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Welcome to the Cessna T-50/UC-78 Type Club Website. This club is dedicated to preserving the history of the Cessna T-50/UC-78 “Bamboo Bomber” aircraft, as well as serve as a resource to those who own or who are restoring Bamboo Bombers

Latest News:

Check out this nice article by Michael McMurtey, describing his flight with Terry, in N66671.

Terry at the Bossier City Air Show, with a static display. Click here for the info, and a movie with Terry.

Sneak preview of the March 2014 article in 'Cessna Flyer"

Have a look at Jim Anderson’s beautiful T50 here. And…We’re always in the process of adding new historical information to the site. Stay tuned!

New N66671 slideshow by Greg Thomas
This is a large file… over 15 minutes, and over 500 MB. Click the link to view it in your browser, or right click and use “Save as”…

N66671 First Flight Gallery

N66671 Video Gallery

UC-78’s at Oshkosh 2009

Cessna T-50 70th Anniversary at Oshkosh 2009

Featured Work:

Terry’s T-50 at the Bonham, Texas 2012 Air Show
Photo by Gary Daniels

Andy Bibber’s Bobcat

The Recovery Crew:
Left to right: Bruce Deville, Eric Bice, Ron Rucker, Dick Rice, Terry Sullivan (Not in this photo - Randy Camp) This is Terry’s plane being transported
from Kennett, MO to Shreveport, LA in 19

“Bobcat Airboat”

Mike James’ 3D T-50 Project

A word about the “Bamboo Bomber Club”
No dues, No Meetings, No Officers, No membership cards, No Newsletter

Have T-50 or UC-78 information?

My only purpose here is to have an online outlet for the mountains of data and pictures I have accumulated over the years on this magnificent aircraft. While I, like a lot of you, grew up with Sky King and Niece Penny…they were fictional characters. I prefer to focus attention to the 18-19 year old kids who flew this aircraft for real…then went off the war.

Terry Sullivan
sullivan_t@bellsouth.net

UC-78B
This is Terry’s aircraft in Jonesboro, Arkansas in 1988 prior to
acquisition from Dick and Nell Rice.

The Cessna T-50’s 70th Anniversary Celebration at Oshkosh '09

This year’s annual event at Oshkosh was full of amazing things to see and experience. Here’s a great video compilation from “Airventure 2009”.

Jon Larson, and the Cessna T-50’s 70th Anniversary, at “Airventure 2009”

Jon Larson has long been known as the biggest supporter of the “Cessna T-50” type. (UC-78, T-50) Many feel that the aircraft type would not exist today, were it not for Mr. Larson’s efforts. Naturally, the 70th anniversary of this great aircraft was promoted and overseen by Jon, and many of the pilots there had a great time discussing their Cessna T-50s. Among other things, Jon is the Founder and Leader of our Type Club, “The Flying Bobcats” and has been associated with this aircraft for over 50 years! He is free with his advice and the type would never have survived this long without him. Enjoy the album.

Photos are slightly compressed to create the movie below. If you’d like to download a zip file archive of Terry’s very nice original photos, click here. (4.3 MB)

Coming Soon - More history of the T-50 and UC-78

WWII-era Bamboo Bomber still flying in Alice
A mystery solved, regarding UC-78 crashes in the mountains? Read more…
Bamboo Bomber Crash at Ranch leads to UC-78 scouting patch
This is the early history of N66671, from when it left Cessna until it was sold to the War assets Administration.

Photo credit: Bill Fike Collection/Patricia Howell via Lars Opland & Michael McMurtrey

Jon Larson’s “Songbird”

Resources Needed

A request from Michael (Mike) McMurtrey
I’m working on a comprehensive history of the T-50/AT-8/AT-17/UC-78/Crane which I hope to publish in 2014, the 75th anniversary of the first flight of the prototype. As planned it will include details of every one of the 5,400 airframes built, including the military units in which they served as well as civilian owners of those sold surplus, as well as many photographs and artist’s color illustrations depicting rarely seen colors and markings.

In the course of my research, I’ve come across references to many approved modifications to these airplanes. However, most of these were engineered by firms which are no longer in existence, so I’m wondering if you or other owners of these airplanes might have details.

