Stinson 108 Service Parts and
Accessories Letters Page

by Larry Westin


The Stinson 108 Service Parts and Accessories Letters page was first created February 16, 2016, Last updated 02/18/16.

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This page has the Stinson 108 Parts and Accessories Letters in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Each of these scans of the Stinson 108 Parts and Accessories Letters are from the original Stinson Stinson 108 Parts and Accessories Letters which were published by Stinson on a blue back ground paper. They were written and published by the Stinson Service Department.

Stinson published information about the Stinson 108 which is informative, rather than of an airworthy nature using this different type of letter format. Examples of what these letters provide include information such as original paint colors from the factory, how to purchase parts for the Stinