Fly Baby Anniversary
Gathering
Riverside, California - May 4th 2002
The first of the 40th anniversary Fly Baby Gatherings was hosted by EAA
Chapter 33 in the Antique Division on Flabob Airport. Darrell Blasjo
kindly handled the organization.
LeBaron Amacker attended
the Gathering and shot these pictures. The photos, and his emailed
comments on them, are reproduced here by permission.
"N2608 is now owned by Chuck Davis of Fullerton, CA, ship based at Flabob.
First time I saw this ship in the flesh was at Arlington (had seen it in
print before) owned at that time by John M. Sturgis, who had completed
a handsome little mini-Max the year before."
"N37983 was festooned with a wind driven generator for radio (no lights).
Nicely fit cowl (from a T-Craft, I believe) was one of the better T-Craft
or C-120/140 cowl adaptations I've seen on Fly Babies over the years.Unable
to locate owner, but one thing for sure. This kite is no Hanger Queen,
obviously flown--a lot. " [RJW note - This is owned by Wayne
Spani]
"Bill Turner's Fly Baby, Miss Los Angeles, festooned with race #
33. Didn't see Bill on the scene [Photo taken on 5 May], but this
Fly Baby was one of the earliest one's built with a sliding canopy and
wheel pants. Reckon the '30's air racer look got into Turners blood as
he has gone on to build some fantastic replicas of several ships of the
Golden Age of Air Racing. Couldn't be based in a better place than Flabob,
home of EAA Chapter One founded by Ray Stits. "
Our correspondent didn't catch any details of this one, but he describes
it as a "handsome kite."
Thanks, LeBaron!
Questions? Email Ron Wanttaja
.
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