I’m specifically looking for documentation (engineering drawings, manuals, photographs, etc.) of the following, in order to include these details in a series of scale drawings which will appear in the book:

Dorsal fin by Western Aero, Torrance, CA (SA4-426), as seen on N78UC.
Passenger/cargo conversion by Western Aero, Torrance, CA (SA4-526)
Jacobs R-755A2 engine conversion, Jacobs Aircraft Engine Co., Pottstown, PA
Lycoming R-680-E3 engine conversion, Serv-Aero Engineering, Dos Palos, CA
Federal Model A-5800 skis, Federal Aircraft Works, Minneapolis, MN
Large cargo door/interior flooring, Decatur Aviation Co. (location unknown)
arge access door/cargo floor, Rapidair, Inc., Springfield, MO
Bubble windshield, Stolp-Adams Co., Compton, CA
If you or anyone you know has documentation of any of these items, I would be happy to pay for the cost of copies and postage.

(Of all these firms, only Serv-Aero is still in business, but much of their data was lost in a fire in 1957. However, they still have some parts for the Lycoming conversion as well as a new nose cone, so if anybody is interested, they should contact Serv-Aero directly at 831- 422-7866 and ask for Bob Perry.)

There are probably other approved mods I’m not yet aware of. I know that many Bobcat owners added BT-13 wheels/brakes/strut forks to their airplanes, but I’ve not yet come across drawings for that mod either.

Many thanks.
Michael (Mike) McMurtrey

Manuals & Info

Vous trouverez ci-dessous tous les manuels techniques pour reparer différents modeles d’avion, alors rassemblez vos outils et rangez votre servante d’atelier et commencez les réparations !

Paperwork:

Fuel Valves and Fuel Pumps Form 337 (639 Kb)

Type Certificate A-722 (20 Kb)

Brake 337 NC30F (108 Kb)

Brake 337 N59188. (200 Kb)

Brake 337 N69072. (572 Kb)

Brake337_N66671. (332 Kb)

General Maintenance:
Jacobs Overhaul manual (4.2 MB)
Bendix Ignition Coil Instructions and Butterfly STC (324 Kb)

Structural Repair Manual (3 MB)

Request for Filed Approval, Jasco Alternator (9.6 MB)

NC Licensing Kit.pdf (5.5 MB)

Cleveland Wheel & Brake Maintenance Manual:
Cleveland Brakes.pdf (2.5 MB)

UC-78 Erection & Maintenance Manual
Section 1 - “Description and Dimensions” and
Section 2 - “Shipment and Erection Procedure”
Pages 1-8 (2.9 MB)

Section 3 - “Handling and General Maintenance, Service, and Inspection Instructions”
Pages 15-16, Lubrication Chart (692 k)

Pages 9-26 (5.2 MB)

Pages 27-42 (5.8 MB)

Pages 43-46 (1.1 MB)

Section 4 - “Major Component Parts and Installations, Disassembly, Replacement, and Minor Repair”
Pages 47-66 (5.9 MB)

Pages 87-104 (6.9 MB)

Pages 105-124 (7 MB)

Pages 125-128, 131-134, 137-140 (3.9 MB)

Pages 129-130, 24 volt Wiring Diagram. (600 k)

Pages 129-130, (better version) 24 volt Wiring Diagram from Larry Kelley. (5.2 MB)

Pages 135-136, 12 volt Wiring Diagram. (560 k)

Pages 141-158 (6 MB)

Section 5 - “Finish Specifications”
Pages 159-160 (683 k)

Section 6 - “Heat-Treated Parts”
Pages 161-162 (486 k)

Pages 163-164, Fuel System (504 k)

Section 7 and Section 8
Fuel system, Oil System, Pitot System, Vacuum System, Charts and Tables, pages 165-180 (4.7 MB)

Alphabetical Index
Alphabetical Index (1 MB)

Appendix A, B, and C
Appendix A, Package Dimension Limits, page 182 (381k)

Appendix B, USA-British Glossary of Nomenclature, page 183 (232k)

Appendix C, Reference to Technical Orders, pages 184-188 1.3 MB)

Cessna Parts Manual: (PDF documents)

Contents - (Pages 1 thru 4) (1.6 MB)

Wing Group - (Pages 5 thru 26) (6.5 MB)

Various (Pages 27 thru 54) - Flaps, Aileron, Nose Catwalk, Trailing Edge Catwalk, Tank Cover, Front & Rear Nacelle Truss, Flap Chain Idler, Flap Motor, Fin, Rudder, Horizontal Fin, Elevator (7.3 MB)

Various (Pages 55 thru 84) - Fuselage, Door, Windows, Turret, Windshield, Cabin Vent, Rudder & Elevator Tabs & Controls, Control Column(8.3 MB)

