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Harry, Was that a YO-55 at College Park? According to the Smithsonian there was only one YO-55. I have a photocopy of the "Individual Airvcraft History Card" on 41-18875. It was procured on February 26, 1941 and was flown to Wright Field shortly after. On March 13, 1941 it went to Post Field, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. There it was declared "Class 26" (Instructional Airframe) on October 6, 1941. Near the bottom of the page is says "Scrapped from records during 1942". I assume that means it no longer exists. I wrote to Fort Sill, as well as the U.S. Army Aviation Museum at Fort Rucker, but never heard anything back from either. I also have a photocopy of a picture of 41-18875, taken at Post Field on April 24, 1942. It is still in it's original "civilian" paint and, according to what I've been able to fond out, was never repainted. At the time the picture was taken it still carried it's civil registration number, NC-28655. The letter I received from the Smithsonian states that one other Ercoupe 415 (NX-15692) was evaluated at Wright Feild but was not "acquired" by the USAAC. I am sure what info I have on the YO-55 is not complete, and may contain errors. If anyone has more information I would be very interested in it. I went to the College Park "Homecoming" web site. ( http://www.avialantic.com/ercoupe/photo4.html ) It has a picture of the plane I think you're refering too. I remember seeing this plane in the warbird section at Oshkosh last year (1999). As I recall it was listed as an EC-13 (or something like that). The placard stated that there were originally only 3 of these and that this was the last one. I remember being a little more than envious because, being a Warbird member and wanting to own a "real" warbird, this would be a perfect fit. And knowing it's the only surviving one means my chances are slim. Mike -----Original Message----- The only surving YO-55 is ownde by a fellow in Terrell Texas...S/N 112. It is all original...look at the College Park photos...Beautiful original airplane...He will host the Annual Meeting of the EOC next year....Just east of Dallas. Harry . __________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A http://www.topica.com/t/17 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
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