Hello everyone,
I’m looking for any information regarding a Boeing Stearman that I had the pleasure of flying in many years ago.
As part of my school’s RAF CCF, I helped marshall the aircraft flying in for the Old Hay Charity fly-in of 1997. (This included pushing Spitfire BM597 out from the hangar, which put a huge smile on my 13 yr old face! :D)
At the end of the day I was very privileged to be taken aloft by Flt Lt Charlie Brown in a yellow Boeing Stearman wearing RAF markings.
I do have a photo somewhere, but can’t seem to find it at the moment.
Can anyone shed any light on the ID of this aircraft and it’s whereabouts today?
Thanks in advance!
By: Arabella-Cox - 30th July 2011 at 13:04
G-ASSV………….
Hey, worry not !! The only reason I know it is FJ992 is because it is painted on large in black on yellow !!!
Planemike
By: G-ASSV - 29th July 2011 at 16:36
FJ992, of course! For some reason my fading memory was saying 7 instead of 9!
By: Chris Broad - 29th July 2011 at 16:29
Wow!
Thanks very much both of you, that certainly looks like the one. And that is more information than I ever imagined receiving!
If I can find my photo I’ll try and get a copy uploaded.
Brings back very fond memories…
This is what makes this forum great.
By: Arabella-Cox - 29th July 2011 at 16:03
Herewith a “piccie” courtesy of ABPIC….http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1103982/
Serial displayed FJ992………
Planemike
By: G-ASSV - 29th July 2011 at 15:52
PT-27 Stearman
Hello,
This Stearman would have been G-BPTB, 75-442 an A75N1 version of the Stearman which at the time was painted as a Canadian PT-27 with the military serial FJ77?. It was at that time owned by Aero Vintage and kept at Old Hay, although it spent a couple of years being worked on by Eastern Stearman at Swanton Morley, which is where I remember it being hangared in 1995-96. I’ve some photos of me ground running the aircraft during the summer of 96 at Swanton Morley. Prior to this the aircraft was regisitered as N55581 and painted in a US Navy scheme.
The aeroplane was slightly unusual in that it was one of the first examples of the Stearman in the UK to be powered with the 300 hp Lycoming R-680 engine and a constant speed propeller.
I believe this particular Stearman was sold to an owner in Belgium at the end of the 90’s.
Hope this is the information you are looking for,
Chris
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July 29, 2011 at 2:39 pm