Various (Pages 85 thru 112) - Cables, Rudder & Brakes, Throttle Quadrant, Flare Mount, Aux Power Receptacle, Cabin Vent, Aux Fuel Tank (8.1 MB)

Various (Pages 113 thru 130) - Battery Box, Various Junction Boxes, Radio and Microphone Installation (5.1 MB)

Various (Pages 131 thru 158) - LG Safety Switch, LG Fork & Truss, Wheel & Brake, LG Jack Screw, LG Motor & Chains, Tail Wheel, Prop (7.6 MB)

Various (Pages 159-170) - Engine Baffles, Air Scoop, Exhaust, Motor Mount, Firewall, Oil Tank (3.7 MB)

Various (Pages 171-194) - Oil System, Motor Mount, Fuel System, Fuel Selector Box, Wobble Pump, Fuel Valves, Vacuum Lines (6.7 MB)

Various (Pages 195-218) - Vacuum Check Valve, Pitot System, Cowling, Pilot’s Seat & Relief Tube, Instrument Panel, Primer, Nose Channel & Lines (7.5 MB)

Various (Pages 219-236) - Data Case, Map Case, Flight Report Case, Cabin Interior, Heater, Misc. Radio, Rear Seat, Fire Extinguisher System, Radio Junction Box, Carpets (5.5 MB)

Various (Pages 237-252) - Numerical Parts List, Standard Parts List (5.5 MB)

Pilot’s Flight Manual

Section I - Description

Section 2 - Fuel System

Section 2 - Pilot Operating Instructions

Section 3 - Flight Operation Data

Section 4 - Communication Equipment

Appendix I - USA-British Glossary of Nomenclature

Appendix II - Extreme Weather Section

Appendix III -Emergency Equipment and Operation

Cessna Microfilm:

Index of Cessna Microfilm (248k Excel file) - Scans coming later

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Newsletters

Newsletter #1

Bamboo Bomber
Club Newsletter
Cessna T50, USAAF-AT17, UC78, USN-JRC-1, RCAF Crane
February 1999, Newsletter No. 10
JV-o/n t/ie WW 71 Plot’s Handbook T.O. No. 01-125-1, page 32.
The upper caption reads “Following the handbook instructions
sure helped me today!” The caption continues, “It’s made to help
you — give it a try. Follow the rules, and you’ll always get by!”
ELMER STEIER WINS GRAND CHAMPION
AWARD AT BLAKESBURG
With 235 planes registered at the Antique Airplane Association over Labor Day
weekend, 1998, Elmer’s T-50 won the Grand Champion Award. He sent the photo of
the awards won (three), but didn’t say what they were for. Bob Taylor of AAA sent the
photo of Elmer’s plane (by Bob Wire) and told me it was the Grand Champion.
ABOVE: Elmer Steier’s beautifully
restored T-50 at the Blakesburg
Antique Aircraft Association
Fly-in.
LEFT: Elmer back at Whittemore,
Iowa, enjoying his awards — the
benefit of his great workmanship.
TWENTY-EIGHT T-50
AIRLINERS IN THE
1950s
According to Janes All the World Aircraft 1954-55, ten airline companies were
operating twenty-eight Bamboo Bombers!
Here’s the list, courtesy of Billy Gibson.
(See also “The Mailbag” page 6, and "The
‘Western Executive,’"page 7, for more notes
from, Billy Gibson.)
Airline Number
Bristol Bay Airlines
Dillingham, AK 2
Byers Airways Inc.
Box 1414
Fairbanks, AK 1
Northern Consolidated
Airlines Inc.
414 Fourth Ave.
Anchorage, AK 13
Leavens Brothers
Air Services Ltd.
Barker Airport
Toronto, ONT. 3
Quebecair, Inc.
Bimouski, P.Q. 1
Trans Mar de Cortes S.A.
Avenida 16 de Sept.
No. 52, La Paz, B.C.
Mexico 1
BACA Airlines
Memorial Airport
PO Box 831
Jefferson City, MO 3 — T-50 AIRLINERS, continued on page 3
Bamboo Bomber Club
President:
Dwai
n “Pitt” Pittenger
P
O Bo
x 1861
Hereford, T
X 79045
806-258-7515 (Also FAX)
Vicfe President:
Elmer Steier
P
O Bo
x 397
Whittemore, L
A 50598
515-884-261
9
S ecretary-Treasur er:
Ji
m Anderso
n
Bo
x 269 Sunwoo
d
Marine o
n St. Croix, MN 5504
7
651-433-302
4
FAX 651-433-5691
CompuServe 76363,171
5
Internet jj a@wrmed.co
m
Newsletter Editor:
Ji
m Anders o
n
Address above
Associat
e Editor:
Cliff Schroc
k
218
2 N
W Hoyt #1
Portland, O
R 9721
0
503-235-1241
FAX 503-235-1261
Treasury Report
Our treasur
y is still doin
g fine,
so don’t sen
d mone
y for a while! Our
last newsletter reporte
d a balance
of $825 i
n the Securit
y Ban
k of
Marine. There’s bee
n incidental
postage, an
d the ne
w balance is
$791.38 accordin
g t
o the bank.
Whe
n this newsletter is mailed,
there will be printin
g an
d postage
costs, but more than enoug
h remins
in the treasur
y for a fe
w more edi- tions.
Didyou ever watch someone fly your airplane., and
feel bad because he was
such a better pilot than
you are? George Mock,
Chief Pilot for the Indian
HoosierWarbirds, shown
coming out of my Bobcat,
N88878, cln 4121, did
that to me during a visit
last summer. George
drove a bus charter to
Minneapolis for a girls
athletic team, and took
time to visit us at Lake
Elmo airport. Of course
George has many more
hours and years flying
Bobcats than some of us.
He delivered my plane
from Indiana in 1990, at
which time I didn’t even
have a multi rating. He
also previously flew the
Indiana CAF T-50 before
it was moved and is a
CFI. I’m working to try to
come up to his standard!
Thanks, George.
UNITE
D STATE
S ARM
Y AI
R CORP
S
FLYIN
G CLAS
S 41 -
G
Joh
n A. Vanderpoel
119 Crescent Road, Concord, M
A 0174
2
Tel (978) 369-723
7
Mr. James Anderso
n
Bo
x 269 Sunwoo
d
Marine o
n St Croix, MN 5504
7
31 Jul
y 1998
Dear Jim:
I was delighte
d to get the June 1998 cop
y of the Bamboo Bomber Club Newsletter.
I don’t min
d at all that yo
u publishe
d m
y letters t
o Paul Meketa. Maybe the
y will
make me some ne
w acquaintances. One hec
k of a lot of guys fle
w the Bamboo Bomber.
I a
m to
o ol
d no
w t
o have muc
h interest i
n the ol
d planes thoug
h I d
o I a
m ver
y
active wit
h m
y Flyin
g Class 41.-G. The last flyin
g I di
d was some han
g glidin
g about
2
0 years ag
o whe
n I was 6
0 years old. I gave it up whe
n the runnin
g t
o launc
h both- ere
d m
y ankles an
d reduce
d m
y bike ridin
g whic
h was muc
h more important t
o me. I
have ridde
n the bike over 200,000 miles since I retire
d from, the Air Force i
n 1967.
One more story of the AT-17 I have for you. A pilot at Turner Field, (Later Turner
Air Force Base), approache
d his plane fro
m the left side an
d tosse
d i
n his parachute.
His thro
w was far more vigorous tha
n was neede
d an
d it literall
y ende
d up o
n the
right wing.
I thin
k it astoundin
g that someone woul
d spen
d $400,00
0 to restore a
n AT-17, but
everyone has his priorities.
Sincerely,
John Vanderpoel
BARKSDAL
E - BROOKS - CRAI
G - KELL
Y - LUK
E - MATHE
R - MAXWEL
L - STOCKTO
N
FO
R SAL
E AN
D WANTE
D
Some of the informatio
n followin
g is
months old, but wort
h a chec
k if you’re
in the market.
FO
R SAL
E
T-50 Project. Last flow
n i
n 1953 an
d put
in a barn. N
o wing. Fittings, surfaces,
props, cowling, etc. No instruments Good
paperwor
k for N61550, c/n 3701. $9500.
Pat Rourke, 393031 230
0 Road,
Bartlesville, O
K 74003. 918 33
6 7777 eves.
T-50 parts for sale. Ernest Towers, of
our membership, P
O Bo
x 839, Leona Val- le
y C
A 93551, 805 94
7 0467, has. He is
about 60 miles northeast of L
A
Flyin
g wires. At the type club table at
Oshkosh, Bill Barnes, an expert o
n flyin
g
wires tol
d us about the complexit
y of wire
manufacture. His company, Flyin
g Wire Co.
P
O Bo
x 148, Morrison, C
O 80465, 303
697 5485, fa
x 303 697 5485, email
flyingwire@juno.com, has all kinds of
wires, custo
m or otherwise, the
y als
o test
wires.
Horizontal stabilizer for T-5
0 for sale.
Do
n Browett, 1480
0 E 34th St., Indepen- dence M
O 64055, 816 373 1916.
Dual oil pressure gauge for the T-5
0 for
sale. Robert Peterson, P
O Bo
x 102, Hudso
n
W
Y 82515, 307 332 4259.
A while ago, Novar
o Nichols wrote that
he’s lookin
g for a center flap hinge, part no.
55300-1 o
n page 2
4 an
d 25 of the parts
book. He is at Ol
d South Aeroplane Works,
Tara Airbase 227 Riverdale Rd., Mocksville
TN 27028, 70
4 28
4 2161.
Beautifull
y restore
d Crane (See Jul
y
1996 BB
C Newsletter for photo). O
n a tri
p
to Victoria, BC, Canada, I visite
d Joe
— T-50 AIRLINERS, continued from page 1
Massachusetts Air
Industries
Municipal Airport
Ne
w Bedford, M
A I
Provincetow
n Bosto
n
Airlines
Provincetown, M
A 1
Veterans Airways Inc.
State Airport
Westerly, HI 1
Total 28
Howse an
d sa
w his plane at the Britis
h
Columbia Aviatio
n Museum. Over coffee he
tol
d me it was still for sale- a real beaut
y
for someone! Joe is at 483
2 Waters Rd. RR3,
Dunca
n BC, Canada, V9L2X1, 250 748 2
2
03, or 604 656 7600.
. Engine mount bushings. Dic
k Hill says
that Ji
m Kramer is doin
g a double engine
change an
d ordere
d ne
w engine mount
bushings an
d Dic
k adde
d t
o the order, 25
minimum, fro
m Aviall. Dick’s plane will
be dow
n for a while to re-do the mounts an
d
bushings.
T-50 parts. As mentione
d i
