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33k JPEG
©1999
Smithsonian Institution
#W1999CM0035
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October,
1999
Cockpit controls of the Pitts Special "Little Stinker". |
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32k JPEG
©1999 Smithsonian Institution
#W1999CM0035
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October,
1999
Cockpit of the Pitts Special "Little Stinker". |
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65k JPEG
1999
Smithsonian Institution
#W1999CM0066
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October, 1999
Closeup
of cowling. Most of the restoration work since late 1999 has
focused on the cowling.
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94K JPEG
©1998
Smithsonian Institution
#W1998CM0047
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Dec,
1998
The "Little Stinker" is newly painted and near completion.
All that remains is a new cowling and wheel pants, painting
of the "Little Stinker" emblem, and several small
details. |
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104K JPEG
© 1998 Smithsonian Institution
#W1998CM00025
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Jan,
1998
Docent and volunteer Scott Willey holding the "Little
Stinker" emblem from older fabric on Betty Skelton's
original Pitts Special in which she won the Women's International
Aerobatic Championships in 1949 and 1950. It will be repainted
in its original position behind her cockpit.
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