History: Ordered under contract number AF(038)17136,22774, it was the 1773rd Birddog manufactured by Cessna. Originally scheduled for delivery to the United States Army in October 1952, records show that went to the Washington State National Guard. Prior to being declared surplus in February 28, 1972, it was flying in Fort Wainwright Flying Club in Alaska…. More
Category Archives: L-19
Billy and Jana Copeland’s Cessna 01E/L-19 Birddog 1962 Model
History: This aircraft was part of the MAP (Military Assistance Program) and sent to EI-28 Italy. It was sold in 1985 and shipped back to the USA in a crate. It was in a crate until it was sold to a dealer in 1998. We purchased it from the dealer in 2002 and began the… More
Mike Weinfurter’s Cessna L-19 (TL-19A Birddog
History: Birddog 51-11971, a 1951 TL-19A Birddog This Aircraft is a Cessna TL-19A (TO-1A), Bu No. 51-11971, Cessna Serial Number 22285. It rolled out the doors of the Cessna Aircraft Company Pawnee Division in Wichita on 24 January, 1951 as the 1285th Birddog built and the first of four completed that day out of a… More
Bill Finney’s Cessna L-19 Birddog
History: This airplane came out of the Cessna Aircraft Factory in February of 1952. It initally went to the Georgia National Guard. It was being used for U. S. Army training at Fort Rucker, Alabama in 1970 when I went through Fixed Wing Aviator Flight Training, but I do not know if I flew it… More