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THE PRESIDENT'S PAGEBy E E. "Buck" Hilbert, PresidentEAA Antique/Classic Division

ANTIQUES AND CLASSICS AT OSHKOSHI'm sure you all have the June issue of SPORT AVIATION Open it to page eleven andreview the Do's and Don 'ts for Oshkosh . Digest all there is about flightline safety and thenreread item four.Bring your own t ie downs , if at all possible, and be certain to use them. I saw a beau-tiful1939 Aeronca Chief get flipped in a sudden summer thundershower one year. It wasn 'tat Oshkosh . The tie down ropes were neatly coiled around the already installed anchors.

That little oversight erased a lot of diligent labor and beautiful workmansh ip, and left in its place a hollow sinking void in the pit of one guy's stomach . Not only was the owner-builder heartsick, so was everyone around him who saw it. Carrying home a " Hard Luck"

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HOW TO JOIN THE ANTIQUECLASSIC DIVISIONMembership in the EAA Antique-Classic Divi

VOLUME 1 - NUMBER 7 JUNE 1973 sion is open to all EAA members who have a special interest in the older a ircraft that are a proudpart of our aviation heritage. Membership in theAntique-Classic Division is 10.00 per year whichen t itl es 'one to 12 issues of Th e Vintage AirplaneTABLE OF CONTENTS published monthly at EAA Headquarters. Eachmember wi ll also receive a special Antique-ClassicA Covey of Cubs .. .By Jack Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4 membership card plus one additional card forVintage Aircraft At Watsonville . . .By Jack Cox . 8 one's spouse or other designated family member.Around the Antique-Classic World . .. . 11 Membership in EAA is 15.00 per year which

Calendar of Events .. .. 14 includes 12 issues of SPORT VIATION All membership correspondence shou ld be addressed toEAA, Box 229, Ha les Corners , Wisconsin 53130 .

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By Jack Cox Dick Stouffer Photo)

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trees near the river s bank for camping and picnics . Thefarm house (still occupied) and barn are intact, the latterto be used for storage of EAA Air Museum aircraft. t isa beautiful piece of property and with direct access to therunways, is an excellent site for small informal fly-insof the type held on June 3Now, about those contests the ones who werewinning and having fun while Gene and I were just having fun were:SHORT FIELD TAKE OFF - Al Kelch of Mequon,Wisconsin in his beautifully restored 1939 J-3 N32940.Powered with a C-85 Al was off so short the judges had torun back toward the starting line to mark his jump offspotB RRIER L NDING - To prove his win above wasmore than just a lot of engine power, Al Kelch also took

the barrier or short field contest where flying skillreally shows. Al is a businessman of Mequon (just north ofMilwaukee), is a Cub enthusiast practically withoutpeer and has his own private strip behind his home onwhich to daily practice to make the rest ofus look badCROSS COUNTRY FLOUR BOMBING - Mark Fayof Plainfield, Illinois won using Dick Hill's 1937 J-2 ashis aiming platform . This teenager really knows how tohurt us over-thirty guysIn addition to the contest winners, awards were presented to the following:OLDEST PIPER - Awarded to Greg Yates of Plainfield, Illinois for Dick Hill's 1933 Taylor E-2 Cub. Dickis well known to Oshkosh goers as the owner of both anE-2 and a J-2 which are in the air constantly and usuallyin the world's slowest formation. An airline pilot, Dickhas recruited a couple of his neighbor's sons, Greg Yatesand Mark Fay, to do the flying when his schedule keepshim busy with the big birds. (How would you have likedliving next door to a guy like that when you were growing up ) The 40th birthday of the E-2 is being celebrated

this year (see photo) .OLDEST J 3 - Again Al Kelch strode forth to claimthe booty. His J-3 is 34 years old this year, having been

(Dick Stouffer Photo)I Kelch, left , took away exactly half of the Piper FlyIn awards He won the Short Field Take-Off, BarrierLanding and Oldest J-3 plaques. Good show, AI. Presi

dent Buck Hilbert does the honors .Next oldest Piper was Dick Hill's J-2, followed by a

brace of 13 J-3s. One J-5 was on hand, one PA-12 SuperCruiser and one PA-18. Vagabonds were there in bothversions, three PA-15s and one PA-17. In addition therewere three Taylorcrafts perhaps to remind us that C

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G Taylor had a few things to do with both lines of aircraft.As always several aircraft owners did not register including the pilots of a Pacer and a Clipper or two . Severalhomebuilts, assorted Aeroncas, Cessna 120/140s Luscombes and a couple of antiques came in to enjoy theday - clearly indicating the interest in similar type clubactivity involving other brands.Most of the credit for the successful day - other thanthat from the heavens - must go to Antique-Classic Division Secretary Dick Wagner his family and employeesof Wag-Aero. They made all the necessary arrangementslaid out bombing targets made posters until the wee

hours the night before, had participant decals made andhelped man the registration desk on Fly-In day . Aboveand beyond the call of duty was the fact that he also hadhis two J-3s his J-5 and PA-15 Vagabond on the fieldwith a line up of pilots to take almost everyone for a ridewho wanted to savor the pleasures of flivver flying onceagain. President Buck Hilbert was all over the place, asusual and made his PA-18 available to almost everyonewith a ticket . He also flew a couple of our photographersand really got current in slow flight and power on stallstrying to stay back with a slowly climbing E-2How can one sum up the Piper Fly-In? . . Simplyby wishing ourselves many happy returns.

