Taylorcrafts of the Northwest

taylorcraft.org - the Taylorcraft Foundation

Taylorcraft 96202


N95318, a 1946 BC-12D Taylorcraft over the Willamette Valley, Oregon

Many happy flying experiences at the controls of 318 - 1976


Taylorcraft N43387 at Evergreen Field, Vancouver, WA - 1985

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N43387 Fully Restored at KSPB, Scappoose, OR - February 5, 2012

The 1946 Taylorcraft instrument panel - Pure Simplicity

 

Evelyn Burleson, who in 1941 flew her Taylorcraft from Canada to Mexico non-stop

Evelyn Burleson was the first woman in the United States to be designated a CAA Flight Examiner

 

Flight Examiner Dave Wiley's Taylorcraft on floats at his dock in Lake Oswego, Oregon - 1997

The aircraft I got my seaplane rating in.

 

Army Civilian Flight Instructors with BL-65 Taylorcraft at Gary Field, Blythe California - 1942

The fellow in the white shirt is Barney, my mom's instructor.  My mother soloed in that airplane.

Taylorcraft 96202 instrument panel on the office desk at Evergreen Field - 2004

202 was the first aircraft I soloed in 1984.  It had more than 25,000 hours on it.  Wally Olson told me that Charles Lindberg once flew 202.

 

USAAF Taylorcraft L-2 Grasshopper - 1941


Famous Flight Fields and Schools of the West

Wally Olsen Memorial Evergreen Field Page

Swan Island Airport - Portland Oregon

Gary Field, Blythe California

Oregon Aviation Hall of Fame