"Standard Category" warbirds

[marine air]

B-26's
I could have them confused, it's possible. The story as I remember it is that the black/red B-26 Marauder that was at Oshkosh had a red stripe instead of white and was sold at the convention to someone on the west coast. It slammed into a mountain in Colorado enroute and was destroyed.
The white one I saw in Illinois is probably the one that went ot the CAF except that the dates don't match up for when I saw the aircraft and when the CAF acquired their B-26. Did the CAF have two Martin B-26's. I know they have lost 3 PBY's and several Buchon's (Me-109) and I'm wondering if they had acquired an earlier B-26 that was subsequently lost? That A-26 photo someone posted sure looks similar to what I thought to be a B-26.
The Whittington's owned, sold and traded a lot of airplanes back then and it was hard to keep track. They had a Corsair at Oshkosh that they rebuilt in two weeks using a couple dozen mechanics working around the clock, it had rocket rails with dummy rockets and they flew on a student pilot's certificate; a purple Me-109(Buchon) , and an H model mustang with a five bladed prop. They had scores of P-38's, mustangs and bearcats and at one time had the market cornered on Bearcats. They had 3 or 4 of the 5 or six flyable back then.

[Paul281]

Ryan PT-22 is Standard Category as well.

[aerovin]

This is an interesting subject that doesn't get much attention. As far as I can determine, there are five basic aircraft categories set up for civil production aircraft: Normal, Utility, and Acrobatic (all applicable to light aircraft under 12,500 pounds MGTOW); Commuter (MGTOW under 19,000 pounds, and Transport aircraft.

There are also seven special categories established for the issuance of "Special Airworthiness Certificates": Primary, Restricted, Limited, Provisional, Light-Sport, Experimental, and Special Flight Permits.

The best and newest resource that addresses certification issues of "warbirds" is William T. Larkins brand new book on surplus aircraft. There are appendices dedicated to the subject. Check it out at http://www.historicaviation.com/historicaviation/product_info.po?ID=10411.