Scheduled Display Aircraft for 2013
(Additional display aircraft will be added as confirmed)
| 25 Years of Honoring &
Remembering Scheduled Display Aircraft for 2013 (Additional display aircraft will be added as confirmed) |
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Supermarine Seafire Mk. XV (very rare)  |
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    This airplane is one of only four known Seafire Mk. XVs to exist in the world and it may be the only flying Supermarine Seafire Mk. XV in the world. Dr. Wes Stricker's immaculate Supermarine Seafire Mk. XV (also known as the "hooked Spitfire") is based in Columbia, MO, was restored by Jim Cooper, and made its first post-restoration flight in 2010. The Supermarine Seafire was a naval version of the Supermarine Spitfire specially adapted for operation from aircraft carriers. The Seafire's mission was primarily as a short range interceptor. Wing span: 36ft 10in. Max takeoff weight: 7,640 lb. Max speed: 359 mph. Power: 1,850 hp.
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| North American B-25 Mitchell "Show Me"
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    This 1944 WWII B-25 Mitchell affectionately known as "Show Me" comes from The Missouri Wing of the Commemorative Air Force, St. Charles, Missouri. This rare warbird is among only a handful of B-25's to still grace the sky's and one of the few in the Midwest. "Show Me" is recreating its 1989 Heritage flight in Columbia, Missouri with the WWII P-51 Mustang “Gunfighter” as a special salute to our 25th Year Celebration. The North American B-25 Mitchell was an American twin-engined medium bomber manufactured by North American Aviation. It was used by many Allied air forces, in every theater of World War II, as well as many other air forces after the war ended, and saw service across four decades. The B-25 was named in honor of General Billy Mitchell, a pioneer of U.S. military aviation. By the end of its production, nearly 10,000 B-25s in numerous models had been built. Max takeoff weight: 35,000 lb. Max speed: 272 mph.
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| Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon "Attu Warrior" visit
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    The Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon was built for the reconnaissance role. It was powered by two Pratt & Whitney R-2800-31 air-cooled radial engines rated at 2,000 horsepower for take-off, and 1,600 horsepower at 11,900 feet. Its max speed at 13,700 feet was 282 mph., at sea level 271 mph and its cruising speed was recorded at 171 mph. The Harpoon’s climbing rate was 1,630 feet per minute, and her service ceiling was 23,900 feet. It weighed in at 21,028 lbs. with 36,000 lbs. being her maximum. The PV-2 Harpoon was a redesign of the PV-1 Ventura which in turn was very similar to its predecessor the Hudson. The US Army Air Force placed its order for the Ventura Mark IIA’s and put them in service as B-34 Lexington’s (later redesignated RB-34). This specific PV-2 Harpoon was built by Lockheed in 1945 . It was used by the Navy until the end of 1956 and then was used in various roles as an insect sprayer. Finally, after sitting derelict for 20 years, it was purchased by Dave Hansen in 2006 and restored to wartime condition. Today, named "Attu Warrior" in honor of all the servicemen who were stationed in the Aleutian Islands, a place from where PV-2’s flew many missions, this beautifully restored warbird is one of the very few still flying in the world. Max takeoff weight: 36,000 lb. Max speed: 282 mph.
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| TBM (Torpedo Bomber Martin) Avenger |
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    The Grumman TBM Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) was a torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air or naval arms around the world. It entered U.S. service in 1942, It remained in service to become one of the outstanding torpedo bombers of World War II. Greatly modified after the war, it remained in use until the 1960s. The plane is flown by John Lohmar. Loaded weight: 17,893 lb. Max speed: 275 mph.
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| North American T-6G Texan
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    The North American T-6 Texan was a single-engine advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots during World War II and into the 1950s. The T-6 is known by a variety of designations depending on the model and operating air force. The USAAC and USAAF designated it as the AT-6, the United States Navy the SNJ, and British Commonwealth air forces, the Harvard, the name it is best known by outside of the US. After 1962, US forces designated it the T-6. It remains a favorite warbird for airshow demonstrations and static displays. This plane is owned and flown by Rod Hightower based out of Creve Coeur Airport in St. Louis County. Wingspan: 42 ft. Loaded weight: 5,617lb. Power: 600 hp. Maximum speed: 208 mph.
