Below is a condensed version of the FAA documents on the aircraft’s CD. CDs are available online through the FAA website.
Date
Hours
Owner
Notes
05/28/31
Curtiss Wright Airplane Company
Date of manufacture.
05/30/31
R&L Airways
Box 1342
El Paso, Texas
10/31/31
C.M. Downs
P.O. Box 939
Fort Stockton, Texas
Fuselage recovered, Motor general overhaul
12/28/31
C.M. Downs
P.O. Box 939
Fort Stockton, Texas
“This ship has cylinder braces around the three cylinders to hold the head on as per drawing. I think that this is very good as it has cut down on a great deal of motor vibration.” RM Delaney
05/24/32
359
C.M. Downs
P.O. Box 939
Fort Stockton, Texas
06/25/32
W.H. Grant
P.O. Box432
Marfa, Texas
Repair trailing edge fairings. Install new elevator control cables. In stall windshield.
03/03/38
Ray L. Baumgardner
Box 147
Sweetwater, Texas
Wing ribs reinforced.
05/01/46
Ray L. Baumgardner
Box 147
Sweetwater, Texas
Added a modified J3 engine mount to fit Lycoming O-145 to existing airframe mounts, Installed gun mount with 40 12 gas shotgun shells in front of front cockpit for automatic shotgun. Added 9 gallon fuel tank to rear seat and installed wobble pump. Weight and balance recalculated.” R.L. Baumgardner AE 15122
01/03/47
Ray L. Baumgardner
Box 147
Sweetwater, Texas
Lycoming 0-145-A2
08/28/47
Ray L. Baumgardner
Box 147
Sweetwater, Texas
Weight and balance refigured. Drawings to document: Wing ribs reinforced with additional uptight supports. Installed motorcycle throttle handgrip in front cockpit. Documentation on gun mount and rear cockpit fuel tank. R.L. Baumgardner AE 15122
04/09/48
Ray L. Baumgardner
Box 147
Sweetwater Texas
Data supporting conversion of Lycoming O-145 engine to an O-145-A2
08/24/49
Ray L. Baumgardner
Box 821
Fort Stockton, Texas
Restricted Airworthiness
11/06/51
Ray L. Baumgardner
Box 821
Fort Stockton, Texas
Experimental Airworthiness.
06/18/53
Joe C. Davis Jr.
2308 Avenue M
Hondo Texas
12/04/53
R.B. Geisenger
Rt.2 Box 551A
Irving, Texas
02/16/59
920:50
R.B. Geisenger
Rt.2 Box 551A
Irving, Texas
Aircraft disassembled and recovered. All equipment removed to place aircraft back in standard category. R.B. Geisenger AP 340401IA
10/22/66
Max Kruger
522 Hillwood Drive
San Antonio, Texas
Recovered aircraft. Earl Uhl AP386627IA
07/17/67
M. H. Spinks Enterprises, Inc.
Box 11099
Fort Worth Texas 76110
06/17/74
Max Kruger
522 Hillwood Drive
San Antonio, Texas 78213
12/26/76
Jack E. Gorman
1104 Milam Building
San Antonio, Texas 78205
11/22/76
Max Kruger
522 Hillwood Drive
San Antonio, Texas 78213
Letter from Gorman to FAA stating that above sale was cancelled and ownership going back to Kruger
11/14/77
William H. Meredith
P.O. Box 1016
Castorville, Texas 78009
09/05/79
Max Kruger
522 Hillwood Drive
San Antonio, Texas 78213
09/19/80
L. M. Bryson
138 Shannon Lee
San Antonio, Texas 78216
03/22/84
ADA Aircraft Museum
5500 South High
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73129
11/18/97
City of Liberal Kansas
Box 2199
Liberal Kansas 67905
07/16/02
City of Liberal Kansas
c/o Mid America Air Museum
2000 West 2nd Street
Liberal, Kansas 67905