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Stearman Aircraft at Bridgeport Plant, Wichita, KS
Stearman Aircraft at Bridgeport Plant, Wichita, KS 
Stearman Kaydet Trainers, Model 75s, at Stearman's Wichita, KS Facility
Stearman Kaydet Trainers, Model 75s, at Stearman's Wichita, KS Facility 
Stearman Kaydet Flightline at Stearman Wichita
Stearman Kaydet Flightline at Stearman Wichita 
Stearman Kaydet Production, Wichita, KS
Stearman Kaydet Production, Wichita, KS 
Job Seekers Line Up Outside of the Personnel Building, Stearman Aircraft Plant, Wichita, KS
Job Seekers Line Up Outside of the Personnel Building, Stearman Aircraft Plant, Wichita, KS 
Stearman Production Facility, Wichita, KS
Stearman Production Facility, Wichita, KS 
Neon Boeing Wichita Sign with Stearman Kaydet PT, Plant I Wichita
Neon Boeing Wichita Sign with Stearman Kaydet PT, Plant I Wichita 
Stearman Kaydets at Wichita Factory
Stearman Kaydets at Wichita Factory 
Varney Air Lines Stearman M-2 Speedmail, the Bull Stearman, at Wichita, KS
Varney Air Lines Stearman M-2 Speedmail, the Bull Stearman, at Wichita, KS 
Interviewing Booths at Stearman Aircraft Plant, Wichita, KS
Interviewing Booths at Stearman Aircraft Plant, Wichita, KS 
Stearman Aircraft from Above
Stearman Aircraft from Above 
Stearman Kaydets Ready For Delivery from Wichita Plant
Stearman Kaydets Ready For Delivery from Wichita Plant 
First Aid Room, Stearman Aircraft Plant, Wichita, KS
First Aid Room, Stearman Aircraft Plant, Wichita, KS 
Stearman Factory
Stearman Factory 
Job Seekers Wait in the Interviewing Lobby, Stearman Aircraft Plant, Wichita, KS
Job Seekers Wait in the Interviewing Lobby, Stearman Aircraft Plant, Wichita, KS 
PT-13B Stearman Kaydet Final Assembly
PT-13B Stearman Kaydet Final Assembly 
New Hires in Orientation Class, Wichita, KS
New Hires in Orientation Class, Wichita, KS 
Boeing Wichita Employment Office, Early 1940s
Boeing Wichita Employment Office, Early 1940s
Stearman Kaydet PT-13A, Model 75A, in Front of Old Wichita Airport Building
Stearman Kaydet PT-13A, Model 75A, in Front of Old Wichita Airport Building 
1000th B-29 Superfortress and 10,346th Kaydet at Boeing Wichita
1000th B-29 Superfortress and 10,346th Kaydet at Boeing Wichita 
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Early Stearman Bridgeport Plant at Wichita, KS

Stearman Aircraft Inc. was founded in 1926 by Lloyd Stearman in Venice, CA where he built the first Stearman biplanes, the C-1, C-2 and the C-3. Stearman had been in California for one year when his Wichita friends raised $80,000 to move back to Kansas and establish his company there. In 1929, Stearman Aircraft became part of a large holding company, the United Aircraft and Transport Corp. (UATC), of which Boeing was the major stock holder. Stearman continued to build mail planes and other types of conventional biplanes. Sales of Stearman's C-3R Business Speedsters helped the company weather the Depression. In 1931 Lloyd Stearman left the company to follow other interests in the aviation field, but the company retained his name. In 1933, Stearman Aircraft designed and built the Model 70, the prototype of the Kaydet Trainers (1934-1944) sold by the thousands during WWII. In 1934 federal legislation mandated that UATC be divided into several different companies, and Stearman Aircraft became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boeing Company. 
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Unique identifier BI23344 
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Size 5998px × 4798px   27MB 
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