n another ar- ticle, Art Banko sent alon
g another source
of parts- George Buchanan, P
O Bo
x 12656,
Reno, N
V 89510. 70
2 825 9215. Call hi
m
wit
h your needs.
T-50 ailerons an
d flaps for sale. Gary
Vanfarow, Battle Creek, MI, 616 875 8670.
Jacobs engine overhaul an
d parts. Steve
Curry. Vintage Aer
o Parts, Rt. 2, Bo
x 3038,
Guthrie, O
K 73044. 405 433 2263
T-50 N45
P o
n Edo 6470 floats, 300
Lycomings bot
h 56
0 SMOH, 3 blade props,
radi
o vintage, extende
d cabi
n 6 seats, large
cargo an
d airstair door. Razorbac
k fabric.
$178K. Peter Annis, 8
7 Cedar Lane,
Halifax, M
A 02338. 781 293 2181. email
secret@pres.net.
Autolite SH-15
R spark plugs for 8
0 oc- tane engines. Continental & Lycomin
g A
C
SR-88 equivalent - ne
w in sleeves. $1
0 plus
shipping. Billy Gibso
n 732-938-3582.
WANTE
D
Dou
g Taylor, 11490 Yo-Pitts Rd., Ne
w
Middletown, O
H 44442, calle
d to sa
y he
woul
d like to bu
y a flyin
g T-50.
BEL
L STOOKE
Y
REPOR
T
Congratulations t
o Bill Stooke
y o
n
winnin
g the Judge’s Choice Warbir
d
Awar
d Oshkos
h 98 for his Bobcat, N6HS,
c/n 3696. Bill reports that he ha
d a prob- le
m leavin
g Missoula, Montana, o
n the
wa
y home, wit
h a stuc
k fuel selector
valve. A
n engine quit at 30
0 feet o
n take- off. The fiel
d elevatio
n is 320
0 ft., an
d Bill
an
d his so
n Joh
n electe
d t
o lan
d straight
ahea
d i
n a meado
w amon
g the urba
n de- velopment. There was minor damage t
o
a landin
g gear , plus some fabric. His
plane is awaitin
g some ne
w needle bear- ings for the landin
g gear scissors.
T-5
0 FEATURE
D I
N
CESSNA OWNER
A beautiful phot
o of Larr
y Kelley’s
Bobcat graces the cover of the August
1998 Cessna Owner magazine. B
y writer
Ji
m Maciejewski, another phot
o of Pitt
Pittenger’s Bobcat is shown o
n the first
page of the story. The Cessna Owners
Organizatio
n can be reache
d at 715 445
5000, email cessna@aircraft
ownergroup.com; we
b page www.
aircraftownergroup.com.
WWI
I G. I. POE
M
E
d Lawson, Worl
d War II vet, retire
d
fro
m the phone compan
y an
d is o
n a sec- on
d career at our famil
y manufacturin
g
business. He save
d the “ditto” (blue ink)
cop
y of the followin
g poem. Perhaps yo
u
ha
d t
o be there t
o reall
y appreciate the
words.
“S
O YOU’RE SIC
K O
F IT”
So you’re sick of the way the country is run
And you’re sick of the way rationing is done,
And you’re sic
k of standing around in line
You’re sick, you say—well, that’s just fins.
Yes, I’
m sick of the sun and the heat
And I’
m sick of the feel of my aching feet;
And I’
m sick of the mud and the jungle flies
And I’
m sick of the stench when the night mists rise;
And I’
m sick of the siren’s wailing shriek,
And I’
m sick of the groans of the wounded and weak
And I’
m sick of the sound, of the bomber’s dive,
And I’
m sick of seeing the dead alive;
And I’
m sick of the roar and noise and din,
And I’
m sick of the taste of food fro
m a tin,
And I’
m sick of slaughter—I’
m sick to my soul.
I’m sick of playing a killer’s role,
And I’
m sick of blood and death and smell
And I’
m even sick of myself as well…
But I’
m sicker still of a tyrant’s rule
And conquered, lands where the wild beasts drool.
And I’
m cured damn quick when I think of the day
When all this hell will be out of the way,
When none of this mess will have been in vain
And the lights of the world will blaze again;
And things will be as they were before,
And kids will laugh in the streets once more,
And the Axis flag will be dipped end furled
And God looks down on a peaceful world.
World War IIpoem from Ed Lawson
August 1998
WHERE ARE AL
L
TH
E BOBCATS
?
In lat
