2006 AirVenture Award Winners
Grand Champion Post WWII
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Randy Maiville, Onondaga, MI. Cessna O-1 “Birddog” (N16886)
Gold Wrench Award: Jim’s Aviation, Charlotte, MI
Gold Wrench Award: Randy Maiville. Onondaga, MI
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Grand Champion WWII
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Ron Fagen, Granite Falls, MN. Curtiss P-40K “ (N401WH)
Gold Wrench Award: Ken Hake, Tipton, KS
Gold Wrench Award: Warhawks, Inc., Granite Falls, MN
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Reserve Grand Champion WWII
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North American Aviation, Inc./ Daniel Baun, Poland, OH.
North American P-51D “Mustang”, (NL74469)
Gold Wrench Award: Midwest Aero Restoration, Ltd., Danville, IL.
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Returning Grand Champion
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Keith Baker, Town and Country, MO. North American T-28C “Trojan” (N28UH)
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Returning Best of Class
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Kurt and Sandy Muhle, Columbus, NE, Vultee BT-13A, (N62700)
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Phoenix Award
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Ron Fagen, Granite Falls, MN. Curtiss P-40K (N401WH)
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Dirty Bird
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Dennis Bohn, Grand Forks, ND. North American T-28B “Trojan” (N285DB)
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Best T-34
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Tom Soodsma, Vero Beach, FL. Beechcraft T-34A “Mentor” (N55192)
Silver Wrench Award: Nogle & Black, Tuscola, IL.
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Best L-19/ O-1
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Breece Nesbitt, Mooresville, NC. Cessna L-19 “Birddog” (N972A)
Silver Wrench Award: Dennis Hallman, Mooresville, NC.
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Best Jet
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Roy Halladay, Broomfield, CO. Lockheed T-33A, (N514RH) Silver Wrench Award: Roy Halladay and Friends, Broomfield, CO.
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Best L-4
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Jenner Knight, San Diego, CA. Piper L-4J “Grasshopper”, (N129JK)
Silver Wrench Award: Dennis Hallman, Mooresville, NC.
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Best T-28
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T-28 TW, LLC (Jason Somes), Camarillo, CA. North American T-28B “Trojan”, (N313WB)
Silver Wrench Award: Great American Aircraft, Torrance, CA.
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Best T-6/Harvard/SNJ
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Hannu T. Halminen, Orono, Ontario, Canada,
Canadian Car & Foundry Harvard Mk.IV, (CF-VFG)
Silver Wrench Award: Corporate Aircraft, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
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Best L-Bird
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William David Jester, Pensacola, FL. Cessna O-1E “Birddog” (N60591)
Silver Wrench Award: Air Repair, Inc., Cleveland, MS.
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Best Fighter
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Provenance Fighter Sales, Murrieta, CA. Goodyear FG-1D “Corsair” (N29VF)
Silver Wrench Award: Vintage Fighters, Sellersberg, IN.
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Judges’ Choice: T-34
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Dave Holt, Port Townsend, WA. Beechcraft T-34 “Mentor” (N245Z)
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Judges’ Choice: L-39
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Richard Bacon. Golden, CO. Aero Vodochody L-39C “Albatross” (N57XJ)
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Judges’ Choice: Flying Gatlin Gun
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Capt. James D. Hunt, 104th Fighter Wing MA-ANG, Westfield, MA. Republic A-10A “Thunderbolt II”, (N78-649)
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Judges’ Choice: L-Bird
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Chad Parrott, Paris, TX, Cessna L-19 “Birddog”, (N1100T)
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Judges’ Choice: Fighter
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Chuck Greenhill, Kenosha, WI, Hawker Sea Fury, (NX20MD)
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Preservation Award
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William L. Greene, Groveland, IL. North American T-6G “Texan”, (N3172G)
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Preservation Award
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Raybourne Thompson, Houston, TX. Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX (N959RT)
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Preservation Award
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Craig Ekberg, Rolling Hills, CA. Nanchang CJ6A (N556TR)
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Preservation Award
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Pat Devine, Jim Johnson, Bob Vasquez, Charles Grott, St. Charles, MO. Aeronca L-16A (N1143V)
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Preservation Award
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Sarah and James Maloney, Prior Lake, MN. Piper L-4J “Grasshopper” (N3989B)
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Preservation Award
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Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation, Farmingdale, NJ. Douglas C-54 “Skymaster” (N500EJ)
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