Aeronca C3 G-ADRR made its first flight in 67 years at Old Warden on 7 June, when Rob Millinship took it aloft for a 20-minute test flight. Rob reported that there were no problems, and that 'DRR flew very well. It was hoped that the three-hour test schedule would be completed in mid-June, and that the aircraft will fly at Shuttleworth shows later this season. Built in 1936 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and flown as NC17424, the machine was de-registered in 1948 after the death of owner James W. Steger of Pulaski, Virginia. Imported into the UK by licenced CAA engineer Dudley Morgan in 1989, it was put up for sale in 1996 in an unfinished state. Steve Rudkin, a volunteer ground handler at Old Warden, then purchased it along with a zero-timed JAP J99 engine that had been stored in the Orkney Islands since new. TheJ99 is a licence-built Aeronca E-113-C powerplant manufactured in Peterborough.
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机译：6 月 7 日，Aeronca C3 G-ADRR 在老典狱长进行了 67 年来的首次飞行，当时 Rob Millinship 将其带到高空进行了 20 分钟的试飞。Rob 报告说没有问题，而且“DRR 飞得很好。希望三小时的测试计划将在6月中旬完成，并且该飞机将在本赛季晚些时候在沙特尔沃思展上飞行。该机器于 1936 年在俄亥俄州辛辛那提建造，并以NC17424飞行，在弗吉尼亚州普拉斯基的所有者 James W. Steger 去世后，于 1948 年注销。1989年，由获得许可的CAA工程师达德利·摩根（Dudley Morgan）进口到英国，并于1996年以未完工的状态出售。史蒂夫·鲁德金（Steve Rudkin）是Old Warden的一名志愿地勤人员，他随后购买了它与一台零时时JAP J99发动机一起购买，该发动机自新以来一直存放在奥克尼群岛。J99是在彼得伯勒制造的许可建造的Aeronca E-113-C动力装置。
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