L-19 Bird Dog/51-12852

[Scott Rose]

L-19 Bird Dog/51-12852 as she was when she was released from French service.


Alive and still flying in New Hampshire, US.
Warbird Registry

[L2Driver]

51-12852 is currently a tow plane for the Franconia Soaring Association in Franconia, NH. Still in the remnants of her French Army livery but slated for a repaint into a civilian scheme soon.

This photo is from a few months ago. I've flown it a few times this year. Photo credit: Heidi Roswell

[Scott Rose]

Thanks for the info.

BTW, your avatar is disturbing

[quemerford]

51-12852 L-19A Project USA-2L-395
available 25th January 1954
accepted 3rd February 1954
delivered 9th February 1954

Wichita delivered (new production) 3rd February 1954
Oklahoma Air Materiel Area, Tinker AFB (en route) 10th February 1954
received from enroute 15th February 1954, to storage.
To project non-USAF 9th April 1954 from storage.