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The Tampa Bay Wing is proud to have developed partnerships with Trig Avionics, Lakeland Linder Airport, Sun-N-Fun Aerospace Expo, SheltAir Aviation, and Double M Aviation. Our partners' support helped the Tampa Bay Wing receive its first airplane, a Fairchild PT-19, which we flew from Dallas to Lakeland in May, 2024 and placed in our hangar at Sun-N-Fun.

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PT-19 Status: UP

The Tampa Bay Fairchild PT-19 is being flown by Sebastian DaSo with Larry DaSo in the rear cockpit south of Lakeland Linder Airport. Sebastian Flew the PT-19 from Fresno, California, to Dallas. He returned two weeks later and, with the help of Ken Hewes, flew the PT-19 from Dallas to Lakeland. Sebastian flew our PT-19 from coast to coast, a true cross-country trip. Thank you, Sebastian, for your commitment to the Tampa Bay Wing.

HomeOfficer Emails

Wing Leader: Ken Hewes

wingleader@caftampabaywing.org


Executive Officer: Rob Milford

wingexec@caftampabaywing.org


Operations: Sebastian DaSo

operations@caftampabaywing.org


Adjutant: John Williams

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Safety: Peter Wu

safety@caftampabaywing.org


Finance: Gary Knuth

finance@caftampabaywing.org


Development: Bart Graham

development@caftampabaywing.org


Education: Brad Billings

education@caftampabaywing.org


Maintenance: Brad Cohen

wingexec@caftampabaywing.org


Webmaster: Ken Hewes

wingexec@caftampabaywing.org