Aircraft Photo of N255DB / 42-14847 | Stinson L-5B Sentinel | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #594835
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N255DB
Alternate Serial:42-14847
Aircraft Original Type:Stinson L-5 Sentinel
Aircraft Generic Type:Stinson L-5 Sentinel
Aircraft Version:Stinson L-5B Sentinel
C/n (msn):76-50
Display Paint:USA - Air Force
Aircraft Name:Pas Op!
Location
City / Airport:HoogeveenMap
Country:Netherlands
Airport Codes:ICAO: EHHO   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:8 July 2023
Photo by:Kas van Zonneveld
Photo ID: 594835
Photo Comment

Built in December 1942 and ex 42-14847 with the USAAC. Out of 3.590 frames built, this is #50. According to an online source it is likely the oldest airworthy L-5. The aircraft was accepted by the USAAC in February 1943 and remained with them until it was stored at Muskogee, Oklahoma in April 1945. Between September 1945 - 1950 the aircraft remained with the RFC for possible civil conversion. The aircraft probably became a civilian in 1965, when the Winnipeg Glider Club operated it as CF-STC. Cancelled in June 1986 and to the US in September 1989 as N255DB. Shipped to The Netherlands in the first half of 2021.

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