STINSON L-5 SENTINEL
L-5 SERVICE
| Manufacturer: | Stinson Division, Vultee Aircraft Inc., Wayne, Michigan, USA (In 1941, became Stinson Division, The Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft Corp., Wayne, Michigan, USA) |
| Model: | V-76 |
| Designations: | L-5; L-9, O-54, O-62, OY, U-19 |
| Names: | Sentinel; Voyager (L-9) |
| First official flight: | (Model V-76) 28/06/1941 |
| Factory production period: | 1941 - 1945 |
| Primary service period: | 1942 - 1950's |
| Last official flight: | (U-19B) ? |
L-5 VARIANTS
Developed from the civil Stinson 10 Voyager (1939, 260 built) and the
Stinson 105 Voyager (1939, 275 built), single-engined monoplanes.
| 1941 | Model 10 | YO-54 | 6 | Total: 0006 |
| 1941 | Model V-76 | Model V-76 | 1 | Total: 0001 |
| 1942 | Model V-76 | O-62 (L-5) | 1813 | |
| 1942 | Model V-76 | L-5B | 712 | |
| 1944 | Model V-76 | L-5C | 200 | |
| 1944 | Model V-76 | L-5E | 750 | |
| 1945 | Model V-76 | L-5G | 116 | Total: 3591 |
|
Grand Total: 3598 |
L-5 PRODUCTION
YO-54
As civil Model 10 Voyager,
acquired for valuation by USAAF.
Produced
Stinson Wayne, Michigan
| 41-143 / 41-148 | ? | 6 | Total: 0006 |
Model V-76
Company prototype, single-engined,
2-seater, observation-liaison aircraft
for the USAAF. Modified from the
civil Stinson Model 105 Voyager.
Produced 1941
Stinson Wayne, Michigan
| NX27772 (civil reg.) | ? | 1 | Total: 0001 |
O-62
As Model V-76, minor changes.
First 275 delivered as O-62.
All redesignated as L-5 in 1942.
Redesignated as U-19A in 1962.
Produced
Stinson Wayne, Michigan (VW)
| 42-14798 / 42-15072 | ? | ||
| 42-98036 / 42-99573 | ? | 1813 | Total: 1813 |
L-5B
As L-5, ambulance version,
loading hatch for stretcher.
Produced
Stinson Wayne, Michigan (VW)
| 42-99574 / 42-99735 | ? | ||
| 44-16703 / 44-17252 | ? | 712 | Total: 0712 |
L-5C
As L-5B, photo-reconn. version,
camera in rear fuselage.
Produced
Stinson Wayne, Michigan (VW)
| 44-17253 / 44-17452 | ? | 200 | Total: 0200 |
L-5D - 1943, reserved project, not taken up.
L-5E
As L-5C, STOL version,
wing modifications.
Produced
Stinson Wayne, Michigan (VW)
| 44-17453 / 44-18202 | ? | 750 | Total: 0750 |
L-5G
As L-5E, engine / equipment upgrade.
Redesignated as U-19B in 1962.
Produced
Stinson Wayne, Michigan (VW)
| 45-34911 / 45-35025 | ? | ||
| 57-6278 | ? | 116 | Total: 0116 |
|
Grand Total: 3598 |
L-5 CONVERSIONS
USAAF
| L-5A | 688 | L-5, 1943, conversions to a 24-volt electrical system. |
| XL-5F | 1 | L-5B(44-17103), 1945, engine / minor upgrades. |
| 1942, civil aircraft impressed from commercial / private owners: | |||
| (Model 108) | L-9A Voyager Assigned s/n: 42-88666 / 42-88673. |
8 | |
| (Model 10A) | L-9B Voyager Assigned s/n: 42-94130, 42-94136, 42-97051, 42-97430, 42-97432, 42-97434, 42-107278, 42-107406 / 42-107410. |
12 | Total: 20 |
USMC
| OY-1 | 306 | L-5, 1943, transfers to the US Marine Corps., 1 to US Navy. Assigned BuNo. 02747 / 02788, 03862 / 04020, 60460 / 60507, 75159 / 75182, 120442 / 120474. 152 further conversions without assigned BuNo.'s. 26 further conversions cancelled. |
| (OY-2) | 29 | OY-1, fitted with modified equipment. |
British RAF
| Sentinel Mk. I | 40 | L-5, 1944-1946, RAF transfers to the CBI Theater. Assigned RAF s/n: KJ368 / KJ407. |
| Sentinel Mk. II | 60 | L-5B, 1944-1946, RAF transfers to the CBI Theater. Assigned RAF s/n: KJ408 / KJ467. |
FOREIGN MILITARY / CIVILIAN SERVICE
- Sentinel aircraft sold surplus post-WWII to many air forces worldwide.
- Conversions from 1955 by Clevenger Aircraft Co. to bi-plane crop-dusters.
- Many sold on the civil market to private owners as Warbirds etc.