Jimmy Stewart's Plane mounted in Indiana, PA
Dec 3, 2020 18:04:39 #
They found and mounted the plane which Jimmy Stewart used to fly in at the airport named after the famous US Actor. He was famous for "It's a Wonderful Life" and he was from Indiana, PA. Also shown is his daughter Judy when she came to the dedication when the plane was restored. You will notice the photographer from the Indiana Gazette taking her picture as I took both of their photos.
Dec 3, 2020 18:35:10 #
rs2543
Loc: Ohio
Found these images very interesting. I was born and raised in northern Indiana County on a small farm not far from Glen Campbell, which is north of Indiana. Was wondering what your connection is with Indiana?
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Dec 3, 2020 19:03:54 #
NMGal wrote:
Jimmy Stewart was a good actor and a good person.
Yes he was. The museum here has a lot of great articles of his to see and learn more about him.
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Dec 4, 2020 10:01:35 #
Interesting photo of the "mounted" airplane. The windows are tinted so nobody is flying it, and I don't see anything supporting it. So, my guess is a simple PS operation to get into the proper position. No issue, just observing.
Dec 4, 2020 13:20:34 #
Very good set, Randy, interested in knowing how the airplane suspended like that.
Dec 4, 2020 14:36:24 #
olddutch
Loc: Beloit, Wisconsin
It looks to Have the same Paint Job as the "Song Bird ll" from the Sky King program.. It is a Cessna 310 D.. Back in the early 60's I did some maintenance on the Song Bird..
Dec 4, 2020 15:06:31 #
The profound beauty of the first Cessna 310 I saw had me spellbound.
It was one of the first with the upswept tip tanks (post dating Jimmy Stewarts D model) at Schutt Aircraft,
a Cessna dealer at Moorabbin Airport, where I was later employed by Sir Arthur Schutt.
It was one of the first with the upswept tip tanks (post dating Jimmy Stewarts D model) at Schutt Aircraft,
a Cessna dealer at Moorabbin Airport, where I was later employed by Sir Arthur Schutt.
Dec 4, 2020 16:16:25 #
Mike Fos
Loc: Powhatan Virginia
My favorite actor. His greatest movie was Strategic Air Command. The B-36's and the B-47's were just the neatest things in the world. I remember see them in flight when I was a kid in the 1950's.
Dec 4, 2020 20:53:36 #
machia
Loc: NJ
alberio wrote:
I believe he also flew the B58 Hustler, which was one fast plane.
He flew the backseat on the B-58.
Stewart piloted the B-24, the B-36, the B-47 and logged time in the B-52 as well. His career spanned WW2 to post-Vietnam. In WW2 he volunteered for the toughest missions. Quite a man, considering the fact that he could have remained stateside.
His first airplane ride was at a flying field in California, which today is LAX.
Dec 4, 2020 21:00:51 #
machia
Loc: NJ
Tinker wrote:
Interesting photo of the "mounted" airplane. The windows are tinted so nobody is flying it, and I don't see anything supporting it. So, my guess is a simple PS operation to get into the proper position. No issue, just observing.
PS operation?
Dec 5, 2020 08:42:25 #
machia wrote:
PS operation?
Yes it is PS and you can see it here with the actual pedestal and when the wind blows by the blades they twirl and the aircraft will turn to show you the direction of the wind.
The red building in the background is where the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) meets, and Mr. Stewart was real active in CAP. CAP is a search and rescue organization which is partly Air Force.
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