1941 Fairchild 24WSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Redondo Beach, CA, USA

This 1941 Fairchild 24W, registered as N66143, is a beautifully restored example with a unique and well-documented military history. Originally built for the Army Air Corps with a 165 hp Warner Scarab engine, it was destined for the Royal Air Force under lend-lease as an Argus I before Pearl Harbor led the Air Corps to retain it. It served as a UC-61 utility aircraft in the Caribbean and South America during World War II before being sold as surplus and eventually becoming derelict in 1968 with just 1,342 flight hours. Rescued in 1983, a 26-year restoration replaced the original engine with a 200 hp Ranger 6-440C-5, effectively converting it...