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N9912H

The aircraft is seen here taxiing out to the runway.

 

Boeing-Stearman B75N1 s/n 75-7213 was built in 1942 as a Boeing-Stearman N2S-3 Kaydet. The aircraft served with the U.S. Navy with serial 07609. After being withdrawn from use with the U.S. Navy, the aeroplane was registered N9912H as Boeing-Stearman Model B75N-1. In 1947, the biplane was converted for agricultural spraying by Aerial Blight Control in West Bend, Wisconsin. In 1979, the Stearman was rebuilt to the two-seat configuration and was repainted in its "Old Crow" colours. In 1990, the "Old Crow" was sold in the Netherlands and is based in the Netherlands since 1991. In 2006, the Boeing N2S-3 Stearman "Old Crow" N9912H owned by The Storyteller went through a grand revision. The airframe, wings and all individual parts have been revised at Antwerp Airport. Since some modifications and enhancements were made. During 2006, the original radial engine was replaced by a brandnew Jacobs R755B2M. On 10 February 2008, the plane made it's maiden flight after the revision.

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Uploaded on June 2, 2014
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