2001 Sun ‘n Fun Award Winners
Grand Champion WWII Warbird
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North American P-51C "Mustang"
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NX1204
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Kermit Weeks
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Polk City, FL
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Restored by:
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Cal Pacific Airmotive
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Salinas, CA
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Reserve Grand Champion WWII Warbird
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Curtiss P-40K "Kittyhawk"
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NX4436J
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Richard Thurman, Vintage Warbirds Museum Inc
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Louisville, KY
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Restored by:
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Pioneer Aero
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Auckland, New Zealand
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Grand Champion Post-WWII Warbird
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North American TF-51 "Mustang"
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NL351DT
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Richard Thurman, Vintage Warbirds Museum
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Louisville, KY
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Restored by:
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Lauderback Bros.
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Kissimmee, FL
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Reserve Grand Champion Post-WWII Warbird
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Beech T-34 "Mentor"
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N341GB
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George Baker
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New Smyrna Beach, FL
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Restored by:
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George Baker
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New Smyrna Beach, FL
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Returning Grand Champion
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North American SNJ-5 "Texan"
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N645DS
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Don Stamp
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Salem, OH
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Restored by:
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Don Stamp
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Salem, OH
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Best Liaison
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Cessna L-19 "Birddog"
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N4848M
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Stephen Turco
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Key West, FL
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Restored by:
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Birddog Aviation
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Waterford, MI
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Judges’ Choice Phoenix Award
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Northrop T-38 "Talon"
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N38MX
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Max Chapman, Fort Wayne Air Service, Inc.
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Fort Wayne, IN
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Restored by:
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Fort Wayne Air Service, Inc.
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Fort Wayne, IN
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Judges’ Choice Foreign Aircraft
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Bücher Bu133C "Jungmeister"
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G-BUTX
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Anthony Smith
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Ocala, FL
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Preservation Award
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L-16B
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N3956
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George Meyers
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Huntsville, AL
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Preservation Award
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Beech T-34A "Mentor"
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N34EG
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Eddie Gomez
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Staten Island, NY
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Restored by:
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George Baker
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New Smyrna Beach, FL
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Preservation Award
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Douglas C-54 "Skymaster"
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N500EJ
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Berlin Airlift Historical Society
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Farmingdale, NJ
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Preservation Award
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Grumman OV-1 "Mohawk"
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N1171Y
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Carolinas’ Aviation Museum
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Durham, NC
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Preservation Award
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Douglas AD-5 "Skyraider"
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N452HA
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Hank Avery
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Ocala, FL
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Preservation Award
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Fouga "Magister"
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NX520F
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Mark Schneider
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Pembroke, FL
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Dirty Bird
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Cessna O-2A
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N302A
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Dennis Labre
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Fort Myers, FL
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