Bucker N121U

[C170BDan]

Doing alittle digging to see if I can drag up more history on Bucker N121U. This is the former Slovak/Gann Bucker. Anyone know the full story behind this one? If I have my numbers right I saw this machine under rebuild the other day here in Texas.

[texasfury]

Dan,
Between Mira Slovak and Earnest Gann owning the Jungmann, Dr. Dave Rahm owned it. He flew air shows in it in the early 70's and based it in either Bellingham or Friday Harbor, Washington. That may be how Gann came to buy it, since he lived in the area. Dave Rahm changed the paint from white with black trim to black with gold trim, but kept the same design including the large griffin on the tail. Rahm was a geology professor, so an internet search today only returns images of mountains, nothing about his air show days. He died in a Pitts Special in Amman, Jordan, while he and Steve Wolf were training the Royal Jordanian Falcons, a Pitts formation team. Both Dave Rahm and Mira Slovak flew great air shows in N121U, but Mira ended the show with an low inverted pass with both arms hanging out of the cockpit, so he gets the blue ribbon!!
John

[C170BDan]

Thanks, John! It is being restored in a shop just North of the Denton airport. Will be checking in on it to watch the rebuild progress. See ya out at the airport.