Copperstate Fly-in
at Casa Grande Airport
October 22, 2011

Since its first event in 1973, the Copperstate Fly-In has been bringing together aviation enthusiasts in the southwest United States.

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Waco UPF-7 N29926. Its construction number is 5423. It is powered by a Continental Motors W670 series radial engine.

Globe GC-1B N3772K was built in 1946. Its construction number is 1465. It is powered by a Continental Motors C125 series flat six engine.

Slepchev Storch N884F was built in 1996. Its construction number is 8. It is powered by a Jabiru 2200 engine.

Nardi FN-333 Riviera N627 was built in 1962. Its construction number is 002. It is powered by a Continental Motors IO-470 series flat six engine.

Culver LCA-1 Cadet NC29398 was manufactured in 1940. Its construction number is 191. It is powered by a Continental Motors A&C75 series flat four engine.

Cub Crafters CC18-180A N202HS was built in 2005. Its construction number is CC18-0001. It is powered by a Lycoming O-360 series flat four engine.

Consolidated P4Y-2 Privateer N2871G was delivered to the US Navy as PB4Y-2 BuNo 66302 in 1945 and was subsequently transferred to the US Coast Guard and redesignated P4Y-2G. It was put up for dispossal at Naval Air Station at Elizabeth City, North Carolina in August 1958. Ace Smelting Incorporated of Phoenix, Aarizona acquired it in 1959. Avery Aviation of Greybull, Wyoming registered it as N2871G later that year. It flew as tanker #A20, #B21, and #A23. Hawkins and Powers Aviation of Greybull, Wyoming bought it in July 1969 and flew it as tanker 121 until all Privateer tankers were removed from service in 2003. It has been registered to 4Y-2 LLC of Phoenix, Arizona since January 10, 2008. It is powered by four Wright R-2600-35 Twin Cyclone radial engines.

Cessna 195A N195WB was built in 1948. Its construction number is 7896. It is powered by a Jacobs L4 /R755-7 radial engine.

Benjamin Cleveland SA-3B N4076K carries construction nmber BC-1.

Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress N9323Z Sentimental Journey served the Army Air Force as 44-83514 and its construction number is 32155. It was retired to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona on January 27, 1959. Acme Aircraft Parts of Compton, California registered it as N9323Z on July 31, 1959. Western Air Industries of Anderson, California converted it to a fire fighting tanker in November 1960. It flew as Tanker E17. Aero Union Corporation of Chico, California flew it as Tanker C17 and Tanker 17 from June 6, 1962 until 1978. The Confederate Air Force of Midland, Texas acquired it on January 17, 1978. It flies with its original Army Air Force serial, 44-83514. It is powered by four Wright R-1820 Cyclone radail engines.

North American B-25J Mitchell Maid in the Shade N125AZ flew for the Army Air Corps as 43-35972. It was stored at Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona in 1959. National Metals Company of Phoenix, Arizona registered it as N9552Z in January 1960 and sold it to Dothan Aviation of Dothan, Alabama in September 1960. It was fitted with an agricultural tank and spray bars in December 1960. John L. Stokes and Cen-Tex Aviation of San Marcos, Texas acquired it in August 1975 and sold it to Henry W. Fisher, Donald W. Ericson. and Robert E. Thompson of Bloomington, Mississippi in August 1979. It was bought by the Confederate Air Force of Harlingen, Texas in October 1981 and registered as N125AZ on September 6, 1991. It has been assigned to the Arizona Wing of the CAF at Mesa, Arizona in December 1999. It flies as 43-35972 Maid in the Shade. It is powered by two Wright R-2600-35 Twin Cyclone radial engines.

Beech model D18S N145AZ is owned by the Commemorative Air Force. Its construction number is A235. It is powered by a pair of Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior nine-cylinder radial engines.

Beech model D18S N5804C was built in 1951. Its construction number is A579. It is powered by a pair of Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior nine-cylinder radial engines.

Nanchang CJ-6 N469WT was built in 1985. Its construciton number is 4132024. It is powered by a Housai 6JIA radial engine.

Nanchang Yak-18A N192NG was built in 1975. Its construction number is 3051217.

Nanchang CJ-6 N2184Z Dragon Lady was built in 1983. Its construction number is 4032019.

Soko Factory Type 522 N210TU was built in Yugoslavia in 1950. Its construction number is U-210. It is powered by a Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1 Wasp radial engine.

Ryan ST3KR N56017 was built in 1942. Its construction number is 1722. It served the Army Air Corps as PT-22 41-15693. It is powered by a Kinner R-5 series 5-cylinder radial engine.

DeHavilland of Canada DHC-1B-2-S5 Chipmunk N58038 was built in 1956. Its construction number is 176-214. It is powered by a Dehavilland Engine Gipsy Major four-cylinder engine.

Waco UPF-7 NC226E was built in 1939. Its construction number is 5309. It is powered by a Continental Motors W670 series seven-cylinder radial engine.

North American SNJ-5 Texan N3246G was ordered by the Army Air Force as AT-6D 43-86092, but it was delivered to the US Navy as SNJ-5 BuNo 90725.

