tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post8147216107950376529..comments2024-03-29T16:19:53.951+13:00Comments on NZ Civil Aircraft: ZK- AppendedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post-72971846589174493652014-08-19T13:14:07.268+12:002014-08-19T13:14:07.268+12:00I'm sorry that 317 was given the name Betty. P...I'm sorry that 317 was given the name Betty. PT were not given names when in service because too many pilots flew the a/c. Other a/c that served in the military were given names by the pilots who flew them in service.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post-19015338113851076972013-01-15T17:24:24.434+13:002013-01-15T17:24:24.434+13:00I flew that Stearman (nicknamed "Betty")...I flew that Stearman (nicknamed "Betty") when it was based in Hayward, California.<br />But I remember it as a PT-18, with a constant-speed prop.<br /><br />It was quite a lot of fun to fly!<br />Charlie Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10310815122240399706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post-32801056224145721372013-01-15T17:22:57.538+13:002013-01-15T17:22:57.538+13:00This comment has been removed by the author.Charlie Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10310815122240399706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post-9146177663628795992009-05-04T03:57:00.000+12:002009-05-04T03:57:00.000+12:00Stearman ZK-RDK was built in 1945 as a Stearman PT...Stearman ZK-RDK was built in 1945 as a Stearman PT-13D for the USAF as 42-17001, this later went to the US Navy as a Stearman N2S-5 bureau numbner 61042Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com