First Cabin Model CF (and CE?)

His wife's sister (I believe) named Katie Stacha (not sure of the spelling) inherited it all. She held a personal sealed bid auction that didn't go over so well. Instead she found several people willing to pay her prices and she sold off everything. All that's left are the hangars.
I bid on an original Fokker D.VII Axial prop, a SPAD XIII project and the Bristol F2B jigs and drawings. I was bidding against Kermit Weeks and a couple of other guys.
Maybe Mr. Weeks got it all? I never heard who ended up with it, but I did hear it was to the tune of $5 million.
All of this information was picked up piecemeal, so I can't guarantee the accuracy.
Never quite got over Frank's death. He treated me like a good friend although I barely knew him. I can still see him landing that Albatros D.V at the last WWI Fly-In in 1994 just before the thunderstorm hit.
 
For those who are EAA Vintage Club members, there is an interesting article in the current issue of the Vintage magazine. It is a reprint from 1989, concerning Clarence Chamberlin's Bellanca CE. The article entails the apparent discovery of the remnants of the CE in the loft of a barn in Glen Falls, NY (there was a shipping crate in the barn from Maryland Pressed Steel Company addressed to Chamberlin). The then current owners of the barn were not interested in parting with the airframe remains (a couple wing panels, struts, etc., not a complete airplane by any means). However, the editor asks for any updated information on the CE's present disposition.

This article makes one wonder what else is out there stashed away from public view?

Gary
 
I know what you mean Gary.
There's a show on The "History" Channel called "American Pickers". These two guys travel from state to state scrounging through people's junk. I can't help but believe they may have already come across some interesting aviation pieces.
Still want to build a CE replica one of these days... maybe start out with a radio control model?
 
Very few of these aircraft were built. Unless someone took special provisions for preservation, these would turn to dust in short order. Andrew King has considered building one as a replica with a modern engine. I do know where one six cylinder Anzani resides. I wouldn't consider a replica without it. It's not available now and I won't divulge it's location. There is a model CE available on Ebay once in a while..........have at it. Dan
 
Well I went a little crazy in the head (to paraphrase Mandrake in "Dr. Strangelove")_ and started scratch-building a R/C Bristol F2B. Empennage is done along with the fuselage sides. 72-inch w/s.
Full scale 14-13-2 now has aileron hinge pockets covered. Just beautiful weather here for that sort of thing :D
 
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