She was bought by her current owner in October of 2011, and was ferried up to Everett, WA where she’s hangared at Paine Field (KPAE) and flies regularly with the local warbird nuts, the Cascade Warbirds. By Kerry Edwards On March 11, 1949, two naval aviators took off at 10:05 a.m. Bought by a gentleman in TX in 2007, she was put through a beautiful restoration, to include a new interior, a fresh paint job, and a life extension inspection. Retired in 1999, she was disassembled, sent to FL and reassembled in 2000, and registered as N149DF. Piaggio P.1033-G4/DA 3-bladed, constant speedīorn in 1963 as S/N 348, she went directly to Switzerland to serve as an ab-initio trainer for Swissair as HB-EBQ. A few more were delivered to the Uganda Airforce (P 149U´s). SWISSAIR, for example, bought five “Piggi´s” (P 149E´s) for their now abandoned flight academy in Zurich, Switzerland. Most of them were military, but a few examples went to private customers. (Powered by BMW Engine S/N´s start with a B-) Even the engines had been license-built by BMW in Bavaria. They carry Focke Wulf Data-plates and S/N´s from 001 to 190. Here another 190 examples have been produced for the German Military. Thereafter, the type certificate was sold to Focke Wulf and the whole production-line was moved to Bremen/Germany. They carry Piaggio-Dataplates and S/N´s between 250 and 325 but were put together in Germany. The German Forces got 72 “Piggi´s” as unassembled kits from the Italian factory. The German Forces picked the aircraft as a trainer, ahead of the Beechcraft T34 Mentor and the Saab 91 Safir, mainly because of its big cabin, since the plane would also serve as a liaison aircraft for the German Air force and the German Navy. McCormick & Schmick's Wings Café is on site.The maiden flight was on 19JUN53. Admission on the first Thursday of the month is free from 5 to 9 p.m. The ground school portion comprises classroom lectures, visual presentations, group discussions, practical exercises, and field trips over a period of approximately 55 hours. Admission is $19 for adults, $16 for seniors 65 and older, $16 for active military, $11 for youth 5 to 17, and free for children under 5. Cascade Warbirds has teamed with certified flight schools to provide scholarship recipients with tuition, books and supplies, and two introductory instructional flights. Marginal Way S., Seattle, Exit 158 off Interstate 5 on Boeing Field half-way between downtown Seattle and Sea-Tac Airport. The Museum of Flight is located at 9404 E. The Museum of Flight is accredited by the American Association of Museums, and is an Affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution. More than 100,000 individuals are served annually by the Museum's on-site and outreach educational programs. The Museum's aviation and space library and archives are the largest on the West Coast. The Museum's collection includes more than 160 historically significant air- and spacecraft, the original manufacturing facility of The Boeing Co., and the world's only full-scale NASA Space Shuttle Trainer. The independent, non-profit Museum of Flight is one of the largest air and space museums in the world, attracting more than 500,000 visitors annually. Clark photo.Īccess this and all other Museum of Flight news releases online at: Image: Cascade Warbirds North American Aircraft Harvard and Texan. Operating under the motto "keep 'em flying," the Cascade Warbirds work to preserve history by maintaining important military aircraft.The Cascade Warbirds is an affiliate squadron of the Experimental Aircraft Association's Warbirds of America organization. The pilot/owners of these planes will be on hand to answer questions and share their enthusiasm for these vintage warbirds. The aircraft will remain on display in the Museum parking lot from 10 a.m. They will arrive in a wide variety of beautifully restored vintage military aircraft representing several nations' armed forces from World War II through the Vietnam conflict. Free outdoor display of the "Cascade Warbirds" airplanesĪircraft photoSEATTLE, July 10, 2014-The Cascade Warbirds aviation group will fly to The Museum of Flight on Saturday, July 19th.
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