CAF Utah Wing Museum

N1387V (s/n 75-8291), an N2S-5 Boeing-Stearman Model 75, was manufactured in 1943 at the Boeing plant in Wichita, Kansas. It was purchased by the U.S. Government to be operated as a trainer by the Navy at Corpus Christi, Texas. After World War II it was sold as surplus and was modified with a larger 450 hp engine for use in crop dusting. It was sold again in the early 1980s and flown as a sport and recreational aircraft. While en route to California the aircraft crashed in the Oquirrh Mountains. The Commemorative Air Force purchased the salvage rights. After significant restoration work at Twin Falls, Idaho, N1387V flew again August 17, 1988. Since then it has been part of the Utah Wing and appears at local airshows and provides rides to the public.

In December, 2015 N1387V underwent a wing restoration with old fabric removed, minor repairs performed, and completed new fabric and paint. N1387V flew during the 2016 season. In October 2016 an extensive restoration of the fuselage and empennage began and is still underway.

Two TEXAN trainers are on display and available for rides. The Texan was the advanced training aircraft used for formation, gunnery and tactics training in WW II.

Sunset clouds behind a North American SNJ