAMI , FLORIDA - Antiqu e, Class ic and Custom Built Fly·ln , Novemb er 17 & 18, at th e Fo urth Annu al H arves t - A Country Fa ir , spo nso red by th e Hi st ori ca l Associati o n of South ern Fl orida at th e Dade Count y Youth Fairg round s, Co ral Way at 112 Ave nu e in Mi ami . Awa rds giv en for antiqu e, classi c and custo m-buil t aircra ft . For furth er inf o rmation , co ntact Ca pt. Ken Lifl and o f th e Ci vil Air Pa tro l , Office (305) 552·3 '106 ho me afte r 6:00 P.M . (305) 251-5927 ; or Charles Lasher, Offi ce (3 05) 873-7357, ho me aft er 6:30 (305) 821·8240.
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LETTERS
Dear David , The Borden Airplane Poster in the July is sue of Vintage Airplane featured the Ford Tri Motored Transport . In the notes that I had pre pared f or inclusion with this poster I drew at tention to the ai rport in the background of the poster , and asked that if anyone knew which airport it was , I would be interested in hear ing from them . Two days after I received my copy of Vin tage Airplane , I received a card from Gl enn Buffington , EAA 1234, of Seattle, Washington . He identified the airport as the Ford Airport , Dearborn . Michigan. The following day I re ceived a letter from Mr. Frank H. Abar , the , Manager of the Ford Integral Overdrive Trans mission Engineering Department, in Livon ia, Michigan. Mr. Abar writes as follows: " Reference: July 1979 EAA Vintage Airplane The Ford Trimotor 'Borden's Aerop lane Post ers from the 1930's' depi cts the aircraft at the Fo rd Airport , Dearborn, Michigan. The airport was built by the Ford Motor Company and was adjacent to the site of the building where the Ford Trimotors were built. The bu ilding , hangar and runways are now part of Ford Motor Com pa ny Dearborn proving grounds . The building is no w the experimental veh i cles building . The poster shows build i ngs i n the back ground which are the front of the Museum at Greenfield Village . The Vi llage and Museum are across Village Road from the airport site and were built in the late 20's to the best of my knowledge. The airport was last used dur ing WW " as an outlying field for Navy pri mary tra i ni ng at Grosse Isle Naval Ai r Sta tion. N2 's 'Yellow Perils ' were a common sight at that time. " My thanks to both these gentl emen for their information. Yours truly , L. J. Sa lisbury 7 Harper Road Brampton , Onta rio L6W 200
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