N54896 - 1941 BOEING/STEARMAN N2S 2

1941

BOEING/STEARMAN

N2S-2

75-1332

N54896

Used

IL01

First time on the market in 30+ years! This Aircraft was flown solo by George H.W. Bush at NAS Minneapolis, 9ND, NAPT - December 1942. (1) engraved plate with original signature by George H. W. Bush to accompany aircraft. Aircraft logs, records, pictures, correspondence, manuals, and copies of Bush logs / records.

8861

Total Time: 8,861 Hours

PRATT & WHITNEY

291

SMOH

Engine SMOH: 291 Hours Pratt & Whitney - R985N1 (450 HP)

HAMILTON STANDARD

291

2

Prop Time: 291 Hours Hamilton Standard - 2D30/6101A-12

History: July 31, 1941 --- U. S. Navy accepts and takes delivery of N2S-2, BuAerNo 3555. -- December 4, 1942 --- Airplane flown SOLO for 1.5 Hours by Ensign George H. W. (Herbert Walker) Bush at NAS Minneapolis, 9ND, NAPT, (Wold Chamberlain Field), Minneapolis, Minnesota. -- November 20, 1944 --- U.S. Navy N2S-2, BuAerNo 3555 is stricken from U.S. Navy records at NAS Dallas, 8ND, Dallas Texas and is turned over to the RFC, (Reconstruction Finance Corporation.) -- February 21, 1946 --- Sold to James C. Johnson of Springfield, MO for $639.25. -- 1946 – 1983 --- Aircraft converted to a Duster. Registered from Coast to Coast. November 11, 1983 Purchased by Norman Corsaut of Alaska, for Rebuild to Civilian. Notes: (1) engraved plate with original signature by George H. W. Bush to accompany aircraft. Aircraft logs, records, pictures, correspondence, manuals, and copies of Bush logs / records.

Digital Com PS Eng. Intercom - voice activated / push to talk

Wings recovered 1989, Fuselage in 1995

Actively Flying - Annual Due:June 2020 (Scheduled / In Progress)

Yes