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OK, I quit before I go crazy or bore everyone to death with my new found skill.[Posting pics.]


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Hey, what a beautiful plane that is!

I'm happy to see her in the hands of someone so enthusiastic about her!

I look forward to you posting your adventures with your new airplane!

And welcome aboard.

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What did the navy call the Cornell, XN4F-1 or would that make it a Grumman? Fairchild M-62C?

Beautiful airplane!

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A hearty welcome aboard! Beautiful Aircraft!

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What did the navy call the Cornell, XN4F-1 or would that make it a Grumman? Fairchild M-62C?

Beautiful airplane!


I was looking up the Navy designation for Fairchild and found Q for Trainers then came across this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mi ... 28naval%29

Fairchild XNQ-1, PT-23's Big Brother

http://www.aero-web.org/specs/fairchil/xnq-1.htm

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Decatur,AL eh. probably at pryor field. I am going to the airport tomorrow and there are a lot of old pictures of the field in the 40s. Most are stearmans but there are alot of other airplanes in there two see what I can find.


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Sagebrush,

Beautiful airplane! Sounds like you're smitten. As you should be! Congratulations on your new "baby", I'm sure you'll thoroughly enjoy your time with her! :)

I see you're in Central Florida... what part? I'm heavily involved in organizing the Valkaria Air Fest (at Valkaria Airport - X59, between Melbourne and Vero Beach) and we're trying to round up as many interesting birds (like yours) as possible. The event is on Sat. Feb 16, 2008. We should be able to fill your tanks (gas tanks, not Sherman tanks) for the trip back home. If you're interested in attending and sharing your aeronautical treasure with others, please PM me for more info... I think this could be a"star" of the show! We're working on having a real emphasis on the historical aspects of aviation, and will have the Tuskegee Airmen, fighter pilots, hopefully an SR-71 and Space Shuttle astronaut there. A PT-23 would really add to that!

Of course, anyone else within flying range is welcomed and encouraged to participate, and we really want to emphasize the more "interesting" aircraft of any kind, from Ultralights through Bombers... but the warbirds are very much a crowd favorite. This is a low-key EAA fly-in, but jsut to give you an idea, last year (first time) we expected and planned for 250-300 folks, and between 2,500 and 6,000 came and had a great time!

Our website is here: http://www.ValkariaAirFest.org/

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Great little plane! How does it compare in performance to the PT-19?

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Wow, she sure is PURRRRTY!!!! :D

Those are some really great shots. (We're never bored with photo's, we're a visual lot). :mrgreen:

again Congratulations!

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Sagebrush,

Those are great shots. I have old polaroids of that ship. Same view out the right side(except for the blue stripe) except I could barely see over the cockpit combing to take the picture. I was maybe 11 years old.
I'm starting to get misty-eyed :cry:

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Didnt find any pics of it but man you should paint that thing up right. Just kidding. Looks beautifull in the navy scheme. here is a pic of Mr. clay smiths award winning stearman that was based here in decatur in 1944. They have pics of it in the 1940s and letters from the pilots who flew it.

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WOW !!
That thing is beautiful. Having letters from the pilots who flew it is absolutely amazing. I would love to have that kind of documentation. The WW2 guys are dying off at about 1,000 a day so every day the odds get less of finding one of our heroes we look for.


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