Santa Paula Airfair, August 6, 2005

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The Santa Paula Airport hosted a two day Airfair over the weekend of August 6 - 7, as America's favorite small town airport turned 75. The airport is home to a great variety of vintage airplanes and many more flew in for the airfair. The crowd line for the show was so close to the runway that the airplanes took off and landed on the far side of the runway.

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Ryan ST3KRs, N53271 #596, N78J #653, N58651 #38, and N47080. Bucker Jungmann, N1017U A flock of five Ryan ST3KRs, including N53271 #596, N78J #653, N58651 #38, and N47080. Bucker Jungmann, N1017U is visible in the back.

Rocket powered hang glider Rocket powered hang glider?

Cessna 140, NC4179N Cessna 140, NC4179N was manufactured in 1947. Its Cessna construction number is 13650.

Cessna 195, N9PC Cessna 195, N9PC was manufactured in 1949. Its Cessna construction number is 7437.

DeHavilland Gypsy Moth DH.60G, NX60MZ DeHavilland Gypsy Moth DH.60G, NX60MZ wears the false English registration G-AAMZ. Its DeHavilland construction number is 1293.

DeHavilland Tiger Moth DH.82A DeHavilland Tiger Moth DH.82A N675LF wears the false English registration G-ADNV. It is in the collection of the Aviation Museum of Santa Paula.

Link to the Aviation Museum of Santa Paula web site.

Norbert Simon in Germany completed this large scale model of DeHavilland Tiger Moth DH.82A G-ADNV in April 2007.

Large scale model of DeHavilland Tiger Moth DH.82A G-ADNV.

Stearman A75N1, N65124 Stearman A75N1, N65124 was manufactured in 1943. Its Stearman construction number is 75-1260.

Luscombe 8A, N1579K Luscombe 8A, N1579K was manufactured in 1946. Its Luscombe construction number is 4306.

Stearman B75N1, N5580M Stearman B75N1, N5580M was manufactured in 1943. Its construction number is 75-7755.

Buhl LA-1, N350Y Buhl LA-1, N350Y was manufactured in 1931.

Waco QDC, N12438 Waco QDC, N12438 cabin biplane was manufactured in 1932. Its construction number is 3579.

Waco QDC, N12438 Waco QDC, N12438.

Douglas DC-3C, N814CL Mainliner O'Connor Clay Lacy Corporation's Douglas DC-3C, N814CL Mainliner O'Connor is restored in the colors of United Airlines. Its Douglas construction number is 34370, and it was built in 1945.

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Mitsubishi A6M3 Model 22 Zero, NX712Z Mitsubishi A6M3 Model 22 Zero, NX712Z is part of the collection of the Southern California Wing of the Commemorative Air Force. It has been registered to the Liberty Aero Corporation since February 1998. Its Mitsubishi construction number is 3869. It was found on New Guinea near the town of Babo. Its restoration was begun in Russia and completed in the United States.

Link to the web site of the Southern California Wing of the Commemorative Air Force.

Stearman A75N1, N69765 Stearman A75N1, N69765 was manufactured in 1941. Its construction number is 75-1044.

Bucker Jungmann, N131G Bucker Jungmann, N131G was manufactured as a C.A.S.A. 1.131 in Spain in 1959. Its construction number is E3B-391.

Curtiss-Wright Travel Air 400, NC8700 Curtiss-Wright Travel Air 400, NC8700 was manufactured in 1929. Its construction number is 976.

Culver LCA-1, NC29398 Culver LCA-1, NC29398 was manufactured in 1940. Its construction number is 191.

Curtiss-Wright Travel Air 4-D, NC689K Curtiss-Wright Travel Air 4-D, NC689K was manufactured in 1929. Its construction number is 1270.

Stearman A75N1, N53153 Stearman A75N1, N53153 was manufactured in 1940. Its construction number is 75-731.

Beech G17S Staggerwing, NC80321 Beech G17S Staggerwing, NC80321 was manufactured in 1946. Its construction number is B-20.