Stearman B75N1 N64648 was built in 1943. Its construction number is 75-7156. It is powered by a Lycoming R-680 nine-cylinder radial engine.

Beech C-45H Expeditor N6365T carries construction number AF-617. Aircraft Guaranty Corporation of Houston, Texas registered it as N6365T in 1996. It has been registered to Hans Lauridsen since August 24, 2006. It is powered by a pair of Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior nine-cylinder radial engines.

Six months ago: Beech C-45H Expeditor N6365T at the Buckeye Airport on April 29, 2011.

Skydive Arizona DeHavilland of Canada DHC-8 Twin Otter N128WJ was built in 1968. Its construction number is 128. It is powered by a pair of Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A turbo-prop engines.

Czechoslovakian Let C.11, N18AW Maniyak is a license built variant of the Yak-11. It was was built in 1954. Its construction number is 25-III-20. It has been retrofitted with a Pratt and Whitney R-1830-94M2 radial engine.

Twelve years ago: Czechoslovakian Let C.11, N18AW Maniyak at the Planes of Fame airshow at Chino, California on April 24, 1999.
Czechoslovakian Let C.11, N18AW Maniyak at the Planes of Fame airshow at Chino, California on April 24, 1999.

Cessna O-2A Skymaster N48233 served the US Air Force as 68-11018. Its construction number is 128. It is powered by a pair of Continental Motors IO-360 series flat six engines. The serial number on its tail, 11108, was applied to a Texas Instruments AGM-45A Shrike.

Grumman G-44A Widgeon N244GW was built in 1947. Its construction number is 1473. It was originally powered by a pair of Ranger L-440C-5 inverted inline 6-cylinder engines, but it has been refitted with a pair of Lycoming GO-480 series flat-six engines and 3-blade Hartzell props.

Cessna 195A N9847A was built in 1950. Its construction number is 7559. It is powered by a Jacobs L4 /R755-7 radial engine.

North American P-51D Mustang Red Dog N514RP flew for the Army Air Corps as 44-74469. Its construction number is 122-41009. It was allocated to the 3rd Air Force at Chatham Field, Florida in 1945. It was transferred to the 27th Fighter Group at Kearney Air Force Base in 1948. It was transferred to the 182nd Tactical Fighter Squadron of the Texas Air National Guard at Brooks Air Force Base and then to the 136th FBW at Langley AFB in 1950. It was transferred to the 109th Fighter Interceptor Squadron of the Air Defense Command at Holloman Air Force Base in 1952. It was retired from the Air Force in 1958. Trans Florida Aviation of Sarasota, Florida registered it as N7723C in 1958 and had it modified to Cavalier Mk. 2 standard. It was delivered to FA Dominicana as FAD 1919 in 1960. Brian O'Farrel and Johnson Aviation of Miami, Florida recovered it from the Dominican Republic on May 19, 1984. Jerry Milesand Fighterbirds West of Riverbend, Arizona registered it as N51DJ in 1986. It was restored to airworthy condition at Chino, California and made its first post-restoration flight on September 13, 1987. It flew as Tally Ho II. Jerry Miles and Classic Air Parts of Miami, Florida acquired it in 1992 and sold it to Aero Craft Services in 1999. Classic American Aircraft, Incorporated of Poland, Ohio rebuilt it again from 2000 to 2002 and registered it as N1251D. Collectible Aircraft LLC of Maricopa, Arizona registered it as N514RP on May 23, 2007 and flies it as 44-72196 Red Dog.

Aerovodochody L-39 Albatross N391ZA was built in 1981. Its construction number is 132015. It is powered by an Ivchenko AL-25TL jet engine.

Stearman B75N1 N47964 was built in 1943. Its construction number is 75-7540. It is powered by a Lycoming R-680-4P-B4 nine-cylinder radial engine. It is restored as US Navy N2S-3 964.

Aerovodochody L-39 Albatross N391ZA

Stearman B75N1 N47964

Nemesis NXT N42XT Relentless was built in 2005. Its construction number is 004. It is powered by a Lycoming IO-720 flat eight engine.

Stearman B75N1 N47964

Cessna 182Q N36NH was built in 1980. Its construction number is 18267589. It is powered by a Continental Motors O-470 series flat six engine.

Nemesis NXT N42XT Relentless

North American NA-50 replica Lone Eagle N202LD was converted from a Canadian Car & Foundry Harvard Mk IV that was built in 1952. It was modified sometime before 1990. Its construction number is 20470. It has been registered to R & L West Group LLC since March 11, 2009.

Parafoil Ultralight

Waco YMF replica N1935B was built in 1985. Its construction number is F5-001. It is powered by a Jacobs R755B radial engine.

Waco YMF replica N1935B

North American NA-50 replica Lone Eagle N202LD

FLS Microjet N60LC was built in 2010. It's design was derived from the Bede BD-5J. Its construction number is 2010701 . It is powered by a turbo-jet engine.

FLS Microjet N60LC

A MetLife Blimpcruised along Interstate 10, a few miles from the airport, on its way to the Cardinals - Steelers game in Phoenix.

Hawker-Beechcraft C90GTI King Air N903TT was built in 2008. Its construction number is LJ-1910. It is powered by a pair of Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135A turbo-prop engines.