And here's one you don't see every day!
...And then there were the Stearmans, many of which had only just begun their flying careers providing primary training for young wartime pilots, but which would go on to expand their careers into civilian training, banner-towing and crop-dusting. But in the first instance, when those WW-II training bases fell silent, the survivors of the 8,594 Model 75 Stearmans produced had to find some secure accommodation. In this remarkable photo, an estimated 150+ Stearmans have been very carefully 'racked and stacked', standing on their noses to minimise their footprint on the floor. Notice how the space between the upper and lower wings of each aircraft is occupied, right up to the inter-plane struts, by the wings of two adjacent aircraft, weaving them all together. Note also the necessary walkway allowances created to facilitate passage between these otherwise log-jammed biplanes!
Stack o' Stearmans
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Re: Stack o' Stearmans
There's a sight rarely seen how they're stored away once wartime flight training has ceased. I wonder how much $$$ they got sold off for civilian uses.
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Re: Stack o' Stearmans
Group build! Everyone builds a Stearman and we send them to Gary for the photo shoot
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John
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Re: Stack o' Stearmans
Did anyone see where I parked my Stearman?
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Re: Stack o' Stearmans
So where is Wally?
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Re: Stack o' Stearmans
"Surely I have made my meaning plain? I intend to avenge myself upon you, Admiral. I have deprived your ship of power, and when I swing 'round, I intend to deprive you of your life."
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Re: Stack o' Stearmans
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