Yak-52, N124YK Yak-52, N124YK was manufactured in 1984. Its construction number is 811804.

Fleet 7B, N174RS Fleet 7B, N174RS was manufactured in 1937. Its construction number is 62.

Waco UPF-7, NC219 Waco UPF-7, NC219 was manufactured in 1939. Its construction number is 5302.

Waco YMF, N369BP Waco YMF, N369BP was manufactured in 1985 by Classic Aircraft Corporation. Its construction number is FS-005.

Stearman A75N1, N68405 Stearman A75N1, N68405 was manufactured in 1943. Its construction number is 75-7759.

Stearman A75N1, N53133 Stearman A75N1, N53133. According to the FAA registry, N53133 is an Aerostar International S-60A balloon.

Stearman A75N1, N68405 Stearman A75N1, N68405.

Fairchild 24W-40, NC25328 Fairchild 24W-40, NC25328 was manufactured in 1940. Its construction number is W40-114 .

Waco UPF-7, N32135 Waco UPF-7, N32135 was manufactured in 1941. Its construction number is 5767.

Porterfield FP-65, NC34746 Porterfield FP-65, NC34746 carries construction number 899.

Piper PA-23 Apache, N1305P Piper PA-23 Apache, N1305P was manufactured in 1955. Its construction number is 23-345.

Nanchang CJ-6A, N636CJ Nanchang CJ-6A, N636CJ was manufactured in 1982. Its construction number is 3732002.

Nanchang CJ-6A, N9278F Nanchang CJ-6A, N9278F was manufactured in 1964. Its construction number is 1032018.

Yakovlev Yak-52, N6294D Yakovlev Yak-52, N6294D was manufactured in 1983. Its construction number is 833611.

Lake LA-4, N6683L Lake LA-4, N6683L was manufactured in 1970. Its construction number is 446.

Meyers Meyers OTW-160, NC34341 Meyers OTW-160, NC34341 was manufactured in 1943. Its construction number is 86.

Beech D17S Staggerwing, N67736 Beech D17S Staggerwing, N67736 was manufactured in 1943. Its construction number is 4848.

Engineering and Research Company 415C Ercoupe, NC93716 Engineering and Research Company 415C Ercoupe, NC93716 was manufactured in 1946. Its construction number is 1039.

Bellanca 8KCAB, N5035N Bellanca 8KCAB, N5035N was manufactured in 1978. Its construction number is 470-79.

Cessna 305 L-19A Bird Dog, N62364 Cessna 305 L-19A Bird Dog, N62364 was manufactured in 1953. Its construction number is 23484.

American Champion 7GCBC, N78SE American Champion 7GCBC, N78SE carries construction number 1382-2005.

Gyroflug SC 01 B 160, N628SC Gyroflug SC 01 B 160, N628SC carries construction number S 29.

Stinson 108-1, N8550K Stinson 108-1, N8550K was manufactured in 1947. Its construction number is 108-1850.

Luscombe 8A, N77950 Luscombe 8A, N77950 was manufactured in 1946. Its construction number is 3677.

Ryan ST3KR, N47080 Ryan ST3KR, N47080 is powered by a 125-horsepower Menasco L-365-1 in-line engine. It was manufactured in 1942. Its construction number is 1391.

Ryan ST3KR, N78J #653 Ryan ST3KR, N78J #653 is powered by a Kinnear R-440 radial engine. It was manufactured in 1942. Its construction number is 1682.

Ryan ST3KR, N58651 #38 Ryan ST3KR, N58651 #38 was manufactured in 1941. Its construction number is .

Ryan ST3KR, N53271 #596 Ryan ST3KR, N53271 #596 carries construction number 1625.

Bucker Jungmann, N1017U Bucker Jungmann, N1017U was manufactured as a C.A.S.A. 1.131 in Spain in 1952. Its construction number is E3B-435.

Bucker 133 Jungmeister, NX133JU Bucker 133 Jungmeister, NX133JU was manufactured in 1931. Its construction number is 1001.

