Warbird Information Exchange

I am posting photos of 22 Fairchild PT-19s, PT-23s & PT26s and I need help in verifying the id of some of them. I will post one shot of each, more photos of them are on my Flickr site. Here are the first 7. Any info on these will be appreciated. More later today.
bill word

Fairchild PT-26 Cornell 10530 N1270N Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson, AZ 2008


Fairchild PT-26-AE (PT-19A) Cornell 7493AE N48705 705 Manufactured as PT-19A converted to PT-26. 34th Merced West Coast Antique Fly-In, Merced CA June 7, 1991


Fairchild-Fleet PT-26A Cornell II RAF FT-825 42-71240 N58810 50th Cactus Fly-Kn Casa Grande AZ March 8, 2008


Fairchild-Fleet PT-26B Cornell III FZ-293 43-36343 RCAF 10846 N4732G 87 Wings of Freedom Confederate Air Force AirSho, Harlingen TX October 10, 1987


Fairchild PT-23-AE Cornell( 2403AE N64225 Arizona Barnstormers Airshow, Falcon Field, Mesa AZ October 27, 1990


Fairchild PT-23A-HO Cornell 393HO 42-49371 N66813 39 Arizona Barnstormers Airshow, Falcon Field, Mesa AZ October 27, 1990


Fairchild PT-26 (PT-19A) Cornell 7033AE N46693 55 Manufactured as PT-19A converted to PT-26. Wings of Freedom Confederate AirSho 87, Harlingen, TX October 10, 1982

The Second 7:

Fairchild PT-23 Cornell 211HO 42-49187 N63818 818 Wings of Freedom Air Show, Brown Field, San Diego, CA May 7, 1989


Fairchild PT-23A Cornell 1223AE N63739 45 Wings of Freedom, Confederate Air Force AirSho, Harlingen TX October 10, 1987


Fairchild PT-19B Cornell 6103AE N50481 19 he American Airpower Heritage Museum, Midland International Airport, Midland TX March 3, 2005


Fairchild PT-19A Cornell T43-5055 N49232 4 Confederate Air Force (New Mexico Wing), Hobbs, NM, April 7, 1995:


Fairchild PT-19A Cornell T42-1523 N49942 42 Wings of Freedom, Confederate Air Force AirSho, Harlingen TX October 10, 1987


Fairchild PT-19A Cornell T43-5226 43-5226 N58307 44 Big Iron , Breckenridge TX May 25, 199


Fairchild PT-19A Cornell T42-3273 42-33607 N49797 CAF Central Texas Wing, San Marcos Municipal Airport, April 3, 1995

The Last 8 and any additional info appreciated.

Fairchild PT-19A Cornell T41-613 41-14675 N53963 75 Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson AZ


Fairchild PT-19A Cornell 10564 N51173 42-31618 39 3rd Wings Over Houston, Ellington Field, Houston TX September 26 1987


Fairchild PT-19A Cornell 7653AE N50808 50 25th Wings Over Houston, Ellington Field, Houston TX October 30, 2009


Fairchild PT-19A Cornell 6533AE 42-48004 N53656 50 48th Cactus Fly-In Casa Grande, AZ March 4, 2006


Fairchild PT-19A (PT-26A) Cornell FT-782 42-71197 N52079 50th Cactus Fly-In Casa Grande AZ March 8, 2008


Fairchild PT-19A (PT-26A) Cornell II City of PineBluff FV-450 42-65935 N6072C 34 Manufactured as PT-26A converted to PT-19A. The American Airpower Heritage Museum, Midland International Airport, Midland, TX March 3,2005


Fairchild PT-19A (Littlejohn PT-19) Cornell N64BL Date and location of photo unknown. Need more info on this PT-19.


Fairchild PT-19 Cornell T435954 N51589 78 13TH Wings Over Houston, Ellington Field, Houston TX September 27, 1997

Bill,
Here my my list of previous identities and service info on the excellent series of Fairchild PT photos you posted.

Hope this helps, Tony........

Reg; Model; c/no.; Mil Ser. No.; other i/ds, etc.
N1270N Cornell II FC34 RCAF 10530 may have served at No.23 EFTS., Davidson, Sask.

N48705 PT-19A-AE 7493AE 42-65500 assigned to 51st AAFFTD., Tuscaloosa, AL. (French cadets).

N58810 PT-26A FT825 RCAF 14664 42-71240. No.33 EFTS.,Caron and No.23 EFTS., Davidson, Sask.

N4732G PT-26B FZ293 RCAF 10846 43-36343. No.19 EFTS, Virden, Man.

N64225 PT-23-AE 2403AE 42-47591 assigned to 70th AAFFTD., Lafayette, LA.

N66813 PT-23A-HO 393HO 42-49369 assigned to 65th AAFFTD., Decatur, AL.

N46693 PT-19A-AE 7033AE 42-65454 assigned to 68th AAFFTD., Jackson, TN.

