Looking for pictures

[RyanShort1]

I am trying to find any and all pictures that I can gather of Stinson L-1 aircraft. If you have any, please send them to me via ryan at lbirds.com

Thanks!

Ryan

[tulsaboy]

Hate to be dense, Ryan, but could you post some sample photos so I can be on the lookout?

kevin

[jdvoss]

Here is a photo of the subject airplane that I took at the Orange County Airport (Santa Ana, CA) circa 1958-59. The aircraft may have have been part of the Paul Mantz collection as it was parked in the general vicinity. It appears to have been used as a crop duster. Also, in W.T. Larkins book, Surplus WWII U.S. Aircraft, pg. 137 there is a photo of another surplus L-1E (amphibious) taken at Grand Central AIrport ( Los Angeles) and interestingly it serialed NX-63229 . As a point of interest the RAF received a few via lend-lease. The aircraft was also known as the O-49.

[RyanShort1]

jdvoss,

Thanks for that! That's one photo that I have NOT seen before! Our squadron (Alamo Liaison Squadron) used to have an L-1, but I think that it is in Alaska now. I wish I had been a pilot and part of the squadron back in the day. I would love to have flown the beast.
I'm having a model of one commissioned for use in our upcoming museum.

Ryan

[Tulio]

I shot this Stinson L-1 at the Wings Over Houston, in Sept. 1986. With my apologies for the quality, because I just took a picture of a picture, in order to provide you with an image.

Althouth I tried to find an "N" number, I could not find any on the photo or my data for that airshow.

Saludos,


Tulio

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[b747cf]

Here is Kermits L-1.





Mark Fidler

[tulsaboy]

Ryan-

Like this? From a private collection (mine!). I just acquired this and three more of the same airplane as part of a big stack of 1939-1940 images... If not, what in the heck is this?

kevin

[mike furline]

Ryan-

Like this? From a private collection (mine!). I just acquired this and three more of the same airplane as part of a big stack of 1939-1940 images... If not, what in the heck is this?

kevin

I believe that's a Douglas O-46.

[tulsaboy]

Gotcha. Thanks, Mike.

kevin

[Obergrafeter]

The picture in Houston was of the Alamo Liason Group L-1 back in the day. I have several pictures of it Ryan all in the silver war games paint if you need them. I believe the Weeks L-1 came from the Tallmantz collection. The only two privately held L-1s in existance that I know of. There is a funny story about the L-1s trip to Houston that year. Next time we meet remind me to tell it.

[L. Thompson]

Both N63229 and N63230 were seen in my July 1964 Civil Aircraft Registry:

63229, serial 40-291, registered to Paul Mantz Air Svc
63230, serial 40-3102 registered to Tallmantz

Joe Baugher has this:

40-192/291 Stinson O-49 Vigilant
291 to RFC at Ponca City, OK Jan 11, 1943.

40-3101/3142 Stinson L-1 Vigilant
3102 became N63230. Reported in 1991 to be at Weeks Air Museum,
Tamiani, FL. May 2006 reported to be under restoration
at Fantasy of Flight, Polk City, FL.

[John Kerr]

Ryan, here is L-1A, 41-19039. lst photo at Purdue University when it was
being built for the USAFM. April 1978 John R. Kerr


2nd Photo at the Air Force Museum. USAF photo

[John Kerr]

Ryan, here is L-1, 40-3102, N63230 when owned by Paul Mantz. photographer unknow.

[Obergrafeter]

Weeks L-1 was the victim of the Hurricane before he moved. Very slow coming back but I believe it is coming along now. Hope to see it fly soon. Only airplane that could ever keep up with the Storch in a slow race. It actually beat me once at Stinson.(The airfield not the plane)

[John Kerr]

Ryan, here are a few of L-1A, 41-18915, N704E.
1. At Randolph AFB, TX. May 1983. John Dienst

2. At CCNAS, TX. April 1984. John R. Kerr

3. At Stinson Airfield, San Antonio, TX. 1991 being recovered. John R. Kerr

4. At Stinson Airfield, San Antonio, TX after recover and new paint job. Note name in Red. Craig Parchman