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(Lee Fray h oto)The oldest Piper/Taylor at Burlington - Dick Hi ll 's 1933 E-2 .

(Lee Fr y Pho to)Mr . and Mrs. Jack Kromer of Mt. Carroll , illinois andthe ir PA-15 Vagabond . Note that modern Piper Productin the backg round that came in to pay homage to itsancestors.

. (Dick Stouf fer Photo)Dick Wagner 's J-5 Cruiser. Painted in the original red/orange with black trim , the bird was not only beautifulbut was the easiest to spot, air-to-air, of anyth ing at theFly-In.

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V\NT GE \RCBy Jack Cox

After having attended antique aircraft fly-ins inevery section of the country - except California - youreditor finally had the opportunity to close the circle byattending the well known Watsonville, California Fly-InMay 18-20.

t is always an adventure to go to a fly-in populatedwith aircraft and people you have never seen before, aswas the case for me at Watsonville. The antique and classics that showed up were full of surprises . . . at both endsof the scale. For instance, I saw more Ryans (10) than rha i ever seen at one time; more Travel Air 4000s 4) thanever on one Held; two flyable World War I types - anAvro 504K and a Sopwith Pup; two Harlows, whichconstitute 50% of the total active population; and awhole passel of Bellanca 14-13s and 19s . On the other

Already mentioned were ' the two Harlows . One ,N18978, owned by United Captain Mel E. Heflinger ofRedondo, California is Serial Number 1. It is a beautifulrestoration and is quite a performer since being re-engined with a 185-hp Warner. This Harlow is a trophy winner everywhere it goes and has been written up in a coupleof magazines. Incidentally, Mel and EAA Director BobPuryear were attending Pasadena Junior College whenMax Harlow was teaching there and getting productionof the PJC-2 underway. A second Harlow, N6529 ownedby John MacPherson of Salinas, California, was also onhand. This one, Serial Number 7, was built in 1940 andis powered by a 165 Warner. Two other Harlows,N3947B (Ser. No.6) and N64760 (Ser. No. 3), completethe list of these beautiful aircraft still carried on FAA'srecords. .Of personal interest to me was Bill Nutting's big

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On Saturday night a gigantic banquet/awards dinnerwas held at the local fair grounds with Tony Le Vier asthe featured speaker. Tony's presentation consisted of anarrated slide show with shots taken during his racingdays and more recent experiences as a test pilot for Lockheed. The pictures of the Keith Rider/SchoenfeldtFirecracker with which Le Vier sped to victory in theGreve Trophy race were the highlight of the presentation. He flew the 200 miles (20 laps) at an average speedof 250.886 mph and collected twelve thousand 1938 dol-lars - $10,000 for nosing out Art Chester for first placeand an additional $2,000 for exceeding the race recordof 247.3 mph that had been set in 1936 by FrenchmanMichel Detroyat in his Caldron-Renault. There were also

Composite photo by Jack Cox

for cross-country work to air shows and for local flying.The owner also has a 160-hp Gnome rotary which canbe put in place for judging. So far, however it seems thatjudges have been so impressed with t h ~ aircraft andthe beautiful work that was put into it, that the AVROhas not been penalized when the Continental was inplace.The machine was the AAA's Grand Champion for1972 and now has also won the top award at Watsonville.

Think of the terrain Dean Wilson has flown over to getfrom Boise to Ottumwa , Iowa and Watsonville California and you will appreciate more fully the w i s d ~ m of in

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(Jack Cox Ph otoIrv Perch 's big Ford Tri-Motor N965 (Serial Number5-AT-34). The original owner was Trans World Airline.Unlike most Fords which spent much of their earlycareers south of the border, this one was used extensively in Alaska.

Air Museum Foundation was on hand as were Golda Cox,EAA Chapter Executive Secretary and your editor.We Easterners no longer have any faith in the California Chamber of Commerce s claims of eternal sunshine and all that . . . but we really enjoy the Fly-Insout there.W TSONVILLE W RDS

GOLDEN AGE (1928-1934) Open Biplane - TravelAir 4000, NC 9048, Martin Larson , Columbia, CalifornicGOLDEN AGE - Open Monoplane - Buhl Pup,N320Y, Don Hicks, Santa Paula CaliforniaGOLDEN AGE - Closed Monoplane - StinsO .l Jr.Bob Meyers, San Diego, CaliforniaCLASSIC AGE (1935-1941) Open Biplane - MeyersOTW, NC 34336, Richard Warden, Torrance, CaliforniaCLASSIC AGE - Closed Biplane - Waco SRE, NC1252W, Bill Nutting, Mountain View, CaliforniaCLASSIC AGE - Open Monoplane - Ry an STA Don Carter San Francisco, Ca liforniaCLASSIC AGE - Closed Monoplane - Cessna Airmaster - Gary White, San Jose, California

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Jack Cox PhotoJim Ricklefs and his Pup.

