Aero Vintage Books: Tallmantz Aviation Aircraft Collection

Tallmantz Aircraft Collection (1961-1985)
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Manufacturer

Type

Built

MSN

Military Serial

Registration

To
Tallmantz

From
Tallmantz

Rosen-
Novak

1968
Auction

1975

Remarks

Photo

Beechcraft

AT-11

4037

AAF 42-37444

N63158

Yes

"Mad Mad World"

Bleriot (replica)

1953

N6683C

1961

1966

Yes

Replica built in 1953 by Stan Green; to CF-HDG-X; current: Janice Perlitch, Morgan Hill, CA

Photo

Bleriot (replica)

1967

N1197

Yes

Replica built 1967 ?? By Herbert Troutman, Cosa Mesa, CA

Boeing

100

1934

1144

N873H

1961

1985

Yes

(F4B-1) current: Kermit Weeks

Boeing

P-12

Yes

Unknown ident, incomplete, dismantled; fate unknown

Curtiss

JN-4 Jenny

396

"A-196"

N5391

1961

Yes

Yes?

To Rosen-Novak?; to Aeroflex?; to Larsen Museum, Minneapolis, MN; to San Diego Aerospace Museum; Ranger engine while with Tallmantz; now OX-X6

Curtiss

JN-4 Jenny

"A-169"

N6898

Yes

Curtiss

JN-4C Canuck

1898

"A-186"

N10389

From: Roosevelt Field Museum, Cole Palen

Curtiss

JN-4D Jenny

400

"A-179"

N2821D

1961

1966

Yes?

From Bower; from Paramount Pictures; to Mantz 1946; to Tallmantz; to Rosen-Novak 1966; to to Bill McCandless 3/67; to Paul Knepper, Pennsylvania; current: ?

Curtiss

Oriole

No information

Curtiss (replica)

JN-4D Jenny

1973

TM-7

N33627

1973

Replica; Ranger engine; steel-tube fuselage

Curtiss (replica)

JN-4D Jenny

1969

TM-4

N2062

Yes

Replica; currently registered to Tallmantz Aviation; steel-tube fuselage

Curtiss-Pusher

JP-1 Pusher

1960

N8234E

Yes

3/4 scale replica built in 1960 by John Pruett; current: Weeks collection

Photo

Curtiss-Pusher

Pusher

1934

101

N8Y

Yes

Billy Parker-built pusher (1934); Jenny wings, OX-5 engine; incomplete & dismantled at 1968 auction; current: Terry Brandt, Hood River, OR

Curtiss-Wright

CW-1 JR

1930

1145

N10967

Yes

Camera ship. Current: Kermit Weeks

Photo

Curtiss-Wright

F6C-4

1927

N982V

1961

1966

Yes

Gulfhawk 1A. Offered but not sold at auction (legal). Current: NASM

Photo

Curtiss-Wright

P-40E

RCAF 1082

N1207V

1961

1966

Yes

Current:War Eagles Air Museum

Photo

Curtiss-Wright

P-40N

AAF 44-7983

1961

1970?

Stillwater surplus; PMAS storage; Tallmantz storage; reportedly sold c. 1970 to MARC as N9950; current: reported stored in the UK.

Curtiss-Wright

TP-40N

33915

AAF 44-47923

N923

1961

1985

Yes

Current: Kermit Weeks

Photo

De Havilland

90A Dragonfly

1936

7508

N2304

Yes

Ex G-AEDT; ex VH-AAD; current ZK-AYR at Mandeville, New Zealand

Photo

De Havilland

DH 100 Vampire F.3

RCAF 17072

N6878D

Yes

Current: Wings of Flight, Rochester, NY

Photo

De Havilland

DH-4

Yes

No information

De Havilland

DH-4 M1

1918

ET-4

N3258

Yes

Yes-$15,000

Boeing rebuild (post war) with steel tube fuselage; current: Museum of Flight, Seattle, WA; on loan to K48Evergreen Air Museum, McMinnville, OR

De Havilland

Moth DH-82C

DHC1608

RCAF 3947

N6970

Yes

From: CF-CIT; Current: Kermit Weeks

Douglas

SBD-5

6046

54532

N54532

N1339V to XB-QUC to N54532 to N82GA; To Air Museum, c. 1965; current, CAF

Douglas

A-24B

17521

42-54682

N74133

Yes

XB-ZAH to N74133 to N93RW; Current: Lone Star Flight Museum

Photo

Douglas

DC-7B

45193

N8210H

With CO, replaced original N8210H (msn 45192) lost on 1/31/57 in midair.

