2004 AirVenture Award Winners
Grand Champion Post WWII
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Collings Foundation, Stow, MA, Chance Vought F4U-5NL Corsair (N45NL)
Gold Wrench Award: American Aero Service, New Smyrna Beach, FL.
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Grand Champion WWII
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Bob Baker, Alva, OK, North American P-51D “Mustang” (N28UH) Gold Wrench Award: Bob Baker, Alva, OK.
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Reserve Grand Champion – Post World War II
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Keith Baker, St. Louis, MO., North American T-28C “Trojan” (N28UH)
Gold Wrench Award: Pride Aircraft, Rockford, IL
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Reserve Grand Champion WWII
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Charles Somers, Rocklin, CA. North American P-51D “Mustang” (N20MS)
Gold Wrench Award: Midwest Aero Restoration, Danville, IL.
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Best Fighter
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The Fighter Factory, Suffolk, VA. Curtis P-40E “Kittyhawk” (N1941P)
Silver Wrench Award: Pioneer Restoration, Auckland, New Zealand.
Silver Wrench Award: Avspecs, Auckland, New Zealand
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Best L-19
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Frank & Pat Vranicar, Corona Del Mar, CA. Cessna L-19 (N5199G).
Silver Wrench Award: Frank & Pat Vranicar, Corona Del Mar, CA.
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Best O-2
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Darrell Porter, Harrisonville, MO. Cessna O-2A (N21229)
Silver Wrench Award: Darrell Porter, Harrisonville, MO.
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Best Primary Trainer
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Kurt & Sandy Muhle, Columbus, NE. Vultee BT-13A (N62700)
Silver Wrench Award: Kurt & Sandy Muhle, Columbus, NE.
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Best L-Bird
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Jonathan Martin, West Grove, PA., Taylorcraft L-2M (N50135)
Silver Wrench Award: Jonathan Martin, West Grove, PA.
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Judges’ Choice: L-Bird
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Jimmy L. Johnson, St. Charles, MO., Aeronca L-16 (N1143V)
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Judges’ Choice: L-19
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Breece Nesbitt Jr., Mooresville, NC., Cessna L-19 “Bird Dog” (N972A)
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Judges’ Choice: Foreign Fighter
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Harold Kindsvater, Clovis, CA., ME 109 Messerschmitt (N109W)
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Judges’ Choice: Navy Attack
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Commemorative Air Force, Midland, TX., Curtis SB-2C (N92879)
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Judges’ Choice: TBM
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Robert “Crash” Williams, Mercer Island, WA., Grumman TBM Avenger (N337GA)
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Judges’ Choice: Foreign Trainer
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Hugh Shields, St. Thomas, ON, Canada Dehaviland ”Chipmunk” (NCF-CXE)
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Judges’ Choice: T-6
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Paul Redlich, Huntington, IN., AT-6 (N94155)
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Judges’ Choice: Yak 52
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Michael Newby, Algonquin, IL., Yak-52TW (N727MN)
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Best Bomber
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Cavanaugh Flight Museum, Addison, TX, Grumman TBM “Avenger” (N86280)
Silver Wrench Award: Cavanaugh Flight Museum, Addison, TX.
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Best T-34
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Scott Yoak, Lewisburg, WV, T-34B (N34YK)
Silver Wrench Award: Aerospace Specialties, Lewisburg, WV.
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Best “Dirty Bird”
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Sleiman Salibi, Lake Charles, LA. North American T-28 (N470)
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Best L-39
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Heinz Peier, Daytona Beach, FL, Aero Vodochody L-39 (N101PX)
Silver Wrench Award: Heinz Peier, Daytona Beach, FL.
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Best “Wildcat”
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Steve Craig, Lawrence, KS., Grumman F4F-3 “Wildcat” (NX12260)
Silver Wrench Award: Blackhawk Aviation, Janesville, WI.
Silver Wrench Award: Pete Regina Aviation, Van Nuys, CA.
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Best P-51
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Max Chapman, Jackson, WY., North American TP-51C “Mustang” (NL251MX)
Silver Wrench Award: Pacific Fighters, Idaho Falls, ID.
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Preservation Award
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Raymond E. Plote, Elgin, IL. Beech AT-11 (N7337C)
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Preservation Award
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Ray Dieckman, Corona Del Mar, CA. Goodyear FG-1D Corsair (NX773RD)
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Preservation Award
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David & Syd Rothenanger, Carmel, IN., Beech T-34 (N134DR).
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Preservation Award
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Chuck Greenhill, Mettawa, IL., North American P-51D (N5500S)
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Preservation Award
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Howard Pihlaja, Brainerd, MN., Cessna L-19 (N60577)
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Preservation Award
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Peter Bales, Janesville, WI. Hughes OH-6 “Cayuse” (N67PB)
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