Jack Cox Photo)This is Harlow Serial Number 1. It was restored to perfection by Mel Heflinger, 528 Via La Selva , Redondo ,California.

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Jack Cox Photo) Ja ck Cox Photo)Don Hicks 1931 Buhl Bull Pup . New Standard D-29-A owned by GeorgeR Dray of alnut Creek. California.

Photo Courtesy Dick Forger)Dick Forger EAA 68096, A-C 146), 204 Woodspath Rd ., Liverpool , New York 13088 and son Garryin one of two ident ical ly painted Tiger Moths N8233 and N3529) he will have at Oshkosh this

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AROUND THE ANTIQUE CLASSIC WORLD

Aviation photog rapher Ted Koston(EAA 44514) . Ted's excellent photosappear in almost every issue of TheVintage Airplane and Sport Aviation. Here he is captured by DickStouffer, another regular on thesepages.Dear Jack:This weekend I visited with Mr. CharleyCrow of Ft. Worth , a fellow PA-15 owner.While there, he showed me a publication entitled " The Vintage Airplane , May '73 issue.Being a Vagabond enthusiast, I would like tohave one of these magazines. It has a pictureof the Vagabond on the front.I purchased my PA-15 (4640H) right after atornado had blown the hangar door in on it(got it cheap) and am attempting to restoreit from the bare bones out. I've been able toget several drawings from Piper and manynew parts. I have the 65-hp Lycoming , PA-17 type gear and single control on the left.I'm going to install the dual control kit - I 'l lhave to fabricate it from Piper drawings and am considering the installation of anotherdoor on the left side. I know there are a fewVagabonds with doors on the left side. So far

Dear Jack:Enclosed is my check for new membership in the EAA Antique-Classic Division andrenewal in EAA (48632).

After seeing the cover photo and story inthe May issue you sent me it was difficult notto join. I have a Vagabond (N4333H) and amin the process of installing a C-85-12. Althoughthe installation is complete, I do not have itsigned off yet - hopefully, in a week or so.Your article was very informative and toldof many things I had wondered about. Youalso mentioned that you knew of no Vagabond Clubs and there are a couple that I amaware of. Mr. H. C. Ogles (EAA 21280), 448C Ave. , Coronado, California 92118 has a" Vagabond News that he sends out aboutquarterly and I am sending you my last copyin hopes you have ti me to read it as there isan article in there you won 't bel ieve. The otherclub is headed up by Chester Elliott (EAA13370), Box 318, RD 1 Sullivan, Ohio 44880and through his efforts got together 12 of usVag owners with 8 airplanes last September10 at the Marion , Ohio EAA Fly-In. Did youever go to that Fly-In? If not you ought totry and make it as it is O.K.Up until I got your copy of The Vintage Airplane I thought there was only one aviationmag (SPORT AVIATION) but now there aretwo - Ah , now my good wife will have evenmore trouble getting me to the supper tablewhen it arrives!

Thank you and keep up the good work some day we are going to come out there andsee the Museum and visit you people.Sincerely,John F. EleySunbury, Ohio 43074

(Editor's Note: We enjoyed reading Mr. Ogles" Vagabond News" . It contains pictures andgood information on member 's airplanes. The" unbelievable" story concerns a Vag converted to tri-gear and operated as an outlaw foryearsl We hope to be at Marion this year.)

photograph from the Porterfield than eitherthe T-Craft or the Luscombe.

We flew a loose formation as the two classicsand one antique made their way to Dacy for afree lunch. Don had the Porterfield all overthe place trying to give Ted some good anglesto shoot from. Our little Luscombe actuallyblushed from having her picture taken somany times! Bob Adamec and Herb Smok inthe T-Craft did all the navigation. It was a goodthing , too , because Luscombe N71101 didn 'tknow where she was most of the time!We made it there O.K. and the last time wesaw Ted Koston , he was doing his " thing " taking more photos . It was a most enjoyableday to say the least.

Happy Land ngs,R. E. " Ed " JordanEAA 5824, A-C 40641 Redwood Dr.Aurora. III . 60506

P. S. A while back you wrote an extremelygood article on the Luscombe. We don 't quitehave it memorized yet, but we' re working onit!(Editor's Note: See cover for Ted Koston 'spicture of the three aircraft described in Ed 'sletter.)

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