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On the N3N's with speedrings, here's one in Ca from several years ago. Sorry, my scanning quality wasn't the best.

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Not that I have found but there are a few on land :D I hope to add some more in 2 weeks so stay tuned.

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Start up after sitting all winter. Guess what, she did it again this year!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63C95rsa ... re=related

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How many unrestored N3N airframes are currently held in storage by the Yanks Air Museum?

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Rob Mears wrote:
How many unrestored N3N airframes are currently held in storage by the Yanks Air Museum?


Very good question!!!! I would like to know too but all my contacts have gone unanswered. If it was not for Jack Cook and his friend peeking over the fence, I would not have a couple of pics.

I believe they still have 13 unrestored airframes. Last I had heard, they wanted to set them up as a WW2 factory Assembly line to show the stages of how a aircraft is built.

I also think that they are part of the inventory of Moody Crop Dusting Co.

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How many unrestored N3N airframes are currently held in storage by the Yanks Air Museum?


The first time I went to the Yanks Air Museum at Chino, sometime in the early 80's, I talked to one of the head restorers there. He told me at that time, that the musuem had over 40 disassembled N3N's. I don't know if they still have that many, or they sold them off, though.
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Me & another guy at VanNuys covered the wings for one about 16 years ago. It's still not finished, must be getting close by now tho..

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Well I am happy to report that the boys got together in Longmont CO with SIX !!!!!!

Here are some pics via Bob Beseal, N3N owner.

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Can you believe 4 of them were WRIGHT powered!!!! OUTSTANDING!

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That is cool man.

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Last time there was that many together, I think they had hopper tanks.

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Now 2996 has been flying for a very long time. Probably just as long as ours. Now this is a bad video and somewhere I have it on VHS but take a look at this!!!!

Any takers????

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k03H9VuKTVk


I got to fly 2996 once with Tom Ahlers, who I believe narrates that video, and if I recall correctly he also had video of him doing aerobatics in it with the float(s) installed.

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Are there any N3n's still flying as crop dusters or with the crop dusting equipment still installed?
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Are there any N3n's still flying as crop dusters or with the crop dusting equipment still installed?



I believe all have been retired as dusters but every now and again one will surface still as a duster and in ferryable condition. Just last year one on Barnstormers surfaced in TX still with duster gear on it.

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Jeff,

Why don't you give us an N3N Pirep sometime? A lot of us have flown Stearmans but very few here have any N3N stick time.

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Did you ever get your Dad back to Mustin?
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Did you ever get your Dad back to Mustin?



Dad has been there. Its I that has not. He got to go all over (Pre 9/11). Tho I dont think he got to get to go into the old buildings, he did take a bunch of outside pics.

I think I have some pics, I can scan if anyone is interested.

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