e December I made a
search, of Bobcat registratio
n o
n
th
e Internet at landings.com.
There were 115 aircraft shown. Of
these, 4
4 are accounte
d for o
n our
membershi
p list. The FA
A lists
4
7 planes as “Sale Reported” or
“Registratio
n Pending”. The date
of registratio
n is show
n for all
registrations except “not speci- fied” for these categories. There
are 2
4 planes liste
d t
o owners
who have not responde
d t
o our
mailings or the mail has bee
n re- turne
d b
y the Post Office for a ba
d
address.
It woul
d be nice t
o clean up our
mailin
g list b
y obtainin
g informa- tio
n about the 2
4 unknow
n own- ers, an
d t
o fin
d out what the sale
an
d pendin
g listings mean. M
y
estimate of actual flyin
g Bobcats
is about 25, but there have bee
n
a fe
w changes of ownershi
p an
d
status.
Please chec
k the followin
g
tables an
d sen
d or call me wit
h
corrections an
d ne
w info. Bo
x
269, Marine o
n St, Croix, M
N
55047, tel 651 433 3024, fa
x 651
433 5691, emailjja@wrmed.com.
AIRCRAFT LISTED TO
MEMBERS: Chart at top
right.
AIRCRAFT OWNERS
NOT FOUND: Chart at
bottom right.
FAA REGISTRATION
PENDING AND SALE
REPORTED: Chart facing
page.
Iandings.com search-December 1998
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T SOM
E
"PRIMARY ASSEMBLY
7’
WORKERS
?
Fran
k Magnusson, ne
w editor of the
N3
N Owners Association, an
d test pilot
for Cessn
a in Wichita, sent items fro
m the
compan
y magazine CESSQUIRE from
the early 40s. Wouldn’t it be nice if we
coul
d attract some talent like this t
o hel
p
on our projects? Shoul
d we contact Frank?
The captio
n reads: “BEAUTY ASSEMBLING … The next time you remark, as you
see a Cessna Bobcat plane soaring high into
the sky, What beauty!'you will think of the
above photograph and similar scenes about
the factory. Here are shown three Hutchinson
workers in Primary Assembly. In the foreground with the screwdriver is Irene Kerr;
next up the line with the drill is Maxine
Bonham; and on top is Frances Dougherty.”
THE MAILBA
G
It’s always great t
o hear fro
m enthusi- astic T-5
0 fans. For instance, Billy Gibso
n
of Farmingdale, N.J. sent alot of interest- in
g memorabilia, alon
g wit
h this bio- graphical info:
West Virgini
a was home for Billy, wh
o
went o
n to the university at Morgantown,
studyin
g aer
o engineering. He was i
n
ROTC, servin
g i
n the U.S. Arm
y Signal
Corps at Ft. Monmouth, N.J. i
n 1955-56.
He staye
d o
n as a civil service employee
fro
m 1958-67. Runnin
g his ow
n flight
school was his next career for man
y years.
He is no
w an FA
A designate
d examiner.
The local FAA recentl
y too
k away all let- ters of authorizatio
n i
n his area, renew- in
g onl
y those currentl
y use
d i
n the last
year where the
y have flow
n with the ex- aminer. He still has the Duchess letter.
Bill
y acquire
d a T-28 about five years
ago. One of his finds is a nameplate fro
m
a derelict at the Asbury, N.J. airport
(N69123 c/
n 1672). He has bee
n a regu- lar at Oshkosh, but ha
d t
o miss last year.
One of Billy’s most memorable trips
was a flight with tw
o friends i
n a Bonanz
a
to the Arctic Circle, vi
a Great Falls, MT.
The
y returne
d b
y wa
y of Greenway, AK,
Anchorage an
d the
n dow
n the Alcan, bac
k
to Montan
a an
d the
n home. His current
flyin
g includes giving- chec
k rids for bot
h
private an
d commercial ratings.
Billy has several hundre
d Autolite SH- 15
R spark plugs, ne
w i
n plastic tubes, for
man
y Continental an
d Lycominglo
w com- pressio
n 8
0 octane engines, for sale at $1
0
eac
h plus shipping.
Followin
g are some of the items he
sent:

