2008 AirVenture Award Winners
PRESERVATION AWARD
N6168C
North American P-51D Mustang
Lewis Shaw
Dallas, TX
PRESERVATION AWARD
N151MC
North American P-51 Mustang
John O’Connor
Downers Grove, IL
PRESERVATION AWARD
N1143V
Aeronca L-16A Grasshopper
Charlie Grott, Jim Johnson,
Pat Devine & Bob Vasquez
St. Charles, MO.
PRESERVATION AWARD
N92778
North American AT-6G Texan
Timothy McDonald
Niceville, FL.
PRESERVATION AWARD
N3172G
North American T-6G Texan
William L. Greene
Groveland, IL.
JUDGES’ CHOICE: SNJ
N3259G
North American SNJ-5
Open Cockpit, LLC
New York, NY.
JUDGES’ CHOICE: T-28
N128BS
North American T-28B Trojan
Malte Lorenz
Islip, NY.
JUDGES’ CHOICE: PRIMARY TRAINER
N9279H
Fairchild PT-26A Cornell
Mark Howard
Edmond, OK.
JUDGES’ CHOICE: L-19
N140R
Cessna L-19 Bird Dog
Stephen Frushour
Storm Lake, IA
JUDGES’ CHOICE: CJ-6
N250RL
Nanchang CJ-6A
Ron Lee
Palos Verdes Estates, CA.
JUDGES’ CHOICE: Yak 52
N713YK
Yakovlev Yak-52
Ed Noel
Houston, TX.
JUDGES’ CHOICE: L-Bird
N39563
Aeronca L-3B Grasshopper
Joseph J. Miller & Tim Trimble
York, PA.
JUDGES’ CHOICE: T-6
N43826
North American AT-6D Texan
Nathan Davis
Tipton, IN.
BEST T-6
N85696
North American T-6 Texan
A & M Flight
Eden Prairie, MN.
SILVER WRENCH
Gary Allan
Seattle, WA.
BEST Yak 52/CJ-6
N152TD
Yakovlev Yak-52 TD
Dave Jester
Pensacola, FL.
SILVER WRENCH
Dave Jester
Elmore, AL.
BEST PRIMARY TRAINER
N103JC
Fairchild PT-26 Cornell
Commemorative Air Force- Wisconsin Wing
Waukesha, WI.
SILVER WRENCH
Joe and Mark Denest
Westchester, PA.
BEST O/L-Bird
N452WB
Consolidated Vultee OY-1 Sentinel
Duncan Cameron
Lebanon, TN
SILVER WRENCH
Duncan Cameron
Lebanon, TN.
BEST MILITARY CLASSIC
N2770
Hiller OH-23D Raven
Lil’ Dawg Aviation, Inc.
Huntsville, AL.
SILVER WRENCH
Pat Pockrus,
Mineral Wells, TX.
SILVER WRENCH
Bob Tumlin,
Oxford, Mo.
BEST T-34
N5QN
Beechcraft T-34B Mentor
George Frey
Fredrick, MD.
SILVER WRENCH
Blackwell Aviation
Belle Vernon, PA.
BEST JET
N626SF
Aero Vodochody L-39
Stewart Fred
Houston, TX.
SILVER WRENCH
Worldwide Warbirds
Phoenix, AZ.
BEST P-51
N5087F
North American P-51 Mustang
JTS Historical Aviation Foundation
Seattle, WA.
SILVER WRENCH
Pacific Fighters
Idaho Falls, ID.
BEST FIGHTER
N628BL
Supermarine Spitfire MK VB
Rod Lewis
San Antonio, TX.
SILVER WRENCH
Warren Denholm
AVSPECS, Auckland, NZ.
RETURNING BEST OF CLASS
N5199G
Cessna L-19A Bird Dog
Frank Vranicar
Corona Del Mar, CA.
RETURNING GRAND CHAMPION
N16886
Cessna O-1G Bird Dog
Randy Maiville
Onondaga, MI
PHOENIX AWARD
N5087F
North American P-51B Mustang
JTS Historical Aviation Foundation
Seattle, WA.
DIRTY BIRD
N8120L
Nanchang CJ-6
Barry Hancock
Provo, UT.
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION - WORLD WAR II
N551E
North American P-51B “Old Crow” Mustang
Jack Roush
Livonia, MI.
GOLD WRENCH
Cal Pacific Airmotive
Salinas, CA.
GRAND CHAMPION - WORLD WAR II
N74190
North American P-51D Mustang
FTRESC LLC, Happy Jack’s Go Buggy
San Antonio, TX.
GOLD WRENCH
Midwest Aero Restorations, Ltd.
Danville, IL.
