The pilot of the 1943 Boeing-Stearman PT-17 Kaydet, 72-year-old Christopher M. Paulson, was seriously injured. Passenger Jed Paul Kelly, 45, was found dead in the wreckage.

Long Description Over 10,000 Stearman trainers were built by Boeing's Wichita Division, which had purchased the Stearman Company in the late 1930s. These Kaydets, along with Fairchilds and Ryans, ...

Pilots shopping for a classic, capable biplane with an honorable history dating to World War II should check out this 1941 Boeing/Stearman PT-17, which is available for $119,900 on AircraftForSale.

Worden takes the controls of a PT-17 "Kaydet" Stearman biplane during the Collings Foundation Wings of Freedom 2006 tour. NASA Named as director of NASA’s Ames Research Center near San Francisco ...

The Boeing Stearman PT-17 Kaydet is one of the most recognisable pre-WWII training aircraft. The aircraft was conceived in 1933 and more than 1000 models are still flying.

The 1941 Boeing PT-17 Stearman served as a crop duster after WWII and was fully restored in 1980, according to Utah Wing of the Commemorative Air Force media coordinator Beth Ann Schneider.

This PT-17 has also opened many doors, or cockpits, for Mike. He has had the opportunity to fly the P-51, B-17, and other famous WWII aircraft as a result of his experience in handling the Stearman.