Stearman Question

[Capt Nud]

Hi guys,
Does anyone know when the use of PT-13/17 Stearman's was phased out by the US
armed services? Any ideas which training base used them last?

TIA

don

[George Z. Bush]

"Capt Nud" > wrote in message
...
> Hi guys,
> Does anyone know when the use of PT-13/17 Stearman's was phased out by the US
> armed services? Any ideas which training base used them last?

I can only speak for myself---Howard School of Aeronautics, Orangeburg, S. C.
1944.
It was a fun airplane to fly but a little skittish on crosswind landings.
(^-^)))

George Z.

[JDupre5762]

>Does anyone know when the use of PT-13/17 Stearman's was phased out by the US
>armed services? Any ideas which training base used them last?
>

From an old Peter Bowers column recently rerun in a Pacific coast based
aviation newspaper he states that the last US Army/Air Force Stearmans were
withdrawn in 1948. He doesn't state what units or uses they were being used
for.

The last USN N3N's were not withdrawn till 1961!

John Dupre'

[Orval Fairbairn]

In article >,
(JDupre5762) wrote:

> >Does anyone know when the use of PT-13/17 Stearman's was phased out by the US
> >armed services? Any ideas which training base used them last?
> >
>
> From an old Peter Bowers column recently rerun in a Pacific coast based
> aviation newspaper he states that the last US Army/Air Force Stearmans were
> withdrawn in 1948. He doesn't state what units or uses they were being used
> for.
>
> The last USN N3N's were not withdrawn till 1961!
>
> John Dupre'
>

The N3N was used, on floats, at the Naval Academy, but it was not used
for general training that late. A friend has one of those last N3Ns in
California.