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Current Status

History

It was sold new and delivered on April 10th, 1937 to Roberta ``Bobby``Lupton through Ryan dealer O.J. Whitney. Lupton was a representative for Reliable Messengers.

Miss Lupton used the airplane mainly for air-show work and pleasure throughout the Midwest. She became interested in aviation through Al Meyers, (Meyers OTW Biplane fame) and learned to fly from Lee Bishop at Romulus Airport, in Romulus, Michigan in her Fleet Biplane.

Her Ryan was all silver and trimmed in a black air-show design. She nick-named the Ryan the ``West Wind``.

Miss Lupton was aerobatic champion at the Miami All-American Air manoeuvres in 1940..

Mrs Lupton last lived in Clinton, Michigan and raised horses.

In July 1940 it was purchased from Miss Lupton by William Joy who later sold it back to the Ryan Company in San Diego, where it was used in their flying school program, carrying school # 10.

The airplane met its fate on October 29th, 1944 when at Silver Lake, California it crashed, killing the pilot, J. Curtis McCreary of Baker, California.

No further details are known.

Many years later the registration was applied to Guatemalan Ryan STM SN 195, by Walter Hill. SN 195 is presently on display at the EAA Museum, Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Ownership History

• O.J Whitney, Long Island, New York;
• Roberta Lupton, Reliable Messengers Inc. Detroit, Michigan;
• William Joy, General Aeronautical Corporation, Detroit, Michigan;
• Ryan Aeronautical Corporation, San Diego, California.

Current Ownership

• EAA Aviation Foundation

Notes

Via FAA records, N17349 (SN 195) is registered to:

EAA Aviation Foundation Inc., PO Box 3086, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 54903 3086 U.S.A.

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