Museums, organizations, and individuals with L-birds

[RyanShort1]

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 @).

Ryan

[Zachary]

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

Hope this helps,

Zack

[K5DH]

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. . .

[FG1D Pilot]

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

cavanaughflightmuseum.com

[bax101]

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.

[Zachary]

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

[Jack Cook]

Colin Powers has donated his multiple award winning L-4 to Evergreen.

[kalamazookid]

Kalamazoo Air Zoo:

Piper L-4
Aeronca O-58
Cessna L-19

EDIT:

Link to Website

http://www.airzoo.org

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[warbirdguy]

Indiana Aviation Museum:

L-2 Grasshopper

[RyanShort1]

Thanks for the leads so far guys.

Would you mind including either websites or contact information?

Ryan

[Elroy13]

Lone Star has an L-5.

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

www.lsfm.org

[Paul Draper]

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

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

Let me know if you are looking for anything else.

Paul

[Old SAR pilot]

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

http://www.commemorativeairforce.org/ai ... -role.html

[bilwor]

Pima Air & Space has an L-2

[bdk]

Planes of Fame has an airworthy L-5.