N63818 PT-23-HO 211HO 42-49187 assigned to 69th AAFFTD., Clarksdale, MS

N63739 PT-23-AE 1223AE 42-47473 assigned to 73rd AAFFTD., Girardeau, MO.

N50491 PT-19B-AE 6103AE 42-47961 assigned to 315th AAFFTD., Muskogee, OK.

N49232 PT-19A T43-5055 42-34389 assigned to 320th AAFFTD., El Reno, Ok.

N49942 PT-19A T40-1523 41-20517 assigned to Stamford, TX. (308th AAFFTD). Previously NC46436

N58307 PT-19B T43-5226 42-34560 assigned to 312th AAFFTD., Pine Bluff, AR.

N49797 PT-19A T42-3273 42-33607 assigned to 59th AAFFTD., Helena, AR and 304th AAFFTD, Coleman, TX.

N53963 PT-19A T41-613 41-14675 assigned to Corsicana, TX (301st AAFFTD).

N51173 PT-19A-AE 10564AE 43-31618 assigned to Columbus, MS. (Advanced School).

N50808 PT-19A-AE 7653AE 42-65516 assigned to 51st AAFFTD., Tuscaloosa, AL. (French cadets).

N53656 PT-19A-AE 6533AE 42-48004 assigned to 308th AAFFTD., Stamford and 318th AAFFTD, Sweetwater, TX.

N52079 PT-26A FT782 RCAF 14621 42-71197. No.7 EFTS., Windsor, Ont.

N6072C PT-26A FV450 RCAF 15351 42-65935; No.19 EFTS., Virden, Man. Previously CF-GDX, N6072C (now rebuilt as a PT-19A).

N64BL Littlejohn PT-19 – see a subsequent posting

N51589 PT-19A T43-5954 42-83367 PT-19B redesignated PT-19A on acceptance and assigned to Jackson. The AAF record card for 42-83367 does not define which Jackson, but aircraft from the same batch were assigned to 68th AAFFTD., Jackson, TN.
To N519SH , 9.91.

EFTS ... RAF or RCAF Elementary Flying Training School.
AAFFTD.... Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment.

The model designations and i/ds are based on the FAA registry data. As I am sure you will know some airframes have adopted an identity from available paperwork or the current survivors were restored from more than one airframe. Fairchild PTs are hardly unique in this and so their past history may not be as straight forward as presented here. Only an entensive and intimate knowledge of their past and subsequent rebuilds can confirm that.

Bill,
a follow-up on the Littlejohn PT-19..

N64BL C/no. 1 Littlejohn PT-19. ex PT-19A 43-31476; assigned to 62nd AAFFTD., Jackson, MS.

Robert Littlejohn, Arizona, circa 1985 to 1995.
2010, owner in Melba, ID.
This is not a Weatherly conversion though it flies on Weatherly metal mainplanes. N51210, 9144AE, a PT-19A-AE (1968 owner in Jacksonville, FL) laid abandoned and becoming derelict in a Marana, KS cotton field by 1979. Bobby Littlejohn purchased the remains of N51210 (‘sale reported’ USCAR 1984) and that of two unidentified written-off Weatherly agplanes. Using the metal Weatherly wings and the fuselage, etc., of N51210 Littlejohn created his PT-19 N64BL, c/no.1 and had it certificated in the Exhibition/Experimental category. He flew it first with the Ranger, then a borrowed Lyc. 0-540 and finally a rebuilt 220 hp Continental tank engine. Sold to current owner in 1995 who returned the aircraft to Ranger power.

Cheers, Tony

P.S. Weatherly Aircraft in California, converted redundent Fairchild PT airframes into agplanes by fitting purpose-built metal wings, spray/dusting gear, more powerful engines and generally beefing-up, including metal skinning the fuselage. About 12 were converted the early 1960's. Weatherly followed the conversions up with new but similar model but newly built fuselages and Weatherly c/nos.
If is not clear whether the wrecked Weatherly agplanes Littlejohn used were conversions or new-builds.
Your photograph and others I have seen suggest the Littlejohn PT-19 still retains the Weatherly wings and the metal fuselage skinning.

Thanks Tony, that is exactly what I was looking for. I can update my files on these Cornells. I have been looking for some of this info for years.
Have a good day,
bill

Does anyone have any images of PT-19 N33870 before she was exported from America to the UK?

Thanks

Yak 3,
From what I remember of the FAA records of N33870 I do not think it had flown for many years - but I may be wrong.
Tony

In 1954 my father was half owner of N46693 in Berea, OH.

For M-62A, I added the only photo I have to the post above. Cheers.

dzbin,
Many thanks for posting the photo of your father's PT-19A. I rarely find photos from as early as 1954.
M-62A

Can you tell me anything about the cartoon cat on the plane? It looks slightly familiar but I can't seem to find anything about it.
Cheers.
~djz

Can you tell me anything about the cartoon cat on the plane? It looks slightly familiar but I can't seem to find anything about it.
Cheers.
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I am afraid I have no idea. - if not from a cartoon film then perhaps a character from a contemporary advertising campaign.
M-62A