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| T-6 "Radial Velocity" Reno Racing Plane
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    "Radial Velocity" is a WWII T-6 trainer owned and flown by John Lohmar of St. Louis, MO, based at Creve Coeur Airport. They have raced the past five years in the fastest motor sport on earth - The Reno Air Races. The North American T-6 Texan was a single-engine advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces, United States Navy, Royal Air Force and other air forces of the British Commonwealth during World War II and into the 1950s. The T-6 is known by a variety of designations depending on the model and operating air force. The USAAC designated it as the AT-6, the United States Navy the SNJ, and British Commonwealth air forces, the Harvard, the name it is best known by outside of the United States. It remains a popular warbird aircraft. This aircraft is owned and flown by John Lohmar of St. Louis MO, based at Creve Coeur Airport. Wingspan: 42 ft. Loaded weight: 5,617 lb. Max speed: 222 mph.
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| North American P51 Mustang "Archie" |
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    Dr. Wes Stricker's "Archie" is a beautifl example of a North American P-51 long-range fighter and escort. Initially P-51's were built with an Allison engine and the fighter handled well at low altitudes but exhibited lackluster performance over 15,000 feet. Over time, many of the P-51s were sold to Britain, who also found it inadequate at altitude. Rolls-Royce was invited to review the aircraft, and the result was legendary: with the Rolls-Royce 61 engine, the fighter could reach 433 mph at 20,000 feet, with an absolute ceiling of 40,300 feet. This combination catapulted the Mustang to near-mythic status, which continues today. Loaded weight: 9,200 lb. Max speed: 437 mph.
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| Stearman PT-17 Kaydet
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    Originally designated the X-70, the Stearman PT-17 was designed in 1933 to meet the US Air Corps requirements for a new trainer. Over 10,000 Kaydet's of different variants were ultimately built. This particular Kaydet was built in 1942 and used as a trainer in the Royal Canadian Air Force until 1944, at which time it was returned to the US Army Air Corps. It was mustered out in 1945, after which it spent the next 20+ years towing advertising banners over Cape May, NJ. Rod Hightower obtained this PT-17 as a "basket case" and in 1990 began a 7-year restoration. Max takeoff weight: 2,635 lb. Maximum speed: 135 mph.
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| North American T-6 Texan
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   The North American Aviation T-6 Texan was a single-engine advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces , United States Navy , Royal Air Force and other air forces of the British Commonwealth during World War II and into the 1950s. Designed by North American Aviation , the T-6 is known by a variety of designations depending on the model and operating air force. The USAAC and USAAF designated it as the AT-6, the United States Navy the SNJ, and British Commonwealth air forces, the Harvard, the name it is best known by outside of the US. After 1962, US forces designated it the T-6. It remains a popular warbird aircraft used for airshow demonstrations and static displays. This T-6 is owned and flown by Dr. Wes Stricker based in Columbia, MO. Wingspan: 42 ft. Loaded weight: 5,617lb. Power: 600 hp. Maximum speed: 208 mph.
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| SIAI-Marchetti SM.1019 "Italian Bird Dog" |
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    The SIAI-Marchetti SM.1019 was an Italian STOL (Short TakeOff and Landing) liaison monoplane built by SIAI-Marchetti for the Italian Army and based on the O-1 Bird Dog. To meet an Italian Army requirement for a short take-off liaison aircraft, SIAI-Marchetti modified the design of the Cessna 305A/O-1 Bird Dog with a new turboprop engine and a revised tail unit. The prototype first flew on 24 May 1969 powered by a 317hp (236kW) Allison 250-B15C turboprop engine. It was evaluated against the Aermacchi AM.3 and was successful and won a production order for 80 aircraft. This SIAI-Marchetti SM.1019 is owned and flown by Dr. Wes Stricker based in Columbia, MO. Wingspan: 36 ft. Gross Weight: 3,196 lbs. Power: 400 hp (turboprop). Maximum Speed: 177 mph.
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| Piper
L4 "Grasshopper" visit their
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    Piper L4 (O-59) "Grasshopper" Observation/Liaison aircraft (military version of the J3 Cub). The L4 was manufactured by Piper Aircraft for the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) for liaison and artillery spotter/director duties. It became one of the most popular of the light "Grasshopper" class of liaison aircraft and was also was heavily used for the initial phase of pilot training. This specific aircraft was built in 1945 as an L-4J in olive drab colors and delivered to the Army Air Corps. It was transferred from the military to a civilian registration in 1956, however it still displays it's military heritage in olive drab paint and D-Day invasion stripes. This aircraft is owned and flown by Mark Pierce of the Kansas City Dawn Patrol. Wingspan: 35' 3". Empty weight: 765 lbs. Max. takeoff weight: 1,220 lbs. Power: 65hp. Cruse speed: 75mph.
