Cessna T-50 Cabin
A voice called out in my head "Out of the blue of the western sky comes Sky King". For those of you younger than the early baby boomers, like myself, who grew up in the 1950s, you may not know Sky King, a television program for kids about a western pilot, Schuyler "Sky" King who flew an airplane named the Songbird. The supporting cast, especially his niece Penny, was habitually getting into life-threatening situations after falling into the hands of spies, bank robbers (the best place to hide stolen loot was apparently in the Arizona desert) and other ne'er-do-wells. Then Sky King would swoop in with the Songbird to the rescue. Over the course of the series, the aircraft changed but the original 39 episodes cast a Cessna T-50 as the Songbird. This T-50 is on display because it was used in the military as a transport and trainer. I was curious if this exact aircraft had any connection with the TV show and found only one. The owner is Ed Newberg (the plane is on loan to the CAF) and online I found a photo of Ed and his band playing in front of this plane. The name of the band? The Sky Kings. Interesting.
Size: 7360px × 4907px
Location: Mesa, AZ, USA
Photo credit: © B. David Cathell / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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