Douglas

A-26C

28784

AAF 44-35505

N4815E

Yes

Purchased 10/6/62; sold 2/28/77

Photo

Eastern

FM-2

BuNo 86564

N4629V

1961

1966

Yes

Current: Yanks Air Museum, Chino.

Photo

Eastern

FM-2

4752

BuNo 74560

N90523

No information

Fairchild

KR-21

1925

1053

N962V

Yes

Painted as Fokker D-VII; current: Al Stix, St. Louis, MO

Photo

Fleet

Model 2

1930

291

N725V

Loop record

Fleet

Model 2

1930

223

N648M

To Larsen Museum, Minneapolis, MN

Fokker

D VII

1917

504/17

"7748/17"
"25

N4729V

1961

1966

Yes

From N6268; "Hells Angel" camera ship; Hisso engine; ex 3764; to Aeroflex, $20,000: current: Fokker/Netherlands

Photo

Fokker

D VII

N6288

Yes

Replica from Travel Air 2000??

Fokker

E.3 Eindecker

1962

401

"417/15"

N3363G

Yes

Replica built by Jim Appleby 1957-1962; destroyed in the San Diego Air Museum fire

Photo

Fokker (replica)

Dr.I

DB-1

N5523V

Yes

Replica built by Anthony Bright & Harold Duringer, Burbank, CA; reg cx 1/24/89

Garland Lincoln

LF-1

1932

N12237

From: Jarrett War Collection (?); Nieuport 28 replica built by Claude Flagg for Garland Lincoln at VNY. Current: Brent Mone, Santa Rosa, CA

Photo

Goodyear

FG-1D

2900

BuNo 88086

N63382

1961

1966

Yes

Current: Kermit Weeks as N63382

Goodyear

FG-1D

3694

BuNo 92433

N3440G

To Burchinal 9/16/69 in trade for J2F-6 N67790; reported destroyed in 1979 hangar fire at Addison, TX.

Photo

Goodyear

FG-1D

3111

BuNo 88297

N9154Z

Yes

Current: The Fighter Collection as G-FGID

Photo

Grumman

F11F

BuNo 141868

----------

To MOTA 1/22/65; to Air Museum c. 1969/70; former "Blue Angel"

Grumman

F9F-6P

BuNo 127478

Grumman

J2F-6

BuNo 33587

N67790

1969

1985

Yes

From Burchinal c. 1969 for FG-1D N3440G; "Murphy's War"; current: Museum of the USAF

Photo

Grumman

J2F-6

BuNo 36967

N1196N

1969

1972

From Layfayette, LA c. 1969; "Murphy's War"; current: EAA Museum

John Montgomery Glider (replica

Yes

Replica built for movie "Gallant Journey"

Lockheed

Orion 9C

1932

180

N12222

1961

1966

Yes

(Altair DL-2A); Current: Swiss Transport Museum

Photo

Lockheed

P-38L

8270

AAF 44-53015

N9957F

Yes

F-5G; current: display at McGuire AFB, NJ (2002)

Photo

Lockheed

P-38L

AAF 44-26961

N74883

Reported displayed at MOTA; ownership??; FAH 504. N74883 to N38DH to N6961; crashed and destroyed 4/9/81 at KSLC.

Lockheed

PV-1

Reported (Hunt 1966), no information

Lockheed

PV-2

15-385

BuNo 37419

N7486C

Current: reported stored at Museo Storico del'Aeronautica Militare, Rome, Italy

Lockheed

Vega 1

1929

N965Y

1961

1966

Yes

To PMAS 7/28/56 as N199E; current: Ford Museum, Dearborne, MI

Photo

Maurice

Farman S.11 Shorthorn

1915-16

25A

N96452

Yes

To VH-UBC, G-AUBC; current: Canadian Aviation Museum, Ottawa, Ontario

Photo

Morane Borel

1910

Yes

Acquired from Mrs. Earl Daugherty; current: Weeks Collection

Morane-Saulnier

A-1

1918

20308

N5130K

Yes

Current: Kermit Weeks "MoS 1573"

Nieuport

512

"N4434"

N4728V

1961

Yes

Current:James Hall, Midland, TX

Photo

Nieuport

7171.2.19

N8539

Yes

Current status?