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Nieuport
11 (replica)
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their website
 (Dick Starks) |
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    Introduced in 1916, the Nieuport 11 was an extremely successful French-built WW I fighter. It was flown by the French, British, and Russian armed forces. Dicks' is painted in the colors of the 1916 Lafayette Escadrille, the first planes ever flown by American pilots in an organized squadron in WWI. The screaming Sioux Indian head painted on the side of the fuselage adopted by the pilots of the Lafayette Escadrille was the logo from a box of Savage Arms .303 machine gun ammunition. The Lewis 303 drum-fed machine gun mounted on the top wing was there to shoot over the propeller’s arc because at that time, the allies did not have the technology to fire the machine gun through the propeller without hitting the spinning prop. This replica was plans built by aviation author Dick Starks in in conjunciton Tom Glaeser's Nieuport in 1984. It is 7/8 scale and powered with a Volkswagon engine and based in Kansas City.
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| Morane-Saulnier
"L" Parasol Fighter (replica) visit their
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    This Morane-Saulnier "L" is a scale replica of the first airplane to shoot down a Zeppelin in WW I. The Morane-Saulnier was one of the first successful fighter planes. It was built in both one- and two-seat configurations. It had a forward-facing machine gun that fired through the arc of the propeller, which was armored so as to deflect any shots that struck it. Overall, about 600 were built. Its success triggered a rapid aircraft cycle in several nations, which quickly rendered it obsolete. Interestingly, the first fighter-fighter victory occurred when a German Fokker shot down one of the two-seat versions of the L-series aircraft. This is an Airdrome Airplanes replica and was built and flown by Sharon Starks of Parkville, MO. This specific aircraft appeared in the movie Amelia. A story about Amelia Earhart.
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Nieuport 11 (replica)
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 (Tom Glaeser) |
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    This Nieuport 11 replica was plans built by Tom Glaeser in conjunction with Dick Starks' Nieuport in 1984 (above). It is 7/8 scale and powered with a Volkswagon engine.
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Nieuport 16 (replica)
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 (Dave Laur) |
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    The Nieuport 16 was an improved version of the Nieuport 11 with a more powerful engine and the addition of a small headrest behind the cockpit. It was flown by the French, British, and Russian armed forces. Dave's is painted in the colors of the 1916 Lafayette Escadrille, the first planes ever flown by American pilots in an organized squadron in WWI. The Lewis 303 drum-fed machine gun mounted on the top wing was there to shoot over the propeller’s arc because at that time, the allies did not have the technology to fire the machine gun through the propeller without hitting the spinning prop. Dave's plane is also outfitted with replica Le Prieur rockets which were an attempt to shoot down German observation balloons. The rockets were very difficult to aim and flew just about like the bottle rockets of today fly. In other words; all over the place. When the pilots fired the rockets electrically from the cockpit, the results, in the laconic laid-back words of a British pilot, “Were most disconcerting!” This 7/8 scale replica was plans built by Dick Lemons in 1986. Based in Kansas City.
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Nieuport 16 (replica)
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     This Nieuport 16 replica was plans built by Mark Pierce in conjunction with Dick Lemons' Nieuport in 1986 (above). It is 7/8 scale and powered with a Volkswagon engine.
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| Fokker Dr-1 Triplane (replica)
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    The Fokker Dr-1 Triplane: Perhaps the most famous fighter of all time. The triplane number 425/17 was the last mount of the 'Red Baron', Rittmeister Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen, the top-scoring ace of World War 1 with 80 confirmed kills. He was shot down on April 21,+ 1918 and the controversy continues to this day as to WHO actually did it. This Volkswagon powered, 75% scale replica was built and flown by Dick Lemons of the Kansas City Dawn Patrol.
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| Curtiss 1918 MF "Seagull" U.S. Navy Coastal Patrol amphibian
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    The US Navy initially purchased four of these aircraft in addition to the ones that it had already obtained and which was retrofitted to approximately the same design as the others. The US Navy bought another eight aircraft before the end of 1916, but orders in quantity only came following the type's selection as the Navy's standard flying-boat trainer in April 1917. An initial batch of 144 of the basic F model were ordered, followed by 22 MFs in 1918. This replica was built by Harvey Cleveland of Riverside, Missouri. It is painted in the colors of a 1918 U.S. Navy Coastal Patrol bomber/submarine hunter (L. G. F. variant.)
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| Nieuport
28 project (full-scale replica project) |
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    The Nieuport 28 was a French biplane fighter aircraft flown during World War I. Its principal claim to fame is that it was the first aircraft to see service with an American fighter squadron. It was designed to carry an up-to-date armament of twin synchronized machine guns, had a more powerful engine, and a new wing structure – for the first time a Nieuport biplane was fitted with conventional two spar wings, top and bottom, in place of the sesquiplane "v-strut" layout of earlier Nieuport types. The tail unit’s design closely followed that of the Nieuport 27, but the fuselage was much slimmer, in fact it was so narrow that the machine guns had to be offset to the left. The framework on display shows the modern aluminum construction used in the replicas. The plane is being built by Ken Hines, also known as the "voice of the airshow".
