1937 Boeing Stearman PT-13 Kaydet A

Description

G-PTBA (S/N 75045) PT13A45th Example of a Stearman Kaydet builtPre-War & Wartime HistoryOctober 1937. Delivered from Boeing s Wichita Plant and assigned to D Flight, 2332nd Base Unit Randolph Field, Texas, and given ID 466August 1939. Assigned to Contract Pilot School (CPS) Curtis Reynolds Field. IllinoisMarch 1941. Assigned to Spartan School of Aeronautics, Muskogee, Oklahoma.21st May 1941. Assigned to CPS, 3051st Base Unit, Hemet Field, California.25th October 1941 Assigned to the C.P.S. Visalia-Dinuba School of Aeronautics, 3051st Base Unit, Sequoia Field, California28th March 1942. Assigned to CPS at Hancock Field, California18th August 1943. Returned to Hemet Field, California.Early December 1944. Assigned to Army Air Force Base Napier Field, Alabama.6th July 1945. Assigned to Georgia Aero Tech C.P.S., Bush Field, Augusta, Georgia10th July 1945. Struck off charge and handed to US Aeroplane Carriers Inc.A true example of a vintage biplane warbird, in fantastic flying conditionAirplane time state:S/N 75045 PT13ATotal Time Airframe 6172 hoursGround up restoration by Vintage Fabrics 2010Engine Lycoming R-680-17Total Time Engine 900 hours300 hours since top end overhaul, by Vintech 2010Propellor Total Time 3 hoursBrand new Sensenich propellor fitted July 2026Trig VHF Radio fittedTransponderAnnual expiry: July 2027Includes:2 ParachutesCockpit CoverTow BarSpares110,000 ono