The Pitts Special

Return of a Legendary Standard (From Sport Aviation, 01/1999, Page 94) By Budd Davisson What's the old saying? What goes around comes around? In the case of the Pitts Special that saying could have double meanings, both in the airplane's basic purpose in life (goin' round and round) as well as the come back phenomenon [...]

Happy Birthday, Curtis!

(From Sport Aviation, 12/1990, Page 33)  By H.G. Frautschy Photography by H.G. Frautschy, Budd Davisson, EAA Now and then ... Curtis in 1990 and 1945. The day didn't look very promising. Low clouds, with a few rain showers, the leftovers of a tropical storm that had fizzled out in the Gulf of Mexico. [...]

Thank You, Mr. Pitts

(From Sport Aviation, 05/1973, Page 26) By Tom Poberezny   LATE IN MARCH, I had the opportunity to attend an EAA Chapter Council Meeting at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. At the evening banquet, I showed the film "We Came To Win", which is a documentary on the United States victory at the 7th [...]

Cover Photo – Pitts Special ‘Mr. Midnight’ N7021

(From Sport Aviation, 07/1969, Page C) Photography by Jean Seele ON THE COVER: "Mr. Midnight", already one of the best known Pitts "Specials" around, was a standout at the 1968 EAA Fly-In. N-7021 is flown by Richard C. Darcey of Orlando, Fla., and it received the award for being the "Most Outstanding Pitts" at [...]

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