Stearman N54173 Restoration

First flight

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These photos show Ray Chalker in the front and Lee in the back preparing for the planes inaugural flight. They flew a racetrack pattern over the Tacoma Narrows Airport 300 feet above pattern altitude with the towers approval and ...

The plane performed so well that they departed Tacoma for lunch at the Pierce Co. Airport some 15 miles distant.
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Lee in the rear, ?? in the front

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In the run-up area

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Taxiing onto the runway

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Takeoff !!!

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And off she goes

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Upon their return

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