Member Warbirds

Founding member Scott Sayre flies this T-34 Mentor. Scott flies with the Lima Lima flight team, and has been with the club since its humble beginnings as a T-34 owner's club. Scott is an officer in the Air Force Reserves and also a very good dentist. his plane, N421NM, was built in 1955 for the USAF. It was discharged in 1961 and flew search and rescue for the Civil Air Patrol in New Mexico until 1979. In 1992 it was purchased by Cincinnati Aero Services. The restoration, including a 285 hp Continental engine and polished aluminum finish with USAF markings was completed in 1996. Since then, it has donned the familiar yellow livery of the Lima Lima flight team.

Todd Winemiller flies this T-6 Texan. Todd has a small private airstrip on his farm near i69 and is very active in both the Warbirds and the local EAA chapter 174, where he encourages future aviators as part of the EAA's Young Eagles program. His Texan, N8994, was manufactured by North american in 1943 and served as an advanced trainer in the Royal Netherlands Air Force as B-174 until 1966. It was sold into U.S. civilian use in 1970. It is powered by a 600 hp Pratt and Whitney engine.

Doug Auxier flies this T-28 Trojan, drag races, and otherwise keeps moving hundreds of miles an hour. This particular aircraft, N462A, entered Navy service in 1956 and served until 1978, when it was stored at Davis Monthan AFB. Since 1982 is has been owned and operated by 3 civilian owners. It is powered by a 1440 hp Curtis Wright 1820.

Doug and Todd co-own this 1957 Twin Bonanza, N92HB, which formally served as a Swiss Air Force aircraft.

Jim Stitt flies this T-28 as part of the Trojan Horsemen flight team. This plane, T-28 B N194RR, began service in the U.S. Navy in 1955 with VT-2 and VT-6. From 1969-1973 it was transferred to Keesler AFB to train pilots who flew ground attack combat missions in southeast Asia. After that, it served in VT-27 until decommissioned in 1983. This aircraft has been partially restored and is painted in US Navy fleet colors with authentic VT-2 markings. It is powered by a Wright 1820-86B 9 cylinder, 1425 hp engine.

Lynda Kilbourne flies this Navion, "Bazooka Baby", a 1946 North American L17 Navion with an IO520 engine, 3-bladed prop.

Members Jonathan Hardwick, Pat Flaherty, Bob Burkhardt, and Laurie Clark co-own this 1947 Navion, N4045K.