370 Hours since Complete Ground-up Restoration Award Winner!
Airframe
370 Hours since Ground-up Restoration completed in 1994 3380 Hours TTSNEW
Engine(s)
Continental W670-6N, 220 H.P. 190 Hours SMOH by Air Repair
Avionics
Trig TY91 VHF Comm Trig T22 Transponder with ADS-B Out Trans Cal Encoder
Propeller(s)
Falcon Wood- 390 Since new
Remarks
RESTORATION DETAILS: Aircraft was completely disassembled for rebuild. Fuselage was sandblasted and then primed and painted Aluminum Firewall Rebuild of Wing Panels and Center Section using Original Factory Drawings. All of the wooden surfaces were hand varnished. All Hardware Cleaned and Replaced as Needed and Painted with Two Part Epoxy Primer. Wings Assembled and Rigged as per Factory Specs. Recovered Aircraft with Poly Fiber Material. (STC SA800WE) They were then hand sanded and given another three coats of silver Poly Spray, then followed by another light hand sanding and a final coat of silver Poly Spray. The exterior was then painted with five coats of Stits Aero Thane.
AWARDS: National Stearman Fly-In 2010 Excellence in Restoration Kaydet Award National Stearman Fly-In 2013 Excellent in Restoration Kaydet Award
Equipment
Compass VSI Turn and Bank Airspeed Altimeter Tach 3 in 1 Engine Gage Diamond Tread Tires Redline Disc Brakes Jasco 24 Volt Alternator System Whelen A650 Tip Strobes Brackett Air Filter Oil Filter Ameri-King AK-450 ELT Brass Ball Fuel Valve 10” Solid Tailwheel
Miscellaneous
Annual Inspection to be Completed May 2025
Exterior
U.S. Army Paint Scheme, Stits Poly Fiber (STC) – Excellent Condition
The known history of this aircraft is listed below.
Date
Squadron
Location
1943 Jun 30
Manufactured
Wichita, KS Built as N2S-4 (Constr Model A75N1)
1943 Jul 5
Acceptance
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1944 Aug
Pool
NAS Minneapolis, MN
1944 Sep
Pool
NAS St. Louis, MO
1944 Sep 30
Stricken from Inventory
NAS St. Louis, MO
1945 Feb 28
Reinstated
1945 Mar
NAPT
NAS Dallas, TX
1945 Jun
Pool
NAS Dallas, TX
1945 Aug 8
Pool
NAS Clinton, OK
1945 Oct 31
Stricken from Inventory
NAS Clinton, OK
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1947
Converted to Crop Duster – Georgia Acquired out of military surplus
1952
Crop Duster – Alabama
1964
Crop Duster – Mississippi
1972
Civilian Ownership – Tennessee Converted from Crop Duster back to Civilian 2 cockpit configuration
1994
Civilian Ownership – Wisconsin “Ground Up” restoration completed Restored to N2S-3 configuration (Constr Model B75N1 equivalent)
1995
Won SRA “Best N2S” Award at Galesburg
2000 Nov
Civilian Ownership – Illinois
2003 Dec
Warbird Heritage Foundation
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