| NORSEMAN |
|
| N69795 |
Originally Red & White, (nicknamed "Red Lead",
it was used to open Lakewood, Hemet, Crawfordsville and Elsinore.
The AC was featured in a Flying Magazine (June 1976) article on the Norseman
including 2 page spread. Crashed at Orange in July 79 |
| N1207 |
Used to open Lakewood, was written off and used
for parts after flipping on the Lakewood runway in Oct. 1970. |
| N79902 |
Used at the world meet then Lakewood where it
suffered a flip in bad cross winds. It disappeared for over 7 years
then suddenly reappeared registered as N7990K |
| N7990K |
Sold to Canadians after being damaged in a forced
landing at Orange. |
| N61853 |
Sold when Orange closed where it spent most of
it's life. Still flying in Michigan |
| N13340 |
Sold when PI was closed to an airline pilot in
New Hampshire. Sold again to a pilot in NM and last seen in
UC-64a colors with "D-Day Invasion Strips" at the Lone Star Flight Museum
in Texas. |
| CESSNA's |
|
170B
N???88C |
Original PI jump plane and still owned and flown
by the Pond Family |
180
N2936C |
Lakewood, still flying |
180
N2484C |
Orange, still flying |
| 182 |
First PI owned aircraft, worked at Orange only |
| 195 |
We recently learned that PI had a 195 in the
later days, We are investigating. |
| 205 |
We recently learned that PI had a 205 in the
later days, We are investigating. |
| 207 |
Used briefly at Lakewood to replace the Norseman
that had been grounded by the city. in May 197? |
| Beechcraft |
|
SNB-5/Twin Beech
N90264 |
Blt in 1954 it was used mostly at Orange.
It was sold in 1984. Is current flying with the BARRON THOMAS AVIATION
INC, Willmington, Del. |
| N7940C |
|
| N80341 |
Used at Lakewood. |
| DC-3's |
|
| N16625 |
Used at Orange, Lakewood and Elsinore, sold when
PI was closed. It is currently owned by a party in Wildomar, California |
| N (Leased) |
Leased, not currently on FAA registry |
| N |
Leased, not currently on FAA registry |
| Unknown |
Leased for a brief time in 1963 |
| OTHER |
Corporate |
N321UP
Twin
Commanche |
21Up was used
mostly by Jasques Istel to fly to the various PI operations and interests.
In 1971 Istel
was just recovering from a serious illness involving his pancreas. The
doctors gave him 'not to long' to live but he fought it and when he finally
started to feel better, he decided to do something "special'. He and (wife)
Felecia told the PI Orange staff that they would fly 21UP across 'the pond'
to
France to
help the FAI (he was on the board) award the current medals.
He left on
a miserable fall day bound for Europe packed with survival gear, as well
as personal
luggage for the hostile November Atlantic.
Orange received
a simple telegram saying "we are continuing on our journey". He was
flying around the world! They arrived in India during their 1971
War and 21UP was impounded. They also had problems arriving in Communist
countries without visas!
They crossed
the Pacific via Guam, then Hawaii, but discovered that the next leg
was beyond the Commanches' range. Had to gut the airplane out and
build two fuel tanks for the back, as well as building two seats that were
fuel tanks. They then proceeded to sit for 12 hours to make our mainland. |