Nieuport

Replica; crashed during filming of "Great Waldo Pepper (WWI Aero 9/75)

Norde

Stampe SV4C

190

N1606

Yes

Current: Kermit Weeks

North American

AT-6D

CCF-4-16

N15796

Yes

Zero replica; current, Olympic Jet,Olympia, WA

North American

AT-6D

AAF 45-43766

N3242G

Yes

BT-13 parts also; Kate replica (Tora); current: John Rawson, Rocky Hill, NJ

North American

AT-6F

12142541

AAF 44-81819

N7446C

Yes

Zero replica

North American

AT-6G

168-315

USAF 49-3211A

N9893C

Current: Dee Michael, Lighthous Point, FL

North American

B-25H

1944

AAF 43-4643

N1203

1961

1975

Mantz Stillwater surplus; as primary Mantz cameraship; "Catch-22" as "6A", sold in 1975; reported lost in Colombia c. late 1970s.

Photo

North American

B-25H

1944

AAF 43-4432

N10V

1968

"Catch-22" as "6N", Berlin Express; to Tallmantz in 1968 for 1 month, then Filmways; to Sherman Cooper in 1971; current: EAA Museum, Oshkosh, WI.

North American

B-25N

1944

AAF 44-22939

N9456Z

1961

1971

From Les Bowman to PMAS 1960; "Catch-22" as "6C" no name; current: Mid-Atlantic Air Museum, Reading, PA.

North American

B-25N

1944

AAF 44-30823

N1042B

1961

1985

Yes

As primary Tallmantz camera ship; "Catch-22" ; current: Jim Terry, Meacham Field, TX.

Photo

North American

B-25N

1944

AAF 43-28204

N9856C

1971

1973

"Catch-22" as "6G", Booby Trap, to Tallmantz as surplus from Filmways in 1971; current: Aero Trader, Chino, CA as Pacific Princess.

North American

B-25N

1944

AAF 44-30748

N8195H

1971

1972

"Catch-22" as "6H", Miss Renee; to Tallmantz as surplus from Filmways in 1971; current: Mike Pupich, Van Nuys, CA, as Heavenly Body.

North American

B-25N

1945

AAF 44-86701

N7681C

1968

"Catch-22" as "6J", Annzas; purchased in 1968 by Tallmantz on behalf of Filmways for 1 month; sold to MARC in 1978; "Hanover Street"; destroyed in 1990 in museum fire, Paris, France.

North American

B-25N

1944

AAF 44-30801

N3699G

1971

1972

"Catch-22" as "6K", Vestal Virgin; to Tallmantz as surplus from Filmways in 1971; to Challenge Publications in 1972; to N30801; current: Camarillo, CA as Executive Sweet.

North American

B-25N

1944

AAF 44-30077

N2849G

1971

"Catch-22" as "6Q", Denver Dumper, to Tallmantz as surplus from Filmways in 1971; various subsequent owners; last flew as Mouthy Mitchell; current: reported stored with Tom Reilly.

North American

B-25N

1944

AAF 44-30493

N9451Z

1968
1971

1968
1985

Yes

"Catch-22" as "6V", Dumbo; to Tallmantz as surplus from Filmways in 1971; modified as Tallmantz cameraship (replaced N1203); traded to USAF Museum in 1985; current: display, Malmstrom AFB, Great Falls, MT.

North American

B-25N

1944

AAF 44-30649

N9452Z

1968
1971

"Catch-22" as "6W", Hot Pants; to Tallmantz in 1968 for 1 month, then Filmways; back to Tallmantz in 1971 as surplus from Filmways; traded to USAF in 1971; current: display, Maxwell AFB, AL.

