Ah yes...the Songbird and the Songbird 2 & neice Penney.

Hmmm...IIRC [and dating myself as well <img src="images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />]
A quick stroll down memory lane...

The original Songbird was a radial engined Cessna twin, AKA the Bamboo Bomber, a trainer plane for the military, many made it into civilian hands, eventually most of them were grounded as a result of the main wingspar (most of the aircraft structiure was wood of various types) having dryrot problems due to being inaccessible for maintenance without a total disassembly of the wing.

It was my great pleasure to actually see one at the Experimental Aircraft Assoc. "Sun-N-Fun" Flyin and weeklong airshow in Lakeland Fla. several times in recent years. (Along with a great many other really neat aircraft, both old and new, military and civilian. You really have to make it to an EAA airshow sometime. Bring a big brimmed hat, sunglasses, and really good walking shoes.)

The Songbird 2 was one of the earlier Cessna 310's with horizontally opposed engines.

I liked both aircraft then and now. Thanks for the kick in the memory button. <img src="images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

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