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Description
| Manufacturer: | Stinson | |
| Base model: | L-5 | |
| Designation: | L-5 | |
| Nickname: | Sentinel | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1942-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Liaison | |
| Crew: | Pilot and observer | |
Specifications
| Length: | 24' 1" | 7.3 m | |
| Height: | 7' 11" | 2.4 m | |
| Wingspan: | 34' | 10.3 m | |
| Wingarea: | 155.0 sq ft | 14.4 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 1,550 lb | 702 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 2,020 lb | 916 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 2,050 lb | 929 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | Lycoming O-435-1 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 185 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 420 miles | 676 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 90 mph | 144 km/h | 77 kt |
| Max Speed: | 130 mph | 209 km/h | 112 kt |
| Ceiling: | 15,800 ft | 4,815 m | |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Steve , MN | There is a very good movie centered on the L5 called “Mission Over Korea” (1953) starring John Hodiak, John Derek, and Maureen O'Sullivan. They pull a full loop and fly the L5 inverted, very interesting to watch for a plane that doesn't break the SB. If you like Classic Movies and the L5 check this movie out it is well worth it.
A great thanks to all of you who fought and put your life’s on the line for our freedom, we owe you more then we can ever give you. Again thanks! 06/03/2008 @ 06:55 [ref: 21099] |
| nancy denver, CO | I have a 1942 Stinson L-5 for sale with a trail dragger from World War II. If interested please email me. 04/19/2008 @ 06:38 [ref: 20625] |
| Bob Prior Allentown, NY | ATTEN Harold "Glenn" Baker.
My Dad, Gordon M. Prior, flew a L-5 in the month of July, 1944. The flight record was signed by John Pegues, Captain, Air Corps Operations Officer,...72nd Liaison Sqdn. Do you anything about this such as location? I know that he was in Italy from July 15, 1944 to August 17, 1944. Why, I do not know, nor the outfit he was in. Can you shed some light on this? Dad spent the war as a B-25G pilot with the 57th Bomb Wing completeing 55 missions. That tour was over in May 1944. Dad is gone,...I am trying to complete his wartime service history and I have no records of his time with the 72nd. Any help you can give me will be greatly appreciated. Bob Prior 03/28/2008 @ 14:45 [ref: 20274] |
| Allan , KY | Thanks.. The Stinson L-5 is without a doubt one of the most important but overlooked American airplanes of World War Two.
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| Harold \"Glenn\" Baker Fort Wayne, IN | I was an L-5 piot in WW II with the 72nd Liaison Squadron, from 1943 to 1945. Besides service in the States, I flew in Italy, France and Germany during 1944 and 1945.
I would be glad to correspond with anyone interested in some of my experiences. Glenn 03/01/2008 @ 05:38 [ref: 19831] |
| David Hatcher Enterprise, AL | The Stinson Vultee L5 #299103 is in "non-display" storage at the Army Aviation Museum Fort Rucker AL. It either was obtained in this condition or it was restored to display condition (except for the dirt on it). Note the US registration, so at one time (or perhaps it still does) it was airworthy. The museum does not have enough space to place it on public display.
dahat001@aol.com 11/28/2007 @ 04:57 [ref: 18698] |
| Geoff Jones GUERNSEY, C.I., UK, YT | I\'m researching the Stinson L-5\'s exported to Italy, probably by the War Services Administration, after the end of WWII. At least fifty examples were used by the embryo Italian AF post-War for ab-initio pilot training. In the 1950\'s they were de-mobbed and distributed to Italy\'s gliding clubs. many of them - 40ish - are still in use throughout Italy as glider tugs, many modified with 230hp Lycoming 0-235 engines.
Does anyone know exact numbers exported to italy and the details of the arrangement, distribution, etc. Geoff Jones, Guernsey, UK 09/26/2007 @ 12:02 [ref: 18015] |
| James E. Howard Shenandoah, IA | I was assigned to the 121st Liaison Squadron in the spring of 1944, that had its Headquarters on the race track in Florence, Italy. Had been in Africa and southern Italy the previous 15 months. When my buddy, Eugene Ellis, and I went to Africa by troop ship in Apr. 43, had never seen an L-5. We were checked out on the race track in Florence and flew our missions from the front until the end of the war in Italy. Would like to hear from any former members of the 121st or any former Liaison Pilots.
Respectfully, Jim Howard 01/06/2007 @ 12:25 [ref: 15119] |
| Jim Gray Phoenix, AZ | See the L-5 owners club website at www.sentinelclub.org
I am also writing a book on L-5's and wish to hear from anyone involved with L-5's during WWII and Korea, or their family or friends if there are photos, memoirs, or logbooks to be shared. I'm especially interested in finding someone who worked at the Stinson factory in Wayne, MI or the Vultee factory in Nashville, TN from 1941-1946. thanks! 11/02/2006 @ 20:31 [ref: 14644] |
| Patrick Murphy Tucson, AZ | My wife's uncle was involvedin the contruction ofteh first L5. I would like to know when the L5 is scheduled for restoring. He is 84 and I would like to get him out there to see it.
Pat Murphy 10/22/2006 @ 18:29 [ref: 14536] |
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