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dogtags
06-11-2013, 09:09 PM
Recently I visited a gentleman who is planning on donating a historic military vehicle to Military Veterans Museum and Education Center. While there I noticed this camper sitting at the end of a line of trucks and trailers.

The gentleman said it was built in Florida and brought up here around 1968-1969 and has stayed in northern Wisconsin ever since. Many people have guessed at what this fuselage is from but no one has been able to positively ID it. Could you be the first?

http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/data/3574/medium/trailer-001.JPG (http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/showphoto.php?photo=158157&title=trailer-001&cat=3574)

http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/data/3574/medium/trailer-002.JPG (http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/showphoto.php?photo=158158&title=trailer-002&cat=3574)

http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/data/3574/medium/trailer-003.JPG (http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/showphoto.php?photo=158159&title=trailer-003&cat=3574)

http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/data/3574/medium/trailer-006.JPG (http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/showphoto.php?photo=158162&title=trailer-006&cat=3574)

http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/data/3574/medium/trailer-007.JPG (http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/showphoto.php?photo=158163&title=trailer-007&cat=3574)

http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/data/3574/medium/trailer-008.JPG (http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/showphoto.php?photo=158164&title=trailer-008&cat=3574)

http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/data/3574/medium/trailer-009.JPG (http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/showphoto.php?photo=158165&title=trailer-009&cat=3574)

http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/data/3574/medium/trailer-010.JPG (http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/showphoto.php?photo=158166&title=trailer-010&cat=3574)


http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/data/3574/medium/trailer-013.JPG (http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/showphoto.php?photo=158169&title=trailer-013&cat=3574)

Thanks for looking!

~Robert Buettner
President
Military Veterans Museum and Education Center
Oshkosh

JimRice85
06-11-2013, 09:27 PM
Gunnery trainer version of Beech C-45/AT-11.

http://www.twinbeech.com/images/AT-11/plote%20at-11.JPG

dogtags
06-11-2013, 09:53 PM
That's what I thought at first, but the cockpit windows don't seem to match quite right. Maybe it's just how I'm looking at it though. They could have added some sheet metal.

~Robert

Zack Baughman
06-12-2013, 06:55 AM
Whatever it is, it sure is interesting! Welcome to the EAA forums Robert! Can you tell everyone a bit about what Military Veterans Museum and Education Center is all about and what your hours will be during AirVenture? I'm guessing quite a few people would be interested in visiting. Thanks!

Zack

MADean
06-14-2013, 06:18 AM
I'm pretty sure Jim is right. C-45/AT-11. Looks like the side cockpit window (door end of the trailer, under that small square window, where the side curves into the roof) has been sheeted over.

By the way... Needs work, but that would make a great camping RV for Oshkosh. where in northern WI did you say it was?

EMBLEMHUNTER
07-12-2013, 11:25 AM
Could it possibly be a Hudson or Ventura fuselage ..................................

Chad Jensen
07-12-2013, 01:05 PM
AT-11 seems to match it nearly perfectly. Check out this pic...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7127/7765835380_78a3d5ae30_z.jpg
http://www.warbirdphotographs.com/LSM/AT11-1s.jpg

EMBLEMHUNTER
07-12-2013, 04:37 PM
Yeah , I agree it does appear to be that type ..........................

MADean
07-15-2013, 07:18 AM
So where, exactly, in northern Wisconsin is this "trailer"?