PT-19 Airbase Georgia
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Flashback to 1987. The Dixie Wing was young and had no airplanes. Imagine the excitement when we were assigned our first warbird, a Fairchild PT-19 donated to the Commemorative Air Force by Col. Owen E. Stiegelmeir of Berea, Ohio. But, we had some challenges. The aircraft, N9878H, was in a field, under a shed, and had not been flown for some time. Our Dixie Wing maintenance team traveled to Ohio and got the aircraft ready to ferry to Atlanta. On September 14, 1987, Col. C. W. Kemper slicked... Read more
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Airbase Georgia
Peachtree City, GA
Peachtree City, GA
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| PT-19 Specs | |
|---|---|
| Role | Trainer |
| Manufacturer | Fairchild |
| Introduced | 1940 |
| Power | 1 × Ranger L-440-3 6-cyl. inverted air-cooled in-line piston engine, 200 hp |
| Length | 28 ft 0 in |
| Height | 10 ft 6 in |
| Wingspan | 36 ft 0 in |
| Range | 348 nmi |
Flashback to 1987. The Dixie Wing was young and had no airplanes. Imagine the excitement when we were assigned our first warbird, a Fairchild PT-19 donated to the Commemorative Air Force by Col. Owen E. Stiegelmeir of Berea, Ohio. But, we had some challenges. The aircraft, N9878H, was in a field, under a shed, and had not been flown for some time. Our Dixie Wing maintenance team traveled to Ohio and got the aircraft ready to ferry to Atlanta. On September 14, 1987, Col. C. W. Kemper slicked the little navy blue Cornell onto the runway at South Fulton County Airport, and the Dixie Wing was in the Warbird business.
