Hi everyone,
The Warbirds Unlimited Foundation has recently purchased the long-time resident 450-hp Stearman that could be found in the back of Gene & Eddie Packard's place at Mesa's Falcon Field and has started to have the aircraft restored full-time... aiming for completion late this Fall.
This particular Stearman was used for movie work in the 70's and 80's and is likely to be the Stearman in the Smithsonian IMAX movie "To Fly" as the Packards have paperwork from the movie company for the use of the aircraft.
I am wondering if anyone here has photos from the 80's or earlier of the Stearman while it was still in flying condition. Matt Gunsch posted some photos of the B-17's at the field and the Stearman was in the middle of them... white with red stripes.
Let me know if you have anything!
Thanks!
Ryan -
www.warbirdsunlimited.org