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THE WAY THINGS WEREP R E F E R R E D A I R P A R T S 2 0 1 5

Maybe it’s because I can go by “Great grandad” now, but there’s something about the day we live in that makes me miss aspects of “the way things

were.” Life in general was simpler back when the airplanes in this calendar were the latest and greatest, but I’m thinking of more than that. Stuff like when “yes” was “yes” and “no” was “no.” And when men had a few guns for hunting instead of an arsenal to protect their families against the growing lawlessness in our land. But let me get something straight right here. Priority Air Charter runs freight with three Pilatus PC-12s and three Cessna 208B Grand Caravans. A good month provides some busy times in the shop but I comment occasionally on how different it would be if they operated Twin Beechs and DC-3’s - airplanes from my time. Mags, spark plugs, oil leaks, vibration related structural cracks and more were a lot different than the present changing of a few light bulbs and gyros between inspections on these turbines! And I remember sitting in the jump seat of the turbine DC-3 that Brian flies for Samaritan’s Purse in East Africa. We were deep into South Sudan, and his pre-takeoff briefing concluded with, “and if we lose one after V2 we’ll secure it and go to Loki.” I was astounded. It was over 100 degrees and Lokichoggio, Kenya was hundreds of miles away. My mind defaulted to “my days” of worry about cylinder head and oil temps in such a setting, and wondering if the remaining radial would endure such brutality. After

we were squared away in cruise I asked Brian, “You’re saying that if we lose one here, you’ll just shut it down and go all the way to Loki on one?” He grinned at my dated fears and said, “Dad, it’s a turbine!” Oh!! The turbine DC-3 is the best of the old and the best of the new. Preferred is committed to supporting those in missionary work around the world, and to buying and refurbishing more for various applications. Yes, while we live in a world of sophisticated and high flying aircraft that fit our day and are very much needed, there really is something of value in the old! So what’s my point? Our family embraces a blending of the old and the new in other important areas too. There is the message of the Gospel – the Good News of God’s love for mankind and of the incredible cost He paid so that we can know Him and the full and rich life we were created to enjoy. The life that only comes through His Son, Jesus, our Savior. That is “old” in one way and “new every day” in another. And there’s more. There are about 300 million people in nearly 1900 people groups around the world who don’t have one word of the scriptures in their heart language. But something is happening and it’s even better than putting PT-6’s on a DC-3! I’m speaking of the incredible modern technology that now accelerates Bible translation at a rate that was unthinkable even a few years ago. We find deep satisfaction in supporting Bible translation and similar efforts that help make God’s love known to the ends of the earth. The need is great and it really does matter. That’s why Brian and Sandi are willing

to leave their children and grandchildren to go serve in Africa. It’s not for the adventure. Please contact us if you would like to know more. Until next year – enjoy the calendar and “thank you” for your patronage. We appreciate you!

Ken Stoltzfus (Sr.), for Brian, Mark, Colby and Austin Stoltzfus, and all of the teams at Preferred Airparts, Priority Air Charter and AFM Hardware.

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Colby, Austin, Brian and Mark Stoltzfus

Cover: 1943 U.S. Army (USAAF) Douglas C-54A, AF 41-37317 at Guam Air Depot, on Harmon Field, Guam, during World War II. In 1946 it went to American Airlines as DC-4 NC90413, 413, “Flagship Cleveland” until June 1949, then to Air France as F-BELJ, and in 1974 to Air Vietnam as XV-NUN until 1975.

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JANUARY 2015 1929 Curtiss Wright Travel Air 4000 sprayer, N8134, sn 895, with a 300-Lycoming engine. Probably in CA. Below: My father, the late Chris D. Stoltzfus, of Coatesville, PA, with his Travel Air 4000 duster, N469N, sn 1383, which he owned from 1944-1952. The first of

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FEBRUARY 2015 American Airlines 1944 Douglas DC-3 NC88827, sn 19654, “Flagship Niagara Falls,” ex C-47A, USAAF 43-15188, served with 9th Air Force. A 1946 photo and that’s probably the F/O signing for the Elmore Power Plower. Below: See

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MARCH 2015 1939 Douglas B-18A/B Bolo sprayer, N66272, sn 2561, between 1955-66. Ex USAAF 37-561, a bomber version of the DC-3. Note the sand bags on boards on the wings to kill lift in a strong wind. That’s a Vultee BT-13 sprayer behind it.