CESSNAT5
0 Licensin
g letters. I think
he got the
m fro
m a fello
w name
d Chris
Christopher wh
o ma
y have bee
n fro
m
Texas???
PARK
S AI
R COLLEG
E PILOT’
S
CHEC
K LIS
T FO
R CESSN
A UC-78
(T-50). As yo
u woul
d expect fro
m suc
h
a prestigious school, it is a
n excellent
four page list. If anyone woul
d like a
copy, I can either mail or email it o
n
request.
A list of airlines operatin
g T-50’s fro
m
Jane’s All Worl
d Aircraft, 1954-55
(shown i
n story startin
g o
n page 1).
Copies of Rapidair Inc. , Springfield,
MO., sales literatur
e for T-5
0 air am- bulance service an
d conversio
n kits
fro
m 1954-55.
Copies of Western Aero, Torrance, CA,
conversio
n of the T-5
0 t
o “The Western
Executive Si
x Passenger Luxur
y
Liner”. Bill
y saw this plane at Torrance
some time before 1960. (Story o
n page
7.)
Cop
y of T-5
0 identificatio
n page fro
m
1943 War Department Manual FM30- SQ^avyBuaerS.
I als
o acquire
d several clean original
copies of 1940’s Jacobs Overhaul Manual,
Inspectio
n an
d Parts Price list, an
d Parts
Catalo
g fro
m him. Thanks for the corre- spondence, Billy.
ART BANKO’
S PLAN
E
DOW
N FO
R REPAIR
S
Art Bank
o wrote fro
m Seattl
e t
o that
his plane shoul
d be remove
d fro
m the fly- in
g status list for a while.
RENO, NEVAD
A PART
S
SOURC
E
At Art Banko’s suggestion, I contacte
d
George Buchanan, P
O Bo
x 12656, tel 70
2
825 9215, for info o
n T-5
0 parts availabil- ity. George operates a
n export business
for DG-3 an
d other ol
d airplane parts. At
one time the
y service
d T-50’s for North- ern Consolidate
d Airlines, whic
h he says
was absorbe
d b
y Wien. He als
o operate
d
several R-68
0 equippedT-50’s for charter
an
d an
d commercial service. The T-5
0
parts suppl
y has bee
n shrinking, but in- cludes items suc
h as pro
p hub parts, fla
p
motors, pro
p governors, landin
g gear jac
k
screws, an
d intake heat boxes. He will fa
x
a list o
n request.
JON LARSON SEND
S
NEWSLETTE
R
Lon
g time T-5
0 guru Jo
n Larso
n sent
a one page newsletter i
n September t
o
Elmer Steier an
d others, whic
h Elmer
forwarde
d t
o me. Jo
n reminds us that
the 50th Anniversary of the T-5
0 was cel- ebrate
d at Oshkos
h te
n years ago. He
says, " THI
S 98 NEWSLETTE
R START
S
TH
E COUNTDOW
N T
O TH
E 60T
H
HER
E I
N AUBURN, WA." It’s nice t
o
hear fro
m hi
m again.
BARGAI
N MUSEU
M GUID
E
There are seventee
n T-50’s i
n muse- ums accordin
g to GUIDE TO OVER 90
0
MUSEUMS-USA & CANADA. 18th Edi- tion, b
y Michael A. Blaugher. (This is
a
n excellent museu
m guide an
d a rel bar- gain, with over 700
0 aircraft listed. It can
be purchase
d fro
m Michael A. Blaugher,
12
4 E. Foster, Ft. Wayne IN 46806, 218- 74
4 1020, for $
7 plus $1.5
0 S&H.) Not
include
d are a secon
d one at the CA
F an
d
another at the Air Force Museu
m i
n Day- ton. An
y others?
T-50
T-50
T-50
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w
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m of Canada
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m
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m 519
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BOBCATS ON FAA
REGISTRY
A search on the Internet at
www.landings.com of the FAA registry
showed 113 Bobcat’s still listed. We know
that around twenty are in museums, and
there are about twenty in flying condi- tion. Where are all the rest? The records
are divided by region and the results
showed the following: (the largest group
in Southwest are due to many “sale re- ported” with the PAA Oklahoma City ad- dress.)
Region No. registered
Registered as T-50 Models
New England
MA, ME, NH 4
East
DE, PA, NJ, MD 7
South
FL, KY, NC, TN 8
Great Lakes
IL, ND, MN, OH, IN 10
Central
MO, NE, KS, IA,
Western Mountain
WA, ID, OR
Southwest
TX, OK, LA
Western Pacific
CA, NV, AZ
7
8
45
15
4
Total T-50 models 106
Registered as UC-78 Models
All regions
IL, OK, MI, LA 5
Registered as UC-78B Models
All regions
MO 1
Registered as JRC Model
All regions
CA 1
THE 'WESTERN EXECUTIVE"
“Custom built to your requirements, as little as twenty days service”, the 1950’s
brochure states. “The concealed, self contained, staircase extends, offering easy ac- cess to the spacious cabin…the high bubble windshield gives the crew full visibility
control throughout the flight. The Western Executive is superbly engineered, mov- ing with modern executives on the “move”. (Specifications show a 205 mph TAS with
330 hp engines and single engine ceiling of 10,000 ft.) (From Billy Gibson.)
REAR ENTRANCE PAM-0-SAM1C CABIN
6U881E WfNOSHtUD
QUICK CONVERSION TO CARGO- AMBUtANCE —5 FT. CARGO DOOR
FIOOR STRESSED TO CARRV 1000 US. TO 8 G’S
ENGINE
SPEED
EXHAUST
CONVERSIOK
INCREASED
SINGLE
V” ENGINE
PERFORMING
Western Aero * Torrai?c« MvnJctpal Airport* Torrance> Cxiiloraix • Phone DA venport S-73J.I
Total all models 113
NAVY JRC BOBCATS
Since I own a Navy N3N-3 and a Bob- cat, I’ve been interested in learning more
about the rarely mentioned Navy JRC.
The books UNITED STATES NAVAL AIR
STATIONS OF V7ORLD WAR II, VOL. 1:
EASTERN STATES; VOL. 2: WESTERN
STATES, by M.L. Shettle, JR. (Schaertel
Publishing Co., PO Box 66, Bowersville,
GA 30516) states that, “The Navy pur- chased 67 Cessna JRC Bobcats- during 1942 and 1943. A military
version of Cessna’s five seatT-50,
the Army’s designation UC-78. Used by
air stations as light transports, the Bob- cat was also employed by Aircraft De- livery Units and Ferry Squadrons to
transport pilots to and from ferry as- signments.” (Vol. 1, p. 81).
The author frequently lists inven- .
tories of type and number of planes
at various bases, but shows only
one JRC based at NAAS Manteo,
North Carolina. Besides being
home to a Bobcat, they also had an
NE4 Cub, A GH Howard, and a J4F
Widgeon. And its first Squadron was “The
Jolly Rogers.” The photo at right shows
marking of a JRC.
BAMBOO BOMBER CLUB
c/o Jim Anderson
Box 269 Sunwood
Marine on St. Croix, MN 55047
Terry Sullivan
Box 78302
Shreveport LA 71137-8302