Early Flight in Louisiana
A new book documents the barnstormers, aircraft designers, and airline entrepreneurs who made their mark in the deep South.
- By Vincent P. Caire
- AirSpaceMag.com, September 27, 2012
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Delta Air Transport Heritage Museum
In 1945, Delta purchased surplus Stearman military trainers to upgrade its fleet of cropdusters.
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Comments (3)
Sorry I cannot positively identify the aircraft, but landing gear bracing and wing strut arrangements are not consistent with Stearmans.
Posted by Mark Breeding on September 27,2012 | 04:23 PM
You are looking at the wrong gear bracing and wing strut arrangements.
Posted by Don Lee on October 1,2012 | 08:43 PM
... From what can see of the plane's struts and tail, it looks like it could be a Pitcairn Mailwing, or at least similar to the Mailwing I can see in my pix of NASM from my last visit in 2005.
Posted by Don Lee on October 1,2012 | 09:27 PM