Today’s Top Pick is a 1944 Beechcraft D17S Staggerwing. There are a lot of beautiful aircraft out there, but few defy classification like the Beechcraft Model 17 Staggering.

Throughout its existence, the Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing served as a military aircraft during the Spanish Civil War between 1936-1939, despite the fact that it was designed first and foremost ...