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RyanShort1
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As an events coordinator and webmaster for the Alamo Liaison Squadron, I'd like to put together a listing of museums, organizations, or individuals who display, restore, or hanger/maintain L-birds. Sort of an L-bird central. Would anyone with such information post here or send me an email at ryanATdoolittleraid.com (replace AT with @).

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The EAA AirVenture Museum has a Stinson L-5 hanging in the Eagle Hangar. Here is link to some info about it:

http://www.airventuremuseum.org/collect ... #TopOfPage

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We have an L-3 and an L-5 on display in our main hangar. The L-3 is flyable. The L-5 is hanging from the ceiling (someone told me that it has a bad wing spar, but that's an unsubstantiated rumour).

Fly on, little birds. . .

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The Cavanaugh Flight Museum displays L-3, L-4, L-5

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so are piper cubs and L-birds the samething? If so i know of a Piper cub or L-bird that is in a Hanger and its been for sale for quite a longtime in Nashua NH. Its in the back of Keyson Airways second hanger. All the way in the back Im sure from what i remember to that the data plate said 44 on it. Its was completely re-fabricated by one of the lead mechanics who also has his IA. Id figure i just throw that out there.
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bax101 wrote:
so are piper cubs and L-birds the samething?


L-birds are liaison aircraft that were used as artillery spotters, air ambulances, etc. There were Piper L-birds, Stinson L-birds, Aeronca L-birds, and others. Here's some more info courtesy of Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liaison_aircraft

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Kalamazoo Air Zoo:

Piper L-4
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Indiana Aviation Museum:

L-2 Grasshopper

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Thanks for the leads so far guys.

Would you mind including either websites or contact information?

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Lone Star has an L-5.

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/stinsonl ... n68mh.html

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Information on my OY-1 can be found at Warbird Depot. (Thanks Mark and Doug!)

http://www.warbirddepot.com/aircraft_li ... draper.asp

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...Know you've already got 'em, but, the CAF has quite a few, based here and there..

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Pima Air & Space has an L-2
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Planes of Fame has an airworthy L-5.
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