Fleet 7B, N174RS Fleet 7B, N174RS was manufactured in 1937. Its construction number is 62.

Fiesler Fi-156C Storch, NX41FS Fiesler Fi-156C Storch, NX41FS was built under license by Moraine Saulnier in France in 1944. It has been registered to Steve Ericson since 1997. It is based at the Milestones of Flight Museum at Fox Field near Lancaster. Its original 8-cylinder inverted-V engine has been replaced with a horizontally opposed 6-cylinder engine.

North American T-28 Trojan #316 North American T-28B Trojan, N328RB Sooo Divine, restored as VT-27 #316, flew in from Camarillo to make a series of passes over the Santa Clara River. It was delivered to the U. S. Navy as BuNo 137645 in 1954.

North American B-25J Mitchell, N30801 Executive Sweet North American B-25J Mitchell, N30801 Executive Sweet has been registered to the American Aeronautical Foundation of Thousand Oaks since 1985. Its Army Air Force serial number was 44-30801 and its North American construction number is 108-35126. It was converted to the TB-25N configuration before its retirement by the Air Force. It was registered as N3699G by Avery Aviation of Greybull, Wyoming in 1963. Filmways Inc. of Hollywood acquired it in 1968 for use in the movie Catch-22. Challenge Publications bought it in 1972 and changed its registration to N30801 in 1978.

Link to the web site of the American Aeronautical Foundation.

North American B-25J Mitchell, N30801 Executive Sweet North American B-25J Mitchell, N30801 Executive Sweet.

North American T-28 Trojan #316 North American T-28 Trojan #316.

General Motors FM-2 Wildcat, N5833 General Motors FM-2 Wildcat, N5833 has been restored in the colors of a Royal Navy Martlett. It originally carried U.S. Navy BuNo 86819. Its General Motor construction number is 5877. It crashed in 1955 while flying as a sprayer for Butler Aviation of Redmond, Oregon. The rebuild project took many years and the airframe passed therough the hands of several owners. It received its current registration in August 1983. It was returned to the air on April 24, 1987 by Air Group One at Ramona, California. It spent a short while in the hands of Military Aircraft Restoration Corporation at Chino. It is now registered to the American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum and based with the Southern California Wing of the Commemorative Air Force at Camarillo.

Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat, N7825C Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat, N7825C originally wore Navy BuNo 122674. Its Grumman construction number is D.1227. It was built in 1948. E. Weiner of Los Angeles registered it under its current tail number in 1958. It was bought by Leo Demeers of Aurora, Oregon in 1963. Richard Tobey of Newport Beach, California in acquired it in 1966 and then sold it to Paul Finefrock of Hobart, Oklahoma in 1969. Gary Levitz picked it up later that year. It has belonged to the Confederate Air Force since 1972. It underwent a major rebuild from 1989 to 1991. It made its first flight after the rebuild on December 17, 1991. It is now registered to the American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum and based with the Southern California Wing of the Commemorative Air Force at Camarillo.

Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat, N7825C Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat, N7825C.

Curtiss C-46F Commando, N53594 China Doll Curtiss C-46F Commando, N53594 China Doll served the Army Air Force as 44-78663. Its Curtiss construction number is 22486. It is registered to the American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum and based with the Southern California Wing of the Commemorative Air Force at Camarillo.

Curtiss C-46F Commando, N53594 China Doll Curtiss C-46F Commando, N53594 China Doll.

Grumman E-2C Hawkeye, BuNo 165819 #602 VAW-116 VAW-116 Sun Kings at NAS Point Mugu sent Grumman E-2C Hawkeye, BuNo 165819 #602 over for a fly-by. It was manufactured in 2000. Its construction number is A190.

Nanchang CJ-6A N556TR #23, N147M #47, N250RL A trio of Nanchang CJ-6As. From top to bottom: N556TR #23 was built in 1982 and its construction number is 2432060, N147M #23 carries construction number 4232020 (FAA registration typo?), N250RL was built in 1968 and its construction number is 2432066.

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