The antique and classic aircraft award winners were: ANTIQUE Grand Champion -1947 Fairchild 24W, NC77655, Charles Bell, Sheboygan, WI Reserve Grand Champion - 1934 Beechcraft Staggerwing B17L, NC270Y, Dick Perry, Hampshire, IL and Dick Hansen, Batavia IL Silver Age (1928 - 1932) Champion Open Biplane - 1929 Pitcairn PA-7, Super Sport Mailwing, NC13158, Stephen Pitcairn, Bryn Athyn , PA Contemporary Age (1933 - 1945) Champion - 1943 Stearman PT-17, N49684, John Betz, Perryopolis, PA Runner-up - 1940 Rearwin 175 Skyranger, N32308, Alfred Nagel, Montello, WI Outstanding Cabin Biplane - 1936 Beechcraft Stagger足 wing C17L, NC16444, Dick Fritz & Jerry Wettering, Willmar, MN Outstanding Open Monoplane - 1941 Ryan STA Special, NC17343, Bill Rose, Barrington, IL Outstanding Closed Monoplane - 1939 Aeronca 50C Chief, NC23927 , Joseph Flood, Jr., Clementon, NJ Customized Champion - 1937 Thruxton Jackaroo, C-FPHZ, Frank Evans & Tom Dietrich, Kichener, Ontario, Canada Runner-up - 1940 Waco UPF-7, N29328, Thomas Flock & Chuck Wilson, Rockville, IN Outstanding - 1944 Howard DGA-15P, NC52986, Paul Donoghne & J. F. Ross, Boxford, MA Replica Champion - 1916 Halberstadt D.IV, N138&J, Carl Swanson, Allens Grove, WI Transport Aircraft Champion - 1931 Stinson SM-6000B Trimotor, NC11170, Stinson Enterprises, Neenah, WI WWII Military Aircraft Outstanding - 1943 Taylorcraft L-2, N3126J, Ron Jantzen, Porter, OK
Oshkosh '83 Grand Champion Antique - Fairchild 24, NCn655, SIN W46355 owned by Charles Bell, Sheboygan, WI. A feature article on this beautiful plane will appear in the November issue of SPORT AVIATION.
(Photo by Ted Koston) (L-R) : Harold Armstrong and son Bob, Rawlings, MD pose by Bob's Grand Champion Classic at Oshkosh '83, an ultra-authen足 tic Aeronca Champ, NC84998, SIN 7AC-3722. See the 8/83 issue of VINTAGE for a detailed article on this plane starting on page 10.
CLASSIC Grand Champion - Aeronca 7AC Champ, NC84998, Robert K. Armstrong, Rawlings, MD Reserve Grand Champion - Luscombe 8-F, N1373B, George Chaffey, Pittsburg, CA Class I (0-80 hp) - Piper J-3C Cub, NC6462H, Leland McGlothlen, Eastman, GA Class II (81-150 hp) - Cessna 140, N89400, Ron Cox & Mike Shade, Spencerville, OH Class'" (151 hp & up) - Cessna 195, N4477C, Raybourne Thompson, Jr., Houston, TX Custom Class A (0-80 hp) - Luscombe 8A, N45849, Gary A. Rudolph, Vincennes, IN Custom Class B (81-150 hp) - Temco Swift, N245IB, William H. Copp, Jr., Lexington, MA Custom Class C (151 hp & up) - Cessna 195, N2196C, Jim Ewing, Fresno, CA Outstanding in Type Aeronca Champ - Aeronca 7AC Champ, N84124, John D. Southworth, Sun Prairie, WI Aeronca Chief - Aeronca llAC Chief, NC85829, Elymos L. "AI" Nase, Rehoboth Beach, DE Beechcraft - Bonanza E-35, N3514B, Richard Hofweber, Detroit, MI Bellanca - Bellanca 14-13-2, N74212, ThomasJ. Shrane, Hinkley, MN (Continued on Page 26) 6 OCTOBER 1983
(Photo by Marian Cavadlas) Included in the aerobatic section are the prototype Pitts S-2, prototype Acro Sport, Pappy Spinks' Acromaster, Mike Murphy's Bucker Jungmeister and Starduster Too.