North American

B-25N

1945

AAF 44-86843

N3507G

1968
1971

"Catch-22" as "6B", Passionette Paulette; to Tallmantz in 1968 for 1 month, then Filmways; back to Tallmantz in 1971 as surplus from Filmways; traded to USAF in 1971; current: display, Grissom AFB, IN.

North American

B-25N

1944

AAF 44-28925

N7687G

1968

"Catch-22" as "6F", Superman; to Tallmantz in 1968 for 1 month, then Filmways; after 1971 displayed at cemetery, Pittsburg, PA: in 1992 to Cavanaugh Flight Museum for restoration by Aero Trader; current: display with museum as How 'Boot That!?.

North American

B-25N

1944

AAF 44-29987

N10564

1968

1971

"Catch-22" as "6Y", Luscious Lulu; never Filmways?; varous owners after 1971; to NASM in 1985; stored for future display; last marked as Carol Jean.

North American

P-51C

103-26385

42-103831

N1204

1961

Yes

Current: Kermit Weeks

Photo

North American

P-51D

124-48389

AAF 45-11636

N5467V

Yes

N5467V to N11636. Current: Michael Bertz

Orenco

F-4 Tourister

1920

"A-197"

N2145

Yes

Back to Tallmantz after auction? current: Kermit Weeks

Photo

Parker-Curtiss

Pusher

N8Y

Yes

Parker-built pusher; incomplete, dismantled at 1968 auction

Photo

Phalz

D XII

7511/16

N43C

Yes

Yes-$16,000

From: Jarrett War Collection; FAA: Tallman-Phalz msn 1 rebuilt 1958 by Bob Rust. Current: Museum of Flight, WA; 1968 purchaser: Dolph Overton

Photo

Piper

PA-23

23-1055

N3131P

Curent: Nevada Feed & Cattle, Bonsall, CA

Pitcairn

PA-7 Mailwing

144

N54W

Yes

Current: John Desmond, Philadelphia, PA

Pitcairn

PA-7S Mailwing

1928

147

N95W

Yes

To Larsen Museum, Minneapolis, MN; current: Stephen Pitcairn, Robbinsville, NJ

Royal Aircraft Factory
Eberhardt

SE-5E

1918

AAS 22-296

N4488

Yes

S.E.5a assembled by Eberhart Steel Co. in 1922. To the UK in 1983 (Patrick Lindsay); G-BLXT (1985); flown with The Old Flying Machine Co, Duxford; to the U.S. Army Aviation Museum, Ft. Rucker, AL, in 1995.

Photo

Ryan

B-1

159

N7212

1961

1966

Yes

Yes-$17,500

Rebuilt B-1 as "Spirit of St. Louis" for 1957 movie of same name. Current: on display at Cradle of Aviation Museum, Long Island, NY.

Photo

Ryan

C-1

402

N558N

No information

Sikorsky

S-51

1951

5139

N92813

Ex Los Angeles Airways; to San Diego Air Museum; Current: ??

Sopwith

Camel F1

1917

"B7270"
"A-11

N6254

Yes

Yes-$40,000

From: Jarrett War Collection; current: Arkansas Education Center, Little Rock

Photo

Sopwith (replica)

Camel F1

1974

TM10

" F 542"

N8997
G-BPO

Yes

Replica built by Herber Troutman, Costa Mesa, CA; current: Blue Max Movie Aircraft Museum, UK

Sopwith (replica)

Pup

1972

OE1

N4308

Yes

Replica

Sopwith (replica)

Triplane

1967

ET-1

N5492

Yes

Replica; built by Lou Stolp; possibly only on loan from Earl Tavan; to San Diego Air Museum; current: Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton, UK

Spad

VII

1918

S-248

"S 4523"

N4727V

1961

1966

Yes

Yes-$16,000

Current: Imperial War Museum, Duxford, UK

Photo

Spad

XIII

No information

Stampe

SV 4C

190

N1606

Yes

Current: Kermit Weeks

Standard

J-1

1582

"A-179"

N2825D

1961

1985

Yes

Current: Kermit Weeks (MFG: Mantz-Standard)' Hisso engine

Photo

Standard

J-1

1598

"A-190"

