With an expert eye, Bertrand Brown made a walk-around album of our Stinson Sentinel, to be seen on “L’Echarpe Blanche” : Read more →
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Survol des plages du débarquement, par Julia Apfelbaum
One of our favourite images in this great series by Julia of Distant Thunder Aviation Photography. The whole series can be viewed here. Read more →
L-Birds back to Normandy : Rassemblement de Piper L-4, Stinson L-5 et autres L-Birds authentiques de WWII
An exceptional event in preparation, gathering of authentic L-Birds (Piper L-4, Stinson L-5 and other even rarer warbirds) with the participation of www.ham-jam.org and to be followed on www.L-Birds.fr. For the 75th anniversary of the Allied landings and the Battle of Normandy, which will be celebrated in June 2019, preparations have begun for an exceptional commemoration. Indeed, this “quarter-century” anniversary is… Read more →
The Stinson Sentinel, ‘Flying Jeep’ of the Generals
The Sentinel was the preferred liaison aircraft of the Generals during the Second World War. Like its brother-in-arms the Piper L-4, it was capable of landing on rough runways, fields or roads that were barely developed. However, being more powerful and spacious, it was also faster. Its nickname Flying Jeep is well deserved. Read more →
