Sad News Steven Detch

Robbie Stuart · **Posted:** Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:22 pm

I understand that Steve Detch, owner of Vintage Aircraft Inc in Woodstock GA has passed away after a battle with Cancer. Steve's shop got the B-25 "Wild Cargo" back flying. I extend my condolences to all affected by his passing.
Obit here http://www.northsidechapel.com/visitati ... hp?id=1567

Robbie

Pat Carry · **Posted:** Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:26 pm

Sad News. Godspeed

gary1954 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:31 pm

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whistlingdeath77 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:53 pm

thank you for the update

Robbie Stuart · **Posted:** Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:59 pm

Here is just a little bit more about "Wild Cargo" from http://www.warbirdradio.com/2009/12/b-2 ... hoto-tour/
Godspeed Steven Detch! , & Thanks Walter Soplata, for saving this aircraft.

Robbie

P51Mstg · **Joined:** Tue Jan 25, 2005 11:36 am **Posts:** 1202

Really sorry to hear that. I remember being at Air Acres back in the early 1990s with him, Bill Johnson and Sam Lyons. Steve did a few interesting airplanes. Wild Cargo was piled up in the corner of the hangar, He had a Stearman, among others. He also had a TigerCat (where did that one go?). Even had the Smurf Truck (a Smurf Blue Land Toyota FJ-40 Landcruiser with a pickup bed on it and big tires).

Bye Steve.....

Mark H

Warbirdnerd · **Joined:** Fri Apr 30, 2004 7:34 pm **Posts:** 2923

P51Mstg wrote:

He also had a TigerCat (where did that one go?).
Mark H

WD#5 Lists the Tigercat as Bu80359.

whistlingdeath77 · **Posted:** Thu Feb 24, 2011 5:14 pm

bsoplata · **Joined:** Thu Nov 11, 2010 6:31 am **Posts:** 22

Here is just a little bit more about "Wild Cargo" from http://www.warbirdradio.com/2009/12/b-2 ... hoto-tour/
Godspeed Steven Detch! , & Thanks Walter Soplata, for saving this aircraft.
Robbie

Robbie, Thank You for these wonderfull pictures of Wild Cargo.....

You can really tell it was a labor of love for Steve on this project, he will be really missed......
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Steve whole family.....

Bill

Ceaton · **Joined:** Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:06 am **Posts:** 1

I was sad to find out Steve passed. He was a character if there ever was a character. He worked with my father in another industry and I spent a summer working for Steve when I was a teenager. I worked on "Wild Cargo". I personally stripped out the old insulation, and every last drop of old paint from the nose section of that plane. I also sprayed the primer. I had never before, or since, so much enjoyed such a terribly hot, acid burned, dirty, messy, awful job. It was great. And I'll always remember Steve for giving me the opportunity to work on that plane(and giving a 19 year old slacker a job for a summer!).

Chris

Obergrafeter · **Posted:** Fri Jun 10, 2011 5:49 pm

Working on those old birds kinda gets to you that way , don't it? Welcome to the forum.

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