History: Navy History – Stearman 55708 10 July 1943 – Navy accepts BuAeroNo 55708 at Boeing’s Wichita, Kansas plant. 15 July 1943 – 55708 assigned to Naval Air Station Bunker Hill, Indiana. August 1943 – Assigned to Naval Auxiliary Air Facility, St. Louis, Missouri. 30 September 1944 – Stricken from Navy records due to damage…. More
Category Archives: Stearman
Andy and Mike Porter’s WWII WASP ( WOMAN’S AIRFORCE SERVICE PILOTS) PT-17
History: Boeing S/N # 75-3221 Military S/N #41-25714 Boeing PT-17 #41-25714 was manufactured on 5-11-1942. The aircraft was accepted to the USAAF on 5-16-1942 and flown to Maxwell Field, in Montgomery Alabama. On June the second of 1942 the plane was assigned to Union City Tennessee, which was a contract school run by Embry Riddle… More
Boeing PT-17 (N2S-2) Serial No. 42-16396
History: 1943 Boeing Stearman PT-17, s/n 42-16396 (N2S-2) “Blondie” This aircraft was manufactured as an Army PT-17 in 1942 at Wichita Kansas and was delivered to Maxwell Air Base on March 17th, 1943. After a brief stint at Union Field, it was moved to Avenger Field in Sweetwater Texas. It was used in the Contract… More
Old Bob’s Stearman
History: The Boeing PT-17 Stearman was a Primary Trainer for both the Army Air Corp and Navy during World War Two. The Navy trainer designation was N2S. The Stearman is a two place tandem Trainer with the student pilot sitting in the back seat. It is flown solo from the back seat. The many World… More