The mission of the Vintage Aircraft Heritage Foundation (a 501c(3) non-profit organization) is to educate the general public regarding World War I and World War II era air power culture.
Aircraft
1941 Piper J-3C-65 Cub
•Currently under restoration at Falcon Field, Mesa, Arizona
•Currently under restoration at Falcon Field, Mesa, Arizona
AN75-N1 Boeing Stearman Trainer
•1942: Delivered to Army Air Force as a primary trainer
•1950: 220 hp Continental replaced with 450 hp P&W R-985 engine
•1950-52: Towed banners in California
•1952-1976: Dusted crops on Oahu
•1982:Starred in IMAX film flyers and Larry Hagman film “Deadly Encounters”
•2008: Ground-up restoration completed in 2012. 15,000 hours labor. Standard/Aerobatic Category
•1942: Delivered to Army Air Force as a primary trainer
•1950: 220 hp Continental replaced with 450 hp P&W R-985 engine
•1950-52: Towed banners in California
•1952-1976: Dusted crops on Oahu
•1982:Starred in IMAX film flyers and Larry Hagman film “Deadly Encounters”
•2008: Ground-up restoration completed in 2012. 15,000 hours labor. Standard/Aerobatic Category
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1946 North American Navion:
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Link to an interesting Smithsonian article about the Navion:
www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/accidental-classic-10259152/ |
AT6-C Harvard Trainer:
•1943: Manufactured by North American
•1943: Purchased by British to train pilots in South Africa; shipped to Capetown South Africa
•1995: One of the last 93 aircraft released by the South African Air Force; Shipped to Mesa Falcon field in a crate
•1997: Re-assembled Standard/Normal Category
•1943: Manufactured by North American
•1943: Purchased by British to train pilots in South Africa; shipped to Capetown South Africa
•1995: One of the last 93 aircraft released by the South African Air Force; Shipped to Mesa Falcon field in a crate
•1997: Re-assembled Standard/Normal Category