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Originally Posted by cmperry4
Looks like that would be the one. I was searching the Net, found lists of early O and L aircraft in U.S. Army, including the Ryan, but hadn't found any pix. Most of the references ended up leading me to the "Grasshoppers," the Pipers, Stinsons and Taylors that became the standard sorts of planes used for liaison and spotting work in WWII. Now that I know what to look for, I find only three YO-51 prototypes were built, which accounts for its obscurity. Thanks for the ID.
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Wow, only three built! We're lucky to have found an operational pic of such such a rare bird. It's STOL capability must have been impressive with those massive, full length fowler flaps. Derek.