Wings of the North Museum Grand Opening - Bush Stearman - May 2016
This N2S-1 Steaarman was once flown by President George H. W. Bush when he was a naval cadet training at Naval Air Station Minneapolis in 1943. In this shot, the ground crewman has just engaged the starter and the properllor begins to turn over. It is started via an inertial starter as it has no exlectrical system or battery. The aircraft is part of the new Wings of the North Air Museum at Flying Cloud Aiport in Eden Prairie, MN.
Wings of the North Museum Grand Opening - Bush Stearman - May 2016
This N2S-1 Steaarman was once flown by President George H. W. Bush when he was a naval cadet training at Naval Air Station Minneapolis in 1943. In this shot, the ground crewman has just engaged the starter and the properllor begins to turn over. It is started via an inertial starter as it has no exlectrical system or battery. The aircraft is part of the new Wings of the North Air Museum at Flying Cloud Aiport in Eden Prairie, MN.