howardwhite 6 #1 February 26, 2008 Tail number cleverly obscured because it's still registered. HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pchapman 279 #2 February 26, 2008 Douglas A-26 Invader. Distinctive tail, lots of dihedral in the horizontal surfaces. This one would be some sort of civilian conversion, maybe from On Mark Engineering. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poppenhager 1 #3 February 27, 2008 Looks a little like a modified A20 or A26 but is probably not.....PopQuote Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites tri160 1 #4 February 27, 2008 Hi Howard, A26 with the Onmark executive conversion. Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites howardwhite 6 #5 February 27, 2008 Well..., could be.But who is this Canadian jumping out of it; and for an ad for what Canadian product? HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rapter 0 #6 February 27, 2008 Serial #: 44-35226 Construction #: 28605 Civil Registration: N2889D N40Y N401Y Model(s): A-26C B-26C On Mark Marketeer Name: None Status: Restoration Last info: 2002 History: Registered as N2889D by ???, 19??. On Mark Engineering Corp, Van Nuys, CA, 1957. - Registered as N40Y. - Converted as prototype On Mark Marketeer. Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co, Youngstown, OH, 1957. Boothe Leasing Corp, San Francisco, CA, 1963-1966. - Registered as N401Y. Business Aircraft Lessors, Elyria, OH, 1969-1970. Active Air Inc, Wakeman, OH, 1977. George J. Rivera, San Jose, CA, 1981-1984. Endless Turn Inc, Leoti, KS, 1987-1988. Stallion Aircraft, Bensenville, IL, May 1990-1995. Air Classics Aircraft Museum, Chicago-Du Page, IL, 1995-1996. - Restored to airworthy, 1995. Air Classics Inc, Chicago, IL, Jan. 17, 1997-1999. - Last flew, May 1998. - Parked, Rockford, IL, 1998-2001. Courtesy Aircraft Inc, Rockford, IL, June 15, 1999-2000. Keith Taurman/Tidewater Wings Inc, Virginia Beach, VA, Dec. 1999-2002. - Under restoration, Rockford, IL, 2000-2002. - Marked as 435326/BC-326. http://napoleon130.tripod.com/id162.html Only the good die young, so I have found immortality, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites pchapman 279 #7 February 27, 2008 Quote Well..., could be.But who is this Canadian jumping out of it; and for an ad for what Canadian product? HW Not hard for me to at least make a guess, given that I've seen some old videos from a Canadian cameraman... so I'll leave it to others... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 377 22 #8 February 27, 2008 Chuteless Bill Cole? A beer ad? Molsons?2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites howardwhite 6 #9 February 27, 2008 I think you might be right.(Although the record seems to stop in 2002; wonder what its present status is.) HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites howardwhite 6 #10 February 27, 2008 1. yes 2. yes, sort of 3. no HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 377 22 #11 February 27, 2008 Howard, You have the best collection of unusual jumpships I have ever seen. How about making a website and displaying them all? You could also just post them on propliners.com as an album. The propliner fans would go nuts. Those On Mark Marksman A26 conversions were the Learjet of their day. Really fast, pressurized and flashy. The Learstars and most Howard Lodestar mods were fast, but not pressurized. The On Mark Marksman A26 mod involved major structural changes including making a ring spar pass through member to open up the cabin space previouly occupied by a straight across spar box. It is exciting that one might take to the air again.2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites howardwhite 6 #12 February 27, 2008 I have a subversive agenda. I'm involved with the National Skydiving Museum. All of the cool jumpship (and canopy and rig and other stuff) pictures and stories and movies and stuff will be going onto the Museum's web site sometime in the next few months, as part of the effort to get the building program under way and on a fast track. Stay tuned (and prepare to open your wallet.) HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites riggerrob 643 #13 February 29, 2008 Please remember that after Lowell Bachman's recent demise, his family requested that "in lieu of flowers, please make donations to the National Skydiving Museum." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites howardwhite 6 #14 February 29, 2008 Yes. And http://www.nationalskydivingmuseum.org is now set up to accept donations via PayPal. HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 377 22 #15 February 29, 2008 QuoteYes. And http://www.nationalskydivingmuseum.org is now set up to accept donations via PayPal. HW Although I personally have a lot of doubts that we can make a museum that will have strong appeal to the non skydiving public, I just sent in a donation via PayPal. If it is built, I sure as hell will visit it. If I didn't donate in the formative period it would be kinda hypocritical. Would sure be nice to have a real plane inside or perhaps on a pylon outside where it would catch the attention of people driving by. I vote for a ratty beat up true DZ style Twin Beech. Non airworthy examples are cheap and a Cessna, although widely representative of DZ aircraft, just doesnt have the eye punch that a Beech 18 does.2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. 