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WARBIRDS AWARDS

Preservation Award
CAF B-29/B-24 Squadron
Addison, Texas
Consolidated B-24A Liberator, N24927

Preservation Award
Donald Miller
Edmond, Oklahoma
Consolidated-Vultee BT-13A Valiant, NX818DM 

Preservation Award
Pat Devine, Jim Johnson, Bob Vasquez & Charlie Grott
Weldon Spring, Missouri
Aeronca L-16A Grasshopper, N1143V

Preservation Award
Steve Buchelt/Jim Read
Crown Point, Indiana
de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk, N26JH

Preservation Award
Mike & Andy Porter
East Liverpool, Ohio
Boeing Stearman PT-17 Kaydet, N59293

Preservation Award
Liberty Aviation Museum
Port Clinton, Ohio
North American B-25 Mitchell, N345BG

Judges’ Choice: PT-26
CAF Wisconsin Wing
Pewaukee, Wisconsin
Fairchild PT-26B Cornell, N9474H

Judges’ Choice: PT-19
Dave Howard, Larry James, Mike Kilgore & Richard Smith
Austin, Texas
Fairchild PT-19 Cornell, N48671

Judges’ Choice: Liaison
Texas Flying Legends Museum
Houston, Texas
Stinson OY-1/L-5 Sentinel, N1548M

Judges’ Choice: Bomber
Stockton Field Aviation Museum
Stockton, California
Lockheed PV-2D Harpoon, N6657D

Best L-16
Curt DeBaun
Terre Haute, Indiana
Aeronca L-16A Grasshopper, N6702C
Silver Wrench
John Ross
West Terre Haute, Indiana

Best Jet
Manfred Rusche
Hanover, Germany
Aero Vodochody L-39ZO Albatros, N187D
Silver Wrench
Classic Aviation Company
Hanover, Germany

Best Primary Trainer
Bill Austin
Danville, California 
Boeing Stearman N2S-4 Kaydet, N75016
Silver Wrench
Turn and Bank Aviation
Deer Park, Washington

Best Liaison
Mike & Susan LeTrello
St. Charles, Missouri
Taylorcraft L-2B Grasshopper, N47727
Silver Wrench
Mike & Susan LeTrello
St. Charles, Missouri

Best Fighter
Robert Dickson
Concord, North Carolina
North American P-51D Mustang, N5420V
Silver Wrench
Vintage Airframes
Caldwell, Idaho

Returning Best of Class
Raymond Hofman
Midland, Texas
North American SNJ-5C Texan, N518WW

Dirty Bird
Mark Overholtzer
Salem, Oregon
Beechcraft T-34 Mentor, N34BV

Reserve Grand Champion: World War II
Conrad Huffstutler
Uvalde, Texas
General Motors/Grumman FM-2 Wildcat, N774FM
Gold Wrench
Conrad Huffstutler/Wild Warbirds
Uvalde, Texas

Reserve Grand Champion: Post World War II
Texas Flying Legends Museum
Houston, Texas
Canadian Car & Foundry Harvard Mark IV, NX3405
Gold Wrench
AirCorps Aviation
Bemidji, Minnesota

Grand Champion: World War II
Ron & Diane Fagen
Granite Falls, Minnesota
Curtiss P-40K Warhawk, N402WH
Gold Wrench
Fagen Fighters Restoration
Granite Falls, Minnesota

Grand Champion: Post World War II
Jon Vesely
Scottsdale, Arizona
North American P-51D Mustang, N151JT
Gold Wrench
Midwest Aero Restorations
Danville, Illinois