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N2/2 0-6-2T 69504. Probably bulled up for a special to commemorate the last N2s in service of which this was one, withdrawn Sep 1962.
Me in the cockpit of a 1942 Boeing Stearman PT-17 Kaydet (A75N1) N56914. At the time owned by Tim Cox, El Cajon, CA. Currently owned by John S. Hodgson, Genoa, NV.
One of the most-produced biplanes in history, the N2S served as the nation's foremost primary trainer during World War II. Though nicknamed the Kaydet, the airplane was more commonly called the Stearman after its manufacturer, and was much beloved by military and, later, civilian aviators.
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 and sports planes, and for aerobatic and wing walking use in air shows.
In late 1933, Stearman engineers Mac Short, Harold W. Zipp, and J. Jack Clark took a 1931 Lloyd Stearman design, and added cantilever landing gear and adjustable elevator trim tabs, to produce the Model 70. Able to withstand +12g and -9g, the aircraft was powered by a 210-hp Lycoming R-680, first flew on 1 January 1934, before flight tests were conducted at Wright Field, Naval Air Station Anacostia, and Pensacola. The Navy then requested a similar model built to Navy specifications, including a 200-hp Wright J-5 engine. The resultant Model 73, was designated NS-1 by the Navy, of which 41 were ordered, including enough spares to build another 20 aircraft.[3]
In the summer of 1934, Stearman engineers refined the Model 73 into the Model X75. The Army Air Corps evaluated the plane that autumn, powered by a 225-hp Wright R-760 or a 225-hp Lycoming R-680. In July 1935, the Army Air Corps ordered 26 with the Lycoming engine, designated the PT-13A, while the navy ordered an additional 20. In August 1936, the Army ordered an additional 50 PT-13As, followed by another 30 in October, and another 28 in December. Simultaneously, the company received orders for its primary trainer from the Argentinian navy, the Philippine Army Air Corps, and the Brazilian Air Force. In January 1937, the army ordered another 26 PT-13As.[3]
c/n 75-7143.
Built 1943.
US Navy Bureau No 07539.
Seen departing the ‘Fly Navy’ airshow.
Old Warden, Bedfordshire, UK.
5th June 2016
Boeing Stearman N2S-3 N84LK US Navy BuNo 07718
Photo Taken 12th July at Lonestar Flight Museum located at Ellington Airport
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Taken on September 17th 1961
Withdrawn ex-GNR/LNER Gresley N2 0-6-2Ts on the scrap line at Doncaster Works, with what appears to be a gas tank wagon on the right, and N2 69580 nearest the camera.. This loco had entered service in 1929, and was withdrawn in September 1961, and scrapped here. One member of the class has been preserved..
Today (2025) some parts of Doncaster Works are still in use, but the loco construction buildings were closed in 2007, and that part of the site – including this scrap line - is now occupied by housing and commercial premises..
Restored from a grainy cyan/green-colour-shifted original..
Original slide - property of Robert Gadsdon
1943 Boeing Stearman PT-17 Kaydet A75L Blondie 66 N222FK 75-4559 US Navy
This Bi-Plane was built in 1943 and started its Military life with the USAAF with s/n 42-16396 as a WWII trainer Bi-Plane is now painted in the colours of USN 75-4559 VN2S-2
Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2019
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c/n 75-2610
Built 1941 as an N2S-3 for the US Navy with the Bureau No 4280.
Seen on static display during the Imperial War Museums 2019 ‘Battle of Britain’ Airshow.
Duxford Airfield, Cambridgeshire, UK
22nd September 2019
Me in the cockpit of a 1942 Boeing Stearman PT-17 Kaydet (A75N1) N56914. At the time owned by Tim Cox, El Cajon, CA. Currently owned by John S. Hodgson, Genoa, NV.
One of the most-produced biplanes in history, the N2S served as the nation's foremost primary trainer during World War II. Though nicknamed the Kaydet, the airplane was more commonly called the Stearman after its manufacturer, and was much beloved by military and, later, civilian aviators.
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 and sports planes, and for aerobatic and wing walking use in air shows.
In late 1933, Stearman engineers Mac Short, Harold W. Zipp, and J. Jack Clark took a 1931 Lloyd Stearman design, and added cantilever landing gear and adjustable elevator trim tabs, to produce the Model 70. Able to withstand +12g and -9g, the aircraft was powered by a 210-hp Lycoming R-680, first flew on 1 January 1934, before flight tests were conducted at Wright Field, Naval Air Station Anacostia, and Pensacola. The Navy then requested a similar model built to Navy specifications, including a 200-hp Wright J-5 engine. The resultant Model 73, was designated NS-1 by the Navy, of which 41 were ordered, including enough spares to build another 20 aircraft.[3]
In the summer of 1934, Stearman engineers refined the Model 73 into the Model X75. The Army Air Corps evaluated the plane that autumn, powered by a 225-hp Wright R-760 or a 225-hp Lycoming R-680. In July 1935, the Army Air Corps ordered 26 with the Lycoming engine, designated the PT-13A, while the navy ordered an additional 20. In August 1936, the Army ordered an additional 50 PT-13As, followed by another 30 in October, and another 28 in December. Simultaneously, the company received orders for its primary trainer from the Argentinian navy, the Philippine Army Air Corps, and the Brazilian Air Force. In January 1937, the army ordered another 26 PT-13As.[3]
N707TJ Boeing Stearman N2S-1 Kaydet (A75N1) [75-950] (Aerosuperbatics) Paris-Le Bourget~F 23/06/2011
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Boeing N2S-4/R985 Kaydet (A75N1)
Photographed at Duxford Flying Legends 2008
Duxford (EGSU)
UK - England.
12.July.2008.
Leszno Air Picnic 2016
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Private, Stearman Kaydet N2S-1 / Boeing A75N1 (PT-17), 1942 built cn 75-1028, tempo based at Madrid Cuatro Vientos (LECU) paying a visit to Casarrubios del Monte aerodrome (LEMT)
N84LK Boeing Stearman N2S-3 Kaydet [75-7322] (Ex United States Navy / Lone Star Flight Museum) Houston-Ellington Field~N 15/10/2011
1943 Boeing Stearman E75 PT-13D Kaydet N75638 US Navy 303 BuNo 43339 as a N2S-5
This Bi Plane was constructed in 1943 as a PT-13D by Boeing and has served with the the US Navy
Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2022
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Boeing PT-17 F-AZGR
Version: Boeing B-75 / N1 Stearman
Serial number: 75-2650
The Stearman F-AZGR has recently received a 'Tiger' decoration. Based in Saint-Dizier, the aircraft received this decoration as a sign of welcome to the SPA 162 Tigre squadron whose traditions were transferred last year from Cambrésis to EC 01/007 Provence. The plane dates from 1941.
The Boeing-Stearman Model 75 is a biplane used as a military training aircraft. At least 9,783 models were built in the United States by Boeing and Stearman in the 1930s and 1940s. Stearman Aircraft became a subsidiary of Boeing in 1934. Known as Stearman, Boeing Stearman, or Kaydet, he serves as a principal trainer for the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), for basic training in the United States Navy (USN) (such as the NS and N2S) and in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) under the Kaydet's name during the Second World War. After the end of the conflict, thousands of surplus aircraft are sold on the civilian market. Just after the war, they were commonly used as a leisure aircraft and for agricultural work.
Boeing PT-17 F-AZGR
Version : Boeing B-75/N1 Stearman
N° de série : 75-2650
Le Stearman F-AZGR a récemment reçu une décoration ‘Tigre’. Basé à Saint-Dizier, l’avion a reçu cette décoration en signe de bienvenue à l’escadrille SPA 162 Tigre dont les traditions ont été transférées l’an dernier du Cambrésis à l’EC 01/007 Provence. L’avion date de 1941.
Le Boeing-Stearman Model 75 est un biplan utilisé comme avion d'entraînement militaire. Au moins 9 783 modèles ont été construits aux États-Unis par le fabricant Boeing et Stearman durant les années 1930 et 19401. Stearman Aircraft (en) devient une filiale de Boeing en 1934. Connu sous les noms de Stearman, Boeing Stearman ou Kaydet, il sert de formateur principal pour l'United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), pour l'entrainement de base dans la United States Navy (USN) (comme le NS et N2S) et dans l'Aviation royale canadienne (RCAF) sous le nom de Kaydet durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Après la fin du conflit, des milliers d'avion en surplus sont vendus sur le marché civil. Juste après la guerre, ils ont été utilisés couramment comme avion de loisir et pour le travail agricole.
This beautiful Boeing N2S-5 Kaydet Stearman is arriving at the Hamburg Airport Days 2015
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The Stearman (Boeing) Model 75 is a biplane 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 & 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.