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Stinson L-5 Sentinel
Versatile, durable, and an important aircraft of World War II, the L-5 flew a wide variety of missions: photoreconnaissance, resupply, evacuation of wounded, message courier, VIP transport, and artillery spotting. Its design was roughly derived from the pre-war Stinson Model 105 Voyager. Refitted with the Lycoming O-435-I engine, the aircraft was designated the Model 75. While it had features and components of the Voyager series, it was fundamentally a new design.
The Army ordered this model in quantity, designating it first as the O-62 ("O" for observation), then as the L-5 ("L" for liaison) in 1942. This aircraft, the first O-62/L-5 produced, is displayed in the Brodie configuration, which was used by some L-5's on ships and in confined landing zones to covertly penetrate difficult terrain. |