N2826D

To Larsen Museum, Minneapolis, MN; current: San Diego Air Museum

Standard

J-1

T 4595

N62505

To Ray Folsom, then to Al Stix, St. Louis, MO

Stearman

PT-17

75-8024

N63588

Yes

Current: Louis Radwanick, Virginia Beach, VA

Stearman

PT-17

1941

75-1652

N53422

MOTA WWII PT-17 markings; current: Terence Bolger, Palatine, IL

Stearman

PT-17

75-7613

N9090H

No information

Stearman

PT-17

7332

N5001V

1977

1985

Current: Lawrence Johnson, Colville, WA

Stearman-Hammond

YS-1

307

N15522

Current: Hiller Aviation Museum, San Carlos, CA

Stinson

L-1

AAF 40-3102

N63230

Yes

Current: Kermit Weeks

Photo

Stinson

L-1

AAF 40-291

N63229

No information

Stinson

L-5

76-560

AAF 42-98319

N64669

Yes

Current: Sam Tabor, East Troy, WI

Supermarine

Spitfire IX

N93081

Display only (Cliff Robertson)

Tallmantz

"Spirit of St. Louis"

1967

TM-3

N1967T

1967

Yes

Replica built by Tallmantz; used M-1 fuselage, 46 ft. wing, Wright J-5; constructed for 50th Anniversery celebration in Paris; delivered by USAF in May 1967 to Paris, flown by Tallman.

Thomas-Morse

S-4-C

257

"5163"

Disassembled/stored by PMAS; 80 hp LeRhone

Thomas-Morse

S-4-C

AAS 38932

Disassembled/stored by PMAS; 80 hp LeRhone

Thomas-Morse (replica)

S4-C

1970

N38923

Yes

Replica; current: Freeman Heritage Collection, Kingsbury, TX

Travel Air

Mystery Ship

RD-2002

NX613K

1961

1966

Yes

Dismantled in 1968; to Pancho Barnes; current:Skyfire Corp,; Wilmington, DL

Photo

Travelair

2000

871

N8100

Yes

Dismantled, incomplete; Current: Charles Pyeatt, Palos Verdes Estates, CA

Travelair

2000

1927

707

N6268

1985

Yes??

"Wichita Fokker" OX-5 "Tank" engine; to Tony Bianchi, 1985; current: Blue Max Movie Aircraft Museum, UK

Travelair

E 4000

900

N8125

Reported, no information

Vultee

BT-13

91278 ?

N53317

Playground for kids

Photo

Vultee

BT-13B

79-1220

N56867

Yes

Tora Val; current: Laird Aviation, Lemoyne, PA

Vultee

BT-15

11421 ?

N68261

Vultee

BT-15

2538

N56490

No information

Waco

UPF-7

5538

N30141

Yes

MOIA Barnstormer rides; current: Dennis Drop, Norco, CA

Photo

Waco

YKS-7

N53361

Used for "Barnstormer" rides

Boeing

B-17G

32166

AAF 44-83525

N83525

TMI

International Flight and Space Museum; acquired by Tallmantz in 1971; current: Kermit Weeks

Photo

Boeing

B-47

--------

TMI

International Flight and Space Museum

Cessna

T-37

USAF 64-0717

--------

TMI

International Flight and Space Museum

Convair

F-102

TMI

International Flight and Space Museum

Douglas

B-45C

USAF 48-007?

----------

TMI

International Flight and Space Museum

Lockheed

P-80A

080-1511

AAF 44-85488

-----------

TMI

International Flight and Space Museum: Current: Planes of Fame

Lockheed

T-33A

USAF 53-5541

-----------

TMI

International Flight and Space Museum:Current: Planes of Fame

McDonnell

F-101A

USAF 53-2431

-------------

TMI

International Flight and Space Museum:No wings

Photo

McDonnell

XF-85

AAF 46-524

----------

TMI

International Flight and Space Museum:Current: Display at the SAC Museum, Nebraska

North American

F-100

----------

TMI

International Flight and Space Museum

North American

F-86A

USAF 51-4482

----------

TMI

International Flight and Space Museum

North American

YF-107A

USAF 55-5118

-----------

TMI

International Flight and Space Museum; painted as 55-5120.

Photo

Northrop

SM-62

----------

TMI

International Flight and Space Museum

Republic

F-84

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TMI

International Flight and Space Museum

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