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Lost Squadron's 1979 Tiger and 1971 SF-260 photographed from the
catwalk around the tower at Chino Airport, making them look like toy
planes.
A composite of this photo, and a taxi view, hang in Flo's Airport Cafe, Chino CA.
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Before it boasted Lost Squadron's graphics, our Marchetti lived a bit of
interesting history. Built in 1971 as an SF-260B, it served as a
training aircraft for the Ziaire Air Force. It was brought into the
United States by Frank Sanders where it was modified to a "C" model.
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SIAI SF-260C Marchetti
From there speed mods were made around the gear doors, and a DeMars Akro
345hp engine was installed. The plane was seen for
years touring the country as the number three ship in the "Team
America" airshow act.
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This is how N45161 looked in the mid eighties. It was designed in the
'70's, when harvest gold and avocado appliances were so popular.
Of course this plane fits right in with a moss green, mother of barstool
interior, dark moss trim, and oxidized orange painted over harvest gold.
Grumman AA5B Tiger
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Today the Tiger wears a more tasteful (and far less subtle) paint scheme.
"The influences come from all over, as one might guess. Tail stripes
are vaguely reminiscent of invasion stripes although they more closely
resemble the stripes on a motion picture slate.
The overall grey bottom,
white top with contrasting blue-purple stripe comes from the C-97's my
father flew in from the ANG wing in Van Nuys. This painting project
took almost a year to complete after replacing many broken plastic
parts including all of the windows."
Roger
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1946 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser
The paint
scheme on the Cub is a combination of a Roy Lichtenstien
print, a 1969 Sunoco Camaro and a checkered flag. I've flown it from California to
Florida to Alaska. It has an O-320 (150HP) and is shown below with the skylight I installed in Alaska.
Dual puck Clevelands, 8.50
tires, 4 point harnesses and an extended baggage compartment all help it get in and out of sandbars
with all the gear.
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