1939 Fairchild 24 R-9Single-Engine Piston Aircraft • Jacksonville, IL, USA

This 1939 Fairchild 24 R-9 project, listed at $19,950 and located in Jacksonville, Illinois, represents a nearly complete restoration candidate with a total time on the airframe of 1,619 hours. The centerpiece of the offering is a new old stock, Army Surplus Ranger 6-440 engine rated at 200 horsepower, which has zero total time. This engine was disassembled in 2006 by Ed Wegner, updated with all applicable Airworthiness Directives performed, and then reassembled, with the Bendix magnetos and carburetor overhauled in the process.

The project is described as having extremely nice wood, a nice cowling, and original wheel pants, with most parts...