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2024 Lindy Awards Announced – WARBIRDS

2024 Lindy Awards Announced – WARBIRDS

July 2024 — Hundreds of gorgeous, striking airplanes arrive at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh each and every year in hopes of winning a Lindy Award. Few aircraft, in comparison to the field, come away with any sort of award. Fewer still come away with a Lindy.

Awards are given out across six categories: Homebuilts, Warbirds, Vintage, Rotorcraft, Ultralights, and Seaplanes. Entrants can be considered for only one category in a given year, and are not eligible for the same or any lower-tier awards if they have won in the past.

Looks are considered in award judging, but the quality of craftsmanship inherent in the aircraft is a crucial factor as well. Careful construction and/or restoration, as well as tireless maintenance, is essential in winning a Lindy.

With all of that said, congratulations to all the 2024 award winners!

 

2024 Lindy Awards Announced – WARBIRDS

 

WARBIRDS

           

AWARDS

WRENCH

NAME

LOCATION

AIRCRAFT

REGISTRATION

 

Preservation Awards

 

Todd Eby

Goshen, IN

Beechcraft T-34B

N245Z

 
   

Hannu Halminen

Orono, ON

North American P-51D

N951HB

 
   

Mike Potter Aircraft Collection

Ottowa, ON

Supermarine Spitfire MK IX

CGYQQ

 

Preservation/Perseverance Award

 

Bill Finney

Muncie, IN

Cessna L-19 Bird Dog

N5190G

 

Judges’ Choice

           

Best Bomber

 

Pat Harker

Forest Lake, MN

North American B-25J

N5833B

 

PT-17

 

Tom Torchia

Oro Valley, AZ

Boeing PT-17 Stearman

N747Q

 

Jet

 

Scoop Heave

Barrington, IL

MiG-17 LM5

N717MG

 

Helicopter

 

Jeff Kaney

Rockford, IL

Aerospatiale SA 341F Gazelle

N341KJ

 

T-34

 

Glenn Anderson & Mark Holt

Clearlake, IA

Beechcraft T-34 Mentor

N42SW

 

P-51

 

Scott Glover

Mount Pleasant, TX

North American P-51D Mustang

N151MC

 

L-19

 

John Carlton

Lenoir, NC

Cessna L-19A Bird Dog

N143F

 

Trainer

 

Patrick Falley

Leucadia, CA

North American SNJ-5C

N665C

 

BEST

           

B-25

Silver

CAF Minnesota Wing

South St. Paul, MN

North American B-25

N27493

 

T-28

Silver

Frank D. Smith

Lone Tree, CO

North American T-28C Trojan

NX140AG

 

P-51

Silver

Walter Bowe

Sonoma, CA

North American P-51A

N51Z

 

Stearman

Silver

Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum

Hood River, OR

Boeing Stearman Model 70

NC571Y

 

Jet

Silver

Advantage Aviation L39 LLC

Alexandria, VA

Aero Vodochody L-39CT

N139MD

 

Transport

Silver

WS Aircraft Museum

Campo Largo, Brazil

Douglas C-53 Skytrooper

N43XX

 

Prototype

Silver

Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum

Hood River, OR

St. Louis YPT-15

N106SC

 

Helicopter

Silver

Manfred Harder

Whitby, ON

Bell OH-58A Kiowa

C-GUGG

 

T-34

Silver

Don Tharp

Aurora, OH

Beechcraft T-34 Mentor

N334JV

 

Bomber

Silver

Fagen Fighters WWII Museum

Granite Falls, MN

Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver

N48HD

 

SPECIAL

           

Returning Best of Class

Silver

Robert Stoney

Mercer Island, WA

Cessna O-1E Bird Dog

N4848M

 

Most Authentic Warbird

Silver

419th Test Squadron

Edwards AFB, CA

Edwards AFB, CA

60-0036

 

Phoenix Award

Gold

Fagen Fighters WWII Museum

Granite Falls, MN

Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver

N48HD

 

Phoenix Award

Silver

Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum

Hood River, OR

Boeing Stearman Model 70

NC571Y

 

Warbirds Appreciation Award

 

Scott Glover

Mount Pleasant, TX

     

GRAND

           

Reserve Grand Champion: World War II

Gold

Mike Potter Aircraft Collection

Ottowa, ON

Hawker Hurricane

C-FTPM

 

Grand Champion

Gold

John Vesely

Scottsdale, AZ

North American P-51D Mustang

NL151JV