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tri160 1 #4 February 27, 2008 Hi Howard, A26 with the Onmark executive conversion. Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 6 #5 February 27, 2008 Well..., could be.But who is this Canadian jumping out of it; and for an ad for what Canadian product? HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rapter 0 #6 February 27, 2008 Serial #: 44-35226 Construction #: 28605 Civil Registration: N2889D N40Y N401Y Model(s): A-26C B-26C On Mark Marketeer Name: None Status: Restoration Last info: 2002 History: Registered as N2889D by ???, 19??. On Mark Engineering Corp, Van Nuys, CA, 1957. - Registered as N40Y. - Converted as prototype On Mark Marketeer. Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co, Youngstown, OH, 1957. Boothe Leasing Corp, San Francisco, CA, 1963-1966. - Registered as N401Y. Business Aircraft Lessors, Elyria, OH, 1969-1970. Active Air Inc, Wakeman, OH, 1977. George J. Rivera, San Jose, CA, 1981-1984. Endless Turn Inc, Leoti, KS, 1987-1988. Stallion Aircraft, Bensenville, IL, May 1990-1995. Air Classics Aircraft Museum, Chicago-Du Page, IL, 1995-1996. - Restored to airworthy, 1995. Air Classics Inc, Chicago, IL, Jan. 17, 1997-1999. - Last flew, May 1998. - Parked, Rockford, IL, 1998-2001. Courtesy Aircraft Inc, Rockford, IL, June 15, 1999-2000. Keith Taurman/Tidewater Wings Inc, Virginia Beach, VA, Dec. 1999-2002. - Under restoration, Rockford, IL, 2000-2002. - Marked as 435326/BC-326. http://napoleon130.tripod.com/id162.html Only the good die young, so I have found immortality, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pchapman 279 #7 February 27, 2008 Quote Well..., could be.But who is this Canadian jumping out of it; and for an ad for what Canadian product? HW Not hard for me to at least make a guess, given that I've seen some old videos from a Canadian cameraman... so I'll leave it to others... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
377 22 #8 February 27, 2008 Chuteless Bill Cole? A beer ad? Molsons?2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 6 #9 February 27, 2008 I think you might be right.(Although the record seems to stop in 2002; wonder what its present status is.) HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 6 #10 February 27, 2008 1. yes 2. yes, sort of 3. no HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
377 22 #11 February 27, 2008 Howard, You have the best collection of unusual jumpships I have ever seen. How about making a website and displaying them all? You could also just post them on propliners.com as an album. The propliner fans would go nuts. Those On Mark Marksman A26 conversions were the Learjet of their day. Really fast, pressurized and flashy. The Learstars and most Howard Lodestar mods were fast, but not pressurized. The On Mark Marksman A26 mod involved major structural changes including making a ring spar pass through member to open up the cabin space previouly occupied by a straight across spar box. It is exciting that one might take to the air again.2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 6 #12 February 27, 2008 I have a subversive agenda. I'm involved with the National Skydiving Museum. All of the cool jumpship (and canopy and rig and other stuff) pictures and stories and movies and stuff will be going onto the Museum's web site sometime in the next few months, as part of the effort to get the building program under way and on a fast track. Stay tuned (and prepare to open your wallet.) HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #13 February 29, 2008 Please remember that after Lowell Bachman's recent demise, his family requested that "in lieu of flowers, please make donations to the National Skydiving Museum." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 6 #14 February 29, 2008 Yes. And http://www.nationalskydivingmuseum.org is now set up to accept donations via PayPal. HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
377 22 #15 February 29, 2008 QuoteYes. And http://www.nationalskydivingmuseum.org is now set up to accept donations via PayPal. HW Although I personally have a lot of doubts that we can make a museum that will have strong appeal to the non skydiving public, I just sent in a donation via PayPal. If it is built, I sure as hell will visit it. If I didn't donate in the formative period it would be kinda hypocritical. Would sure be nice to have a real plane inside or perhaps on a pylon outside where it would catch the attention of people driving by. I vote for a ratty beat up true DZ style Twin Beech. Non airworthy examples are cheap and a Cessna, although widely representative of DZ aircraft, just doesnt have the eye punch that a Beech 18 does.2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites