Re: Stearman Kaydet

2016-10-13 Thread Paul Sorenson
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2016 7:31 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Stearman Kaydet > > The Stearman was widely used by the US military as a primary trainer > during WWII and many were auctioned off for a pittance after the war. > An old-time pilot I knew some

Re: Stearman Kaydet

2016-10-13 Thread Alan C
r first ever Airshow in Phalaborwa on 29th Oct and it will be very interesting to see if anything exotic arrives. Alan C -Original Message- From: Paul in MKE Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2016 7:31 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Stearman Kaydet The Stearman was widely us

Re: Stearman Kaydet

2016-10-12 Thread P.J. Alling
You mean like this? http://steamregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/051916-Star-Wars-Mashup-630x375.jpg On 10/13/2016 1:31 AM, Paul in MKE wrote: The Stearman was widely used by the US military as a primary trainer during WWII and many were auctioned off for a pittance after the war. An

Re: Stearman Kaydet

2016-10-12 Thread Paul in MKE
The Stearman was widely used by the US military as a primary trainer during WWII and many were auctioned off for a pittance after the war. An old-time pilot I knew some 40+ years ago told me he bought one, new, still in the crate for $450. Because they were relatively cheap and very sturdy

Re: Stearman Kaydet

2016-10-12 Thread Alan C
I did some research & found that 8 survive in SA. A 9th was written off in Tzaneen (just north of here) in 2007. Alan C -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2016 12:27 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO: Stearman Kaydet Thanks, Alan,