AVANTI AIRLIFT QUESTION

[Jim78]

I enjoyed attending the Avanti Airlift tribute at the Hagerstown Aviation Museum on June 28th. There was a lot of informative discussion among the Avanti owners present and the museum staff. I was motivated to go home and learn more about the original airlift. After re-reading "What Ever Happened to N-5201?" (Issue 164) and "Avanti introduction was in now-historic aircraft" (Issue 144), I noticed something odd. The original aircraft pictured with an Avanti logo on the tail boom is N5102. The aircraft featured in issue 164 is N5201. Is this a typo, or has the wrong aircraft been "discovered"?

[Gunslinger]

The actual number is N5102B. I believe it's simply an error in the writing that must not have been proofed for accuracy before printing. The aircraft in the photos doesn't have the number on it...at least not visible in the photos. It was identified by the Museum folks and the people at Greybull where the fuselage is located.