Registration / Serial: | VH-PWS |
Other Marks: | 41-07858 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Stearman 75 Kaydet |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Stearman PT-13/17/18/N2S Kaydet (75) |
Aircraft Version: | Boeing B75N1 Stearman |
C/n (msn): | 75-7462 |
Display Paint: | USA - Air Force |
City / Airport: | Serpentine (closed)Map |
Region / Country: | Victoria, Australia |
Event: | Serpentine Air Race and Airshow 2022 |
Photo Date: | 20 March 2022 |
Photo by: | Phil VabreContact |
Photo ID: | 648507Submit Correction |
View count: | 122 |
This Stearman was built for the US Navy as an N2S-3, BuAer 07858. Post-war it was civilianised as N5004V. Joe Baugher reports the fuselage was noted derelict in external storage at Brownfield, TX in July 1986. The US registration was cancelled on 31 December 1992 on export to Australia. Following restoration, it was registered VH-PWS(3) on 14 March 1995 as VH-PWS. It wears its USN Bu number as a fictitious USAAF serial, '41-07858'.
Registration / Serial: | VH-PWS |
Aircraft Version: | Boeing B75N1 Stearman |
C/n (msn): | 75-7462 |
Display Paint: | USA - Air Force |
City / Airport: | Serpentine (closed)Map | Region / Country: | Victoria, Australia |
Photo Date: | 20 March 2022 |
Photo by: | Phil VabreContact |
Registration / Serial: | VH-PWS |
Other Marks: | 41-07858 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Stearman 75 Kaydet |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Stearman PT-13/17/18/N2S Kaydet (75) |
Aircraft Version: | Boeing B75N1 Stearman |
C/n (msn): | 75-7462 |
Display Paint: | USA - Air Force |
City / Airport: | Serpentine (closed)Map |
Region / Country: | Victoria, Australia |
Event: | Serpentine Air Race and Airshow 2022 |
Photo Date: | 20 March 2022 |
Photo by: | Phil VabreContact |
Photo ID: | 648507Submit Correction |
View count: | 122 |
This Stearman was built for the US Navy as an N2S-3, BuAer 07858. Post-war it was civilianised as N5004V. Joe Baugher reports the fuselage was noted derelict in external storage at Brownfield, TX in July 1986. The US registration was cancelled on 31 December 1992 on export to Australia. Following restoration, it was registered VH-PWS(3) on 14 March 1995 as VH-PWS. It wears its USN Bu number as a fictitious USAAF serial, '41-07858'.
Registration / Serial: | VH-PWS |
Aircraft Version: | Boeing B75N1 Stearman |
C/n (msn): | 75-7462 |
Display Paint: | USA - Air Force |
City / Airport: | Serpentine (closed)Map | Region / Country: | Victoria, Australia |
Photo Date: | 20 March 2022 |
Photo by: | Phil VabreContact |