Fairchild Club Forum

'Hello to all,
As some of you know I am a Fairchild Club member although I do not own
an aircraft. I just dabble in Fairchild history - mainly PT and Argus -
and have recently obtained the very interesting FAA records of a few of
the very first civil registered M-62A and Bs. They are a fascinating
resource and contain information which is probably no longer available
from anywhere else. The frustration is that that with the exception of
the prototype M-62 and M-62B, I have no idea of their appearance and
markings, etc.

I wonder if anyone here has photos of any Fairchild M-62/PT's taken
during the ninteen-forties and fifties. If so, could I ask if you
would scan them and post them in the "Photos" section - as forum pages
does not permit attachments.
Thank you, Tony Broadhurst.'

'Hi Tony, I assume you've seen this list that shows the eary PTs that were owned by the FAA.

http://www.aerovintage.com/faamfg2.htm

I recall the AAHS journal(Summer 2000) had an article that covered all the airplanes owned by CAA/FAA throughout the years and there was a photo of the PTs in CAA colors(black with orange stripe and wings if memory serves).

If you are an AAHS member....

http://www.aahs-online.org/BackIssues/v45n4.htm#Article%201

There's a picture of NC136(T40-150) by Bill Larkins.

http://www.aahs-online.org/BackIssues/Imagev45n4_1.htmCurt Kinchenptcurt@msn.com


To: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.comFrom: broadhurst@talk21.comDate: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:39:05 +0000Subject: [fairchildclub] Old Fairchild photos




Hello to all,As some of you know I am a Fairchild Club member although I do not own an aircraft. I just dabble in Fairchild history - mainly PT and Argus -and have recently obtained the very interesting FAA records of a few of the very first civil registered M-62A and Bs. They are a fascinating resource and contain information which is probably no longer available from anywhere else. The frustration is that that with the exception of the prototype M-62 and M-62B, I have no idea of their appearance and markings, etc. I wonder if anyone here has photos of any Fairchild M-62/PT's taken during the ninteen-forties and fifties. If so, could I ask if you would scan them and post them in the "Photos" section - as forum pages does not permit attachments.Thank you, Tony Broadhurst.







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'Hi Curt,
Hello again and thank you for the links.

I am an AAHS member and have the FAA articles. It was most welcome
as there seems to be little written about about this fleet or indeed
much about the various CAA training programs where the M-62As were
employed. I am sure you are right about the ornge on black as that
would seem to be the standard FAA colors. There is a museum example
of a Model 24 in those FAA markings, somewhere. One FAA M-62A, and I
think it was NC136, was used to trial a castoring main u/c.

There seems to have been at least 74 M-62As and 22 M-62Bs registered
in the USA prior to 1942. Aside from the 26 M-62As procured by the
FAA, the remainder I presume were purchased by flying schools
involved in the various CTP and College programs. Spartan School of
Aeronautics had three or four, of which I have only one partial
image. Henson Flying Services had three and there is a beautiful
colour phtograph on the of these at Hagerstown in Kent
Mitchell's 'Fairchild Aircraft 1926 - 1987'.

I am really hoping that amongst the Club members and the others that
use the forum there may be some who trained at these academies, or
have perhaps have their fathers/grandfathers photos of the early
examples. That would be a real find.

While you are reading this I ought to add a thanks for the Vultee
Service list you uploaded to the BT-13 forum. I found that very
useful.

Cheers for now, Tony


r In fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com, Curt Kinchen wrote:

>
>
> Hi Tony, I assume you've seen this list that shows the eary PTs

that were owned by the FAA.

>
> http://www.aerovintage.com/faamfg2.htm
>
> I recall the AAHS journal(Summer 2000) had an article that covered

all the airplanes owned by CAA/FAA throughout the years and there was
a photo of the PTs in CAA colors(black with orange stripe and wings
if memory serves).

>
> If you are an AAHS member....
>
> http://www.aahs-online.org/BackIssues/v45n4.htm#Article%201
>
> There's a picture of NC136(T40-150) by Bill Larkins.
>
> http://www.aahs-online.org/BackIssues/Imagev45n4_1.htmCurt

Kinchenptcurt@...

>

'

'Hi,

The Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA) orange and black F-24 is in a museum
at Merrill Field in Anchorage, Alaska. I think it is a 1937 model. I have a
copy of Fairchild's "Specification for the Fairchild 24W40 Four Place High
Wing Cabin Monoplane" submitted to the Civil Aeronautics Authority (per
Specification CAA-231) Report No. 2540 in March 1940. I have this because my
Fairchild N28645 is a 24W40. The report includes a detailed color scheme:

(a) - Fuselage, fin, rudder, landing gear, and all struts - Black.

(b) - Both upper and lower surfaces of wings, stabilizer, and elevators -
Galatea Orange.

(c) - Striping on fuselage and cowling - Galatea Orange.


Earl W. Swaney
Fairchild 24W40
N28645

_earln29645@aol.com_ (mailto:earln29645@aol.com)



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