Restored 1929 Alaska Airways will be at SUX FLY IN on May 4

Ryan Lihs of Sioux City will bring his 1929 Prospector New Standard D25 to the SUX FLY IN and Pancake Breakfast May 4 for everyone to see.  The Alaskan Airways plane was restored by Ted Davis of Wisconsin to airworthiness, only one of a few barnstormers still flying. 

Ryan acquired Prospector in the early stages of restoration. The story of a 1931 crash while in service in 1931, the various rescue trips including a dog sled team near the Iditarod Trail, the family who owned it and brought it back to Missouri, and Davis finding and restoring the aircraft piece by piece in Wisconsin. 

The DOM Magazine has the details of the aircraft history as a cargo and transport plane in Alaska, and it's rescue in the bush and the restoration journey.  https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=d0289dee-cbf4-40f2-ae22-38f025308b4f

Ryan and his wife Ashley own Redline Aviation, an aerial application service.  His love for aviation began as a teenager and worked hard to accumulate over 10,000 hours. 
https://www.eaa.org/eaa/apps/magazines/sport-aviation?btx_i=817401&btx_pub_id=26782&btx_m=53731&btx_p=1
 



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