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Boeing Stearman PT-17/N2S: The fixed-gear biplane trained more military pilots, including Navy flier George H.W. Bush and the Tuskegee Airmen, than any other basic trainer in World War II.
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The 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, as part of the Arsenal of Democracy World War II Victory Capitol Flyover; Washington D.C.
EM Air Tours LLC 1936 1942 Stearman (Boeing) N2S-5 Kaydet s/n 75-017, NC56760, 2010 National Radial Engine Exhibition, Akron, CO.
The Stearman model 75, widely known as the Stearman, Boeing Stearman (Stearman became a subsidiary of Boeing in 1934) or Kaydet is a biplane, of which over 10,000 were built in the United States during the 1930s as a military trainer aircraft. It served as the basic trainer for the USAAF (as the Kaydet) and USN (as the N2S) throughout World War II and after the conflict was over, thousands of surplus aircraft were sold on the civil market. In the immediate post-war years they became popular as crop dusters and as sports planes.
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Right side, Boeing Stearman N2S-3 Kaydet, 07591, Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum, Titusville, Florida, 2016
Not too happy with how the sky turned out but enjoy this attempt at living history photography if you can please.
Photo is from the 17 October 2015 HFM Fly Day. Please visit the album for more photos please. I take and share these photos for your entertainment and hopefully inspiration.
PHOTO CREDIT: Joe A. Kunzler Photo, AvgeekJoe Productions, growlernoise-AT-gmail-DOT-com
C/n 75-4952 built in 1943, to US Navy marked 55715, in 1946 registered N262V, in 2011 LN-FTX. Falsely marked US Army Air Corps PT-17 42-16232 / 262. Performing at Kjeller Air Show 2015 at Kjeller airfield outside Oslo, Norway 31. May 2015.
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In the post-World War I boom for cropdusters, war surplus aircraft such as the venerable JR-7 Jenny were in high demand. In 1933, Lloyd Stearman designed a dedicated cropduster and aerobatic aircraft, the Model 70. The aircraft was meant to be easy to fly, robust, and maneuverable. Stearman sold the company soon thereafter, first to United Aircraft (later United Airlines), which in turn sold it to Boeing. The Stearman name remained associated with the aircraft, and subsequent models were often known simply as “Stearmans.”
While the Model 70 sold well on the civilian market, its viceless handling characteristics led the US Army Air Corps to purchase it as a primary trainer, designating it PT-13. Production switched to the PT-17 in 1938, which differed from the PT-13 only in that it had a Continental rather than Lycoming engine. The design of the propeller gave the Stearman a distinctive sound no matter what engine it used.
With the outbreak of World War II, PT-17s were Lend-Leased to the Royal Canadian Air Force, also as primary trainers, and were nicknamed Kaydet by the Canadians. Once the United States was involved in the war, PT-13s, PT-17s, and Navy N2S “Yellow Peril” trainers were usually the first aircraft a prospective pilot saw, flew in, and soloed in, with the instructor sitting behind the student. They performed quietly and superbly, and eventually over 10,000 were produced in various marks for the Allies, training thousands of pilots (and washing out thousands more) before the trainees moved on to more powerful aircraft, such as the T-6 Texan and AT-11 Kansan.
At the end of World War II, with air forces beginning the switch to jets, the Kaydet was seen as no longer necessary and sold off, often at ridiculously low prices, as war surplus. Thousands were bought by private citizens and returned to their original role of cropdusters, or used as aerobatic aircraft, or just used for casual flying. As a result, several hundred still exist today as flyable aircraft. Some militaries continued to use them as trainers well into the modern era: Colombia retired their PT-17s around 2005, while the Mexican Air Force retains four on official strength as demonstration aircraft.
