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Welcome to the Spartan Executive photo page. This list was created to show pictures of the amazing Spartan 7W and to give a brief history of each aircraft. If you can provide more information and pictures please email us

Special thanks to Roger Cain, Chet Peek, the owners who have supplied photos and the photographers noted below.

(no picture)S/N 1, NC13992 - The prototype 7W. Exported to Mexico, then sent to Spain for use in their civil war.

S/N 2, NC13993 - First sold to A.D. Olson Drilling Co. of OK. Was impressed into USAAF service from 1942-44. The only Executive with stick controls. Based at Pioneer Airport, Oshkosh, WI - this is not the original Mrs. Mennen (S/N 34 is the real one) but is painted as Mrs. Mennen - not flown (photo by Dan Linn, Oshkosh 2005)

(no picture)S/N 3, NC13994 (X-ABEW) - exported to Mexico

(no picture)S/N 4, NC13997 (X-ABEX) - exported to Mexico

(no picture)S/N 5, NC13998 (X-ACFX) - exported to Mexico

S/N 6, NC17601 - First sold to Lee Drilling Co. of OK. Was impressed into USAAF service from 1943-44. Registered to John Okeefe based in Kirkland, Washington. Photo taken Livermore, CA air show July 1989. (photo by Roger Cain)

S/N 7, NC17602 - Originally sold/loaned for use in President Rossevelt's 1937 Infantile Paralysis campaign, named "New Hope." Later sold to Claude Drilling Co. of OK. Crashed landed in Alaska 1944.

(no picture)S/N 8, NC17603 (X-BBAX) Flew with United Sugar Co. in Mexico.

(no picture)S/N 9, NC17604 - Sold to Lucy Products Co. of OK. Used in 1940 for RAF training in Lancaster, CA. Later trasfered to UK and used in RAF Ferry Command. At some point carried registration in Royal Canadian Air Force S/N KD100.

S/N 10, NC17605 - Remained in company inventory for over a year then sold to Bodine Drilling Co. of KS. Flown by Arlene Davis in 1939 Bendix Trophy in 196 MPH! Owned by Dale Barrett based in Santa Paula, California.(photo by William Parrish, Oshkosh 1978)

S/N 11, N20200 - Sold to Halliburton in Duncan, OK. Was impressed into USAAF service from 1942-44. Owned by Steve Marini of California. Recently restored. Visit this web site for more photos! (photo by Dan Linn, Oshkosh 2006)

S/N 12, NC17613 - Sold first to American Manufacturing Co. of TX. Was impressed into USAAF service from 1942-44. Owned by John Venaleck, Painsville, Ohio.

S/N 13, NC13PH - First sold to Standard Oil Co. of OH. Was impressed into USAAF service from 1942-44. Registered to Thomas Hartness of Greenville, SC. (photo by William Parrish, Tulsa 1980)

S/N 14, NC17615 - Retained by the factory until purchased by A.J. Olson in 1940. Was impressed into USAAF service from 1942-44. Last owned by James Patterson of Louisville, KY. Restored (in 1995) to grey/grey trim paint scheme with race number 72. Listed for sale in 2006 possibly sold in 2007. (photo by William Parrish, Oshkosh 1978)

S/N 15, NC17616 - Sold to Condor Petroleum Co. in TX. Was impressed into the USAAF. Reportedly flown by a number of famous pilots, including Howard Hughes. FLown by the CAA in 1943 in the Washington D.C. area. Current owner listed as Redman Co. based in Nye Montana. Was restored by Ken and Lorraine Morris of Poplar Grove, Illinois.

S/N 16, N17617 - Sold to Seismograph Service Co. in OK. Later flown with the RAF in CA. At somepoint it carried Royal Canadian Air Force S/N KD101. Registered to Triple C Aviation in Scottsdale, AZ. (photo taken in Arizona)

S/N 17, NC17667 - Sold to Claude Drilling Co. of OK. Later flown with the RAF in CA. Current caretakers of this highly published and polished Spartan is Kent and Sandy Blankenburg of Pine Mountain Lake, California. Formally wore the registration number of N1JM. When trying to return to the original number (S/N 17 was NC17630) it was taken so NC17667 was used. Royal Canadian Air Force S/N KD102 carried at somepoint. (Photo by Roger Cain, Nut Tree Airport 2000)

(no picture)S/N 18, N4444 (NC17631) - owned by John Cournoyer based in St. Louis. Long term storage.

(no picture)S/N 19, no US registration - First sold to King Ghazi of Iraq as the "eagle of Iraq." Impressed into Royal Air Force as S/N AX666 - became training aid in 1941 after bad landing at Montrose, Scotland.

(no picture)S/N 20, NC17632 - First sold to Wynn-Crosby Drilling Co. of TX. Was impressed into the USAAF 1942. Wrecked and burned at Mooresville, SC in 1942.

S/N 21, NC17633 - First sold to Red Rock Glycerin Co. of TX. Named "The Rocket." Was impressed into the USAAF 1942. Owned by Colgate Darden based in Lexington, South Carolina.

S/N 22, NC17659 - First sold to Standard Oil Co. of OH. Damaged when engine failed during take-off at Hawthorne, CA in 1974. Restored by owner in Ohio in 2003-2004. Sold to new owner in Arizona in 2007. (photo by previous owner in Ohio, June 2004)

(no picture)S/N 23, NC17661 - First sold to J.I. Roberts Drilling Co. of LA. Later sold to Texas Pipeline Co. for survey work. Was impressed into the USAAF 1943. Crashed October 1946

(no picture)S/N 24, NC17655 - First sold to Thompson Management of NY. Later sold to Frontier Fuel Oil Co. Was impressed into the USAAF 1942. Crashed April 1952

S/N 25, N47W - First sold to Luziers of MS. Was impressed into the USAAF 1942. registered to Lawrence Smith of Collinsville, Connecticut. Photo taken Watsonville, CA May 1984 (photo by Roger Cain)

S/N 26, N5053 - First sold to Iowa newspaper, the Des Moines Register and Tribune. Named "Good News VII." Was impressed into the USAAF 1943-45. Currently owned by Bobby Lett of Dallas. (photo by owner)

S/N 27, NC17658 -First sold to Thompson Equipment in 1940. Currently owned by Wayne Duncan, Athol, Idaho (photo by owner)

S/N 28, NC17662 - Kept by Spartan as company transport until 1968. Currently owned by Ron Tarrson of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Restored in 2004-2005. (photo by Dan Linn, Oshkosh 2006)

(no picture)S/N 29, NC17663 - First sold to Corning Glass Works of NY. Crashed near Harrisburg, PA in 1942.

S/N 30, NC17664 (was N97DC) - First sold to aircraft dealer. Was impressed into the USAAF 1942. Currently owned by Burton Bucher of Waukegan, Illinois. Recently repainted in Texaco colors. (photo by Dan Linn, Oshkosh, WI 2004)

S/N 31, NC17665 - First sold to B.K. Douglas of NY. Was impressed into the USAAF 1942-45. Currently owned and flown by Gigi Brisson, California (photo supplied by owner)

(no picture)S/N 32, NC17666 - destroyed by fire April 1949

(no picture)S/N 33, NC17667 - First sold to Standard Oil Co. of OH. Was impressed into the USAAF 1942. Wrecked October 1942.

S/N 34, N34SE - First sold to Texaco in 1940 for use in NY area. Currently owned by William Mennen. Visit this very detailed web site with the history of Mrs. Mennen (photo by William Mennen)

NX21962 - not a Model 7W but certainly related. This is the Spartan Model 12

last updated June 2007