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Re: Stinson L-1 survivors/parts

Posted by Tim Savage on Mon Feb 16, 2004 08:28:49 AM

In reply top Stinson L-1 survivors/parts posted by Graham O on Mon Feb 16, 2004 05:38:43 AM

: G'Day all,
: This is an appeal to everyone but mainly those US/Canadian
: based WIXers who may have encountered examples of the big
: gest L-Bird of them all, the Stinson L-1 'Vigilant'. We ha
: ve an example at our local field which is under restoratio
: n by Garth Turner, a very capable young enthusiast who is
: well suited to putting this gangly beast back into the air
: . This L-1 is the example previously displayed at the CMFT
: in Vancouver.
: There are just eight surviving examples of the 324 L-1s bu
: ilt as far as we can tell. There must however be parts lay
: ing about. If anyone can shed some light on possible parts
: sources or contacts with L-1 knowledge, this would be gre
: atly appreciated.
:
: Cheers,
: GMO

I was at Kermit Week's restoration facility @ Fantasy of Flight two weeks ago and they are restoring his. Looks REALLY nice. They had a second fuselage hanging from the rafters, but I do not know what they have in the way of other parts.

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