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| Fokker
Eindecker E III (replica) visit their
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    The Fokker Eindecker fighters were a series of German World War I monoplane single-seat fighter aircraft designed by Dutch engineer Anthony Fokker. Developed in April 1915, the first Eindecker (i.e. "Monoplane") was the first purpose-built German fighter aircraft and the first aircraft to be fitted with synchronization gear, enabling the pilot to fire a machine gun through the arc of the propeller without striking the blades. The Eindecker granted the German Air Service a degree of air superiority from July 1915 until early 1916. This 75% scale replica was refurbished and flown by Dick Lemons of the Kansas City Dawn Patrol.
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| Siemens-Schukert
D1 (replica) |
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    The Siemens-Schuckert D1 was a German single-seat fighter built by Siemens-Schukert Werke. A number of captured Nieuport 17 fighters were given to German aircraft manufacturers to study, the Siemens-Schukert Werke produced the D1 based on the captured fighter. The D1 was a biplane powered by 110 hp (82 kW) Siemens-Halske Sh1 rotary engine. An order for 150 aircraft for the Imperial German Army Air Service was placed, but these were delayed by late delivery of the complicated geared engine, so that the aircraft was outclassed in combat by newer Allied aircraft when delivered. Only 95 aircraft were produced, most of which were used for training. This 7/8s scale replica is powered by a Volkswagon engine and was built and flown by Marvin Story based at Gardner KS.
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| Fokker
D.VII (replica)
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    The Fokker D.VII was a German World War I fighter aircraft designed by Reinhold Platz of the Fokker-Flugzeugwerke. Germany produced around 3,300 D.VII aircraft in the summer and autumn of 1918. In service, the D.VII quickly proved itself to be a formidable aircraft. The plane was so good that is was said to make an average pilot good, a good pilot great and a great pilot invincible. The plane was so effective that the Armistice ending the war specifically required Germany to surrender all D.VIIs to the Allies at the conclusion of hostilities.[1] Surviving aircraft saw continued widespread service with many other countries in the years after World War I. The Fokker D-VII was still in production in 1929 and served in every European air force. This 87% scale replica was built by Darryl Porter.
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| Fokker
D.VII (replica)
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    The Fokker D.VII was a German World War I fighter aircraft designed by Reinhold Platz of the Fokker-Flugzeugwerke. Germany produced around 3,300 D.VII aircraft in the summer and autumn of 1918. In service, the D.VII quickly proved itself to be a formidable aircraft. The plane was so good that is was said to make an average pilot good, a good pilot great and a great pilot invincible. The plane was so effective that the Armistice ending the war specifically required Germany to surrender all D.VIIs to the Allies at the conclusion of hostilities.[1] Surviving aircraft saw continued widespread service with many other countries in the years after World War I. The Fokker D-VII was still in production in 1929 and served in every European air force. This 87% scale replica was built by Robert Baslee of Airdrome Aeroplanes located in Holden, MO.
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| Nieuport 11 (replica)
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    Introduced in 1916, the Nieuport 11 was an extremely successful French-built WW I fighter. It was flown by the French, British, and Russian armed forces. Jeff Givens' replica is painted in the colors of the 1916 Lafayette Escadrille. Nieuport 11s were the first planes ever flown by American pilots in an organized squadron in WWI. The screaming Sioux Indian head painted on the side of the fuselage adopted by the pilots of the Lafayette Escadrille was the logo from a box of Savage Arms .303 machine gun ammunition. The Lewis 303 drum-fed machine gun mounted on the top wing was there to shoot over the propeller’s arc because at that time, the allies did not have the technology to fire the machine gun through the propeller without hitting the spinning prop. This Volkswagon powered, 75% scale replica was built by Jeff Givens from an Airdrome Aeroplanes kit and is based in Basehor Kansas.
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| Ferret
armoured car (wheeled armoured fighting vehicle) |
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   The Ferret armoured car, also commonly called the Ferret Scout car, is a British armoured fighting vehicle designed and built for reconnaissance purposes. The Ferret was produced between 1952 and 1971 by the UK company, Daimler. It was widely adopted by regiments in the British Army as well as Commonwealth countries throughout the period. This vehicle is owned by Dr. Wes Stricker and is based in Columbia, MO. Weight: 3.7 Tons Engine: Rolls Royce 130 hp Speed: 58 mph
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