Detail of photo 426758. The Stinson is brand new. Next is a 1941 Taylorcraft BL-65, NC36223. Incredibly the next three planes, Piper J-3 NC35367, Cessna 120 NC72610 and Aeronca NC81456, were all still current 75 years later in 2021 , the Cub as D-ECUP. We have no data on the Fairchild PT-19 in the second row, NC61693, but the next aircraft is NC54521, a Howard-built PT-23A variant, ex 42-49410. Photo by: J Marshall Geiler / The Pantagraph / McLean County Museum of History

Detail of photo 426758 showing a mix of war-surplus trainers and new aircraft. The 'Tiny Timm' did its job in the US Navy but was built of plywood and not to last. An aviastar.org reader reports he flew this example at Granite City, Illinois in 1948 and 1949 and that 'the rudder fell off due to dry rot' after an aerobatic training flight. The Ercoupe to the left appears to be NC93556 (c/n 879) and the Aeronca Champ to the right appears to be NC82364 (c/n 7AC-997). The other planes include a Cessna Bobcat and several Vultee Valiants. Photo by: J Marshall Geiler / The Pantagraph / McLean County Museum of History

'Caravan of planes stop over at Bloomington Municipal Airport.' The Bamboo Bomber may be assumed to be c/n 6282 which became N63620 and was 43-32344. We made two enlargements of the background centering on Stinson Voyager NC97369 and Timm Tutor NC69823. Photo by: J Marshall Geiler / The Pantagraph / McLean County Museum of History

An amphibian in the prairie. Brand new plane, delivered to Carnahan Flying Service of Bloomington two days earlier. Photo by: J Marshall Geiler / The Pantagraph / McLean County Museum of History