Built as a N2S-3 Kaydet for the US Navy in 1944, Bureau Number 38393 was sold as surplus after the war, and was bought up as a cropduster; in 1948, the wartime engine was swapped out for a more powerful Pratt and Whitney R-1340 Wasp. It would go through several owners, first as a cropduster and then as a warbird, and suffered a crash in 1981. Rebuilt, 38393 joined the Palm Springs Air Museum in 2010. It was restored as a prewar US Navy N2S-3, but suffered another crash in 2016; luckily, in both cases, it was not fatal. Rebuilt again, it was repainted in a racing scheme. 38393 is listed as having been sold to a private owner in 2020, but as PSAM is still advertising rides in their Stearman, it's likely that 38393 isn't going anywhere.
I'll stop taking pictures of Stearmans when they stop looking so good. We saw this gorgeous aircraft in May 2021.
Markings: U. S. Navy N2S-1
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Continental R-670 (W670) seven-cylinder radial, 220-hp
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Great War Flying Museum air show
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This Boeing A75N Stearman (painted as a US Navy N2S-4), N67413, at Creve Coeur, St Louis, Missouri. The N2S-4 production consisted of 99 US Army aircraft diverted to the US Navy, plus 577 new-build aircraft. October 2006
US Civil Registration: N741BJ
From Wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing-Stearman_Model_75
The Stearman (Boeing) Model 75 is a biplane formerly used as a military trainer aircraft, of which at least 10,626 were built in the United States during the 1930s and 1940s. Stearman Aircraft became a subsidiary of Boeing in 1934. Widely known as the Stearman, Boeing Stearman or Kaydet, it served as a primary trainer for the United States Army Air Forces, the United States Navy (as the NS and N2S), and with the Royal Canadian Air Force as the Kaydet throughout World War II. After the conflict was over, thousands of surplus aircraft were sold on the civilian market. In the immediate postwar years they became popular as crop dusters, sports planes, and for aerobatic and wing walking use in air shows.
The Kaydet was a conventional biplane of rugged construction with a large, fixed tailwheel undercarriage, and accommodation for the student and instructor in open cockpits in tandem. The radial engine was usually uncowled, although some Stearman operators choose to cowl the engine, most notably the Red Baron Stearman Squadron.
After World War II, thousands of surplus PT-17s were auctioned off to civilians and former military pilots. Many were modified for cropdusting use, with a hopper for pesticide or fertilizer fitted in place of the front cockpit. Additional equipment included pumps, spray bars, and nozzles mounted below the lower wings. A popular approved modification to increase the maximum takeoff weight and climb performance involved fitting a larger Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior engine and a constant-speed propeller.
Photo by Eric Friedebach
1942 Stearman (Boeing) N2S-5 Kaydet s/n 75-3977, N56656, "Swee Pea", Front Range Airport, Watkins, CO.
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Over 10,000 Stearman trainers were built by Boeing's Wichita Division, which had purchased the Stearman Company in the late 1930s. These Kaydets, along with Fairchilds and Ryans, served as the backbone of U.S. Army and Navy primary training in World War II. The original U.S. Army Kaydet was the PT-13 with a 220 Lycoming R-680 engine. The only complete standardization of an Army and Navy production design aircraft during World War II was achieved with the Boeing-Stearman E-75, which served the Army as the PT-13D and the Navy as the N2S-5.
This Kaydet was accepted by the Navy on December 7, 1943, exactly two years after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The airplane was flown to the Ottumwa, Iowa, Naval Air Station, where it was used to train naval aviation cadets until 1946.
Library of Congress image edited by me. Original caption: "Navy N2S primary land planes at the Naval Air Base in Corpus Christi, Texas."
In partnership with the Tim Tebow Foundation, Liquid Church hosted Night to Shine, a prom for teens and adults with special needs on February 9th, 2018.
Really happy to photograph this beautiful N2S-5 Stearman. More of my Stearman photos - including in living color - HERE.
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Please enjoy this photo from 21 June 2014's Heritage Flight Museum (HFM) Fly Day! My photographic theme for this event was black & white - something I'll reprise at a 2015 Fly Day.