| Updated July 9, 2011 June 28th was the 70th anniversary of the first flight of L-5 prototype NX27772 at the Stinson factory in Wayne, Michigan in 1941. The maiden flight of the Model V-76, as it was then known, was made by chief pilot Al Schramm with little fanfare and only a handful of company employees looking on. After a long hiatus away from managing club affairs, SOPA founder Jim Gray is finally back in the saddle and promises to get another newsletter out sometime this summer. He is currently working as a seasonal pilot in Juneau, Alaska flying DeHavilland DHC-3T Otters for Wings Airways. You can visit their website HERE. Be sure to click the "Galleries" link for photos. Bill Stratton, ILPA founder and publisher of the quarterly journal Liaison Spoken Here", passed away on March 26th. He was 88. You can read the article about Bill's life that was published in our own newsletter HERE Long time club Member Dick Blosser has donated his L-5 to a museum and is liquidating his large personal collection of spare parts. Visit his website HERE |
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