Piper PA-15 Vagabond   N4330H                                      (c/n  15-113)

                              

                                  The Vagabond was produced in 1947-48 as a cheap, plain, no frills two seat aircraft ideal for flying
                                  clubs.  This was the first of the so-called "short wing" Pipers (the wingspan was reduced by taking out
                                  three feet from the wing roots)  This "short-wing" philosophy burgeoned into many follow-on types.
                                  The Vagabond example above, seen at Santa Paula, California, in 2002 displays non standard livery
                                  for PA-15s as they were shipped from the plant in Lock Haven, inasmuch as it has a fuselage stripe.
                                  As delivered, they didn't even have that.  They were all yellow. The aircraft below was seen much
                                  earlier in March 1963 at San Fernando Airport.  It is, remarkably, still on the register, registered to
                                  an owner in Las Vegas.    In 1948 Piper came out with a PA-17 Vagabond Trainer which was just
                                  about identical externally.  It differed mainly in having dual controls (the PA-15 only had one set),
                                  bungee shocks, and color offerings other than yellow.

                                  Piper PA-15 Vagabond   N4337H                                                  (c/n  15-121)