Comments on: Historic Tuskegee Stearman makes final flight http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=2078 Online perspective from the editors of "AOPA Pilot". Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:24:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Carl Abejon http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=2078&cpage=1#comment-127880 Carl Abejon Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:49:45 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=2078#comment-127880 Hi folks,
I did some lettering and marking work for Robt Cross, who owed this airplane and did the air show circuit for awhile in uniform with supporting articles of the era.
He spoke of putting her in the museum, but
tragically, Mr. Cross became ill and passed.. We lost touch, but I am sure he is smiling down
on us all now.. It’s wonderful to see she has found her place at last..

]]> By: Erik Box http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=2078&cpage=1#comment-99354 Erik Box Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:31:19 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=2078#comment-99354 Nice photos. I didn’t even realize the Stearman was at Tuskegee at the time. Do you know if it will be there for the Fly-In the first weekend of Sept? Or has it already been taken to the museum?

]]> By: Mike Collins http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=2078&cpage=1#comment-99248 Mike Collins Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:18:41 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=2078#comment-99248 The airplane got the larger Lycoming engine when it served as a cropduster after World War II, and is getting the original Continental model installed now. At least some of the Stearman biplanes flying at Tuskegee wore the blue-and-yellow paint during the war. @Ralph, not sure where the airplane operated when it was restored the first time (and subsequently was wrecked); if I can find out from Matt, I’ll try to work it into the upcoming magazine article.

]]> By: Ben Coombs http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=2078&cpage=1#comment-99159 Ben Coombs Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:26:12 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=2078#comment-99159 Flying examples of history DON’T belong in a museum… They belong in the AIR!

]]> By: vaughn Price http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=2078&cpage=1#comment-99155 vaughn Price Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:18:02 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=2078#comment-99155 Please Clarify How a Boeing PT-27 Built in 1944 Could be Called restored when Painted Pre War Blue and Yellow and was the engine change replacing the Kycoming with the original Continental??

]]> By: J Ritchie http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=2078&cpage=1#comment-99146 J Ritchie Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:13:08 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=2078#comment-99146 Great story and video; but for the life of me I just can’t fathom putting such a magnificent bird into a museum! But, it’s his plane, of course he can do with it as he pleases.

]]> By: Ralph Hood http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=2078&cpage=1#comment-99142 Ralph Hood Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:40:37 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=2078#comment-99142 RE: The Spirit of Tuskegee Stearman

I think I flew this airplane once. Was it ever based in Gadsden, AL, or anywhere else in North Alabama? Do you have much past history on this airplane?

Thanks,

Ralph Hood

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