Got another batch of 1970's era photos from Leon Cleaver (Woodsy Airfield) to share. First up: SNJ-4 N6419D, c/n 88-13369, dated July 1973:
And a sad update, taken November 8, 1975 at Causey's Airport in Julian, NC:
This photo appeared in
Air Classics, April 1976, page 12. It (and some more I'll be posting) was taken by Claude Sheaffer of Greensboro, NC. According to Leon:
Woodsy Airfield wrote:
I met Claude in the Greensboro, NC area when retrieving the F2H-3 remains, and he was very helpful as I broke down the bird over 3 trips. He was a young fellow - very up with military aviation - but was tragically killed shortly after I was finished with the Banshee. It seems to me he perished while riding along in another T-6...
NTSB report:
http://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviat ... 5182&key=0Checking Aerial Visuals, the aircraft is listed as being rebuilt as N24554, BuNo 27245, which is currently flying with the MAAM as
Miss Ginny, but it has a different c/n: 88-12281. Were two airframes combined to make one aircraft?
_________________
All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)
Login
Register
FAQ
Search
