Roger Cain wrote:
bdk wrote:
I used to own that Robin!
Do tell............
Purchased by me from the estate (wife) of Mr. Milton Kuntz who was an Allison engine rep during the war. Mostly as a favor to a friend because the widder needed the money and I was flush with cash at the time. I held on to it for a few years and sold it to Mr. John Travis, who completed the restoration Milt had started some 30 years earlier at Chino. John named the aircraft "Chino Robin." Documantation I had included a letter that Milt got from a mechanic in New York that had fixed the aircraft in the 30's after the tailwheel was ripped off on landing. I looked, and I could see the repair he described!
John later sold the aircraft to its present owner who keeps it at the museum in Valle. The Robin has a 220 Continental on it which is a far better engine than either the OX-5 or the Challenger.
Surprisingly some of these rare and historic aircraft aren't worth very much. A nice Stearman can go for double the price. Bootleggers loved the Robin because it could carry a huge load with its generous wing area.
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