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N5S, 1970 Pitts S-1C Special, C/N: BBC-1
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Aircraft N5S, 1970 Pitts S-1C Special, c/n BBC-1, My Dad, Chuck Shafer, built this plane, Pitts Special, in our garage and then flew it in airshows. At 180hp t was a handful but Dad owned a SWIFT and knew how to handle the power. N5S stood for N-Five-Shafer's after our family., at THUN, photo by Lois Shafer (our mother)
My Dad, Chuck Shafer, built this plane, Pitts Special, in our garage and then flew it in airshows. At 180hp t was a handful but Dad owned a SWIFT and knew how to handle the power. N5S stood for N-Five-Shafer's after our family.
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Lois Shafer (our mother)
Airport THUN
THUN Airport
Upload Date 2026-03-25
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Aircraft N5S, 1970 Pitts S-1C Special, c/n BBC-1, My Dad, Chuck Shafer, built this plane, Pitts Special, in our garage and then flew it in airshows. At 180hp t was a handful but Dad owned a SWIFT and knew how to handle the power. N5S stood for N-Five-Shafer's after our family., at THUN, photo by Lois Shafer (our mother)
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