The two pieces that fit beside the pilot and copilot seats are some! Good thing you don’t see them very well as I am finding out I don’t like to do upholstery.

Ed Bowes, the guy who does any welding for me on the Stinson, received the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award. Ed’s been around Duncan Aviation for a long time. I met him at an airshow in Lincoln when he was a Pilot for Southwest. Congrats to Ed

Fitting after covering right side.

Working on the interior, finishing up the panels around the doors and rear windows. But here’s the latest exterior shot I took just this morning.

More cleaning. The right side has more cracks than the left side. May have to replace them. The magneto cooling tubes are fine.

Removed the magnetos, starter, and generator from the engine. Found some shops that will overhaul them.

NC9391K was born on April 11, 1947.  Brand new it was $5,015.57.  In 2020 dollars that’s $58,459.05. It’s probably worth $20,000-$25,000, if sold today.

Grandpa purchased the airplane June 4, 1959, after it went through nine previous owners. The Certificate of Registration during Fritz’s ownership is dated July 24, 1959. The previous owners were:

1947 Capitol Airways, Inc (Nashville)

1947 Dr. Martin E. Barrett (Decatur, AL)

1952 R. H. Daniel (Huntsville, AL)

1953 Oak Motors, Inc.

1954 G. M. Trammel, Jr

1955 James Ward

1956 Glen Nauman/Jerry Acord

1958 Michael Geren

1958 Howard Vanderman (KCMO)

1959, June 4, F.W. Womack

It is a 1947 Stinson Station Wagon. Some call it a Stinson 108-2. Some refer to it as the small tail Stinson. It has the thicker wooden floors and wood trim in the rear cabin. It’s powered by a Franklin 165 six cylinder engine, rated at 165 HP. Has room for four people, one pilot and three passengers.

Several Stinson Owners ‘name’ their airplanes. Thinking of naming this one ‘Fritz’.

The registration or N number is officially N9391K. However, when the airplane was built the actual rail number was NC9391K as shown on the original Bill of Sale. The C on older aircraft (registered before Dec 31. 1948) stood for Standard Category and can be displayed as originally registered on these aircraft. The registration number is not required on the wings as of 1960, but this airplane would have had the number displayed there. They will be going back on.

One for each side. Keeps the dirt out of the bearings.

What’s was old is new again.

Carburetor overhauled.

AD complied with.

I designed and printed some covers for the carb to keep the inside clean while in storage.