Stinson L-5

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The Stinson L-5 Sentinel was a liaison aircraft manufactured between October 1942 and September 1945. It was primarily constructed from steel tubing and plywood and was covered with doped cotton fabric.

A total of 3,590 of these unarmed, two-seat aircraft were built for the United States armed forces, making it the second most widely used light observation aircraft of the war. The Navy / Marine version was known as the OY-1, and personnel in all service branches commonly referred to it as the "Flying Jeep".

After World War II, the L-5 was widely used by the Civil Air Patrol for search and rescue work. Today there are about 300 known examples left world wide and less than half are in flying condition. A group called the Sentinel Owners and Pilots Association is dedicated to the preservation and enjoyment of this aircraft type.