Built in 1959 by it's designer Ray Hegy, this aircraft was seen often at EAA events. You can find an excellent article and current pictures of the biplane on the EAA website.
Built in 1959 by it's designer Ray Hegy, this aircraft was seen often at EAA events. You can find an excellent article and current pictures of the biplane on the EAA website.
This 1957 Cessna 170A appears to still be registered and, let's hope, still flying.
This Champion 7EC was registered as N7561E to Stanley Siggins from Nov. 1961 – Jul. 1963. Stanley built and operated the Finleyville Airport in southwestern Pennsylvania.
William Morales has generously donated this collection of aviation photography to the Vintage Airplane Photos website. These negatives all appear to be taken at an EAA event. Time and place are unknown. If anyone can identify anything that would help us with identifying the time or place, please contact us or leave a comment below.
Bert Rathkamp's Knight Twister shown below racing as #7 at San Marcos, TX and Cleveland, OH. Bert was the crew chief for Don Fairbanks and his #5 Knight Twister. There is no record of Bert racing at Reno.
Clem Fisher first raced #8 "Super Mong" at Reno in 1966. He placed 3rd in the second heat that year and continued to race the airplane into the 1970's. The aircraft experienced an exhaust valve failure on takeoff from Sidney Nebraska in 1979 which led to a fatal crash. Accident Report
The "Kin-Air" was a specially designed and built airplane by Win Kinner. It first raced at the Reno National Air Races in 1974. Unfortunately, the aircraft encountered turbulence on take off during a race in 1976 and was heavily damaged. Fortunately, pilot Win Kinner survived the accident with minor injuries. Accident Report
Stan Brown first raced this Mong in 1974 as #90 the "Washoe Zephyr". In 1980 the aircraft was renamed to "Buzz Job".