Plains Aero Service, in Amarillo, TX, were friends and competitors of the Stoltzfus family back in the day.

The stock B-18A nose on USAAF

37-505 in this 1939 photo. It is now at

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APRIL 2015 FabriStamp Registers & Grilles sales team and their tools, mid 1940‘s! In the foreground is SNJ-4 NC67567. Quite a mixed fleet of 1946 Fords there! Behind them is SNJ-4, Bu 09844, probably NC67565. Both SNJ’s went to the SAAF in

1951/52. The SNJ is the Navy version of the USAAF AT-6, Advanced Trainer.




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MAY 2015 Above: WW-II USN or USMC white-hats salvage parts from a Corsair. The back of the photo says, “North Island, Wallis Island.” These are tough machines and most certainly the pilot went on to fly another day! Below, top: F4U-1’s with the early canopy. Bottom,

L-R: The first released photo of an F4U-4, 8/1/45, and Anacostia F4U-4’s, probably in early or mid 1950’s.






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JUNE 2015 1947 Piper PA-11 N4614M, sn 11-118, a “cutback” duster with wing splates, at Midland, TX in 1954. A 125-hp O-290-G Lycoming with GPU baffles had replaced the A-65 or C-90 Continental, to carry a big load on a hot day! Yep,

this is the way things used to be. Its partner PA-11, N4742H, 11-602 is behind it.

The duster mostlikely started off

looking like this!Most PA-11’s were

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RememberingKen Stoltzfus Jr.

1960-2011


JULY 2015 1948 Northrop YC-125B Raider, N2565B, USAF 48-625, one of 22 YC-125’s built. Had Wright R1820’s, Curtiss Electric props, a loading ramp at the back, and was a real STOL performer. If ugly can be artsy, this fits! They had very little military history and even

less civilian. The two survivors are at the Air Force Museum in Dayton, and at PIMA, in Tucson, AZ.






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AUGUST 2015 1948 Chase Aircraft YC-122C Stroukoff Avitruc, probably on field trials. Below, top, L-R: 1945 Chase XCG-14 glider; 1945 XCG-14A; 1947 XCG-18A; a YG-18A glider converted to YC-122 airplane. Our family owned two YC-122C’s (bottom row) in the 1960’s

and used them on spray and air tanker contracts. No Chases have survived. More info at www.john2031.com/pa/15/main.htm.






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SEPTEMBER 2015 A loader dumps insecticide into 220-Continental powered 1941 Boeing PT-17 Stearman duster NR60721, sn 75-1450, at Coatesville, PA, probably late 1940’s. Ex USAAF 41-7891, it is one of five that Father bought in 1947 for

$1200 each. Below right: Probably one of many he bought at Bush Field in 1946 for $250-600.






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OCTOBER 2015 1941 Waco UPF-7 duster, N32017, sn 5655, at Park Cities Airport, Farmer’s Branch, TX, in 1963. The 220-Continental engine has been replaced with a 300-Lycoming and constant speed prop. Another WW-II primary

trainer, most of the 600 or so UPF’s were used in the CPT (Civilian Pilot Training) program.






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NOVEMBER 2015 1943 Consolidated Vultee BT-15 Valiant, “Vultee Vibrator” N75992. The BT-15 has a Wright R975 and the more popular BT-13, a P&W R985, both 450-HP. N4902N is to the left and a Cessna “Bamboo Bomber” on the right in this Sept. 1954

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DECEMBER 2015 1936-37 Douglas O-46A observation aircraft, at attention in what looks like an inspection of some kind. The last of the Douglas “O Birds,” the O-46A has a 14-cylinder, twin row, 725-HP, P&W R1535 “Twin Wasp Junior” engine.

Below: A nice 1/29/36 shot of the first O-46A, sn 1423, AAC 35-161.

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