Mike Weeden, based at Brodhead, WI, sent some photos and background on his Stinson 10A when renewing membership in the AAA:
Robert asked for some information about my Stinson. I found it in southern Minnesota in 2009. It is serial #8018 NC34618. The previous owner is the late Tom Mengis of Mabel MN. He put a Lycoming O235 on it years ago. The firewall forward more resembles a PA-12 than the original 10A Franklin 90. Vi Kapler covered it in the late 70s and the fabric and finish has held up well. I finished the Cleveland brake conversion last year and have checked out a couple friends and family in it. My Dad, Dick Weeden has not flown much since he sold the Rearwin and no longer seeks a medical but if they extend the Drivers License medical to Recreational privileges as rumored, he will probably fly it some as it is easier to get into and I believe flies a bit nicer for cross country than the Sportster. It is in need of some interior work and some repainting of the sheet metal but otherwise in good shape. The logbooks seem to indicate some conscripted military history in 1942 and 1943 and some correspondence in the records claims of patrol history off Corpus Christi. I'm still trying to verify that from another source. I have included some pictures of it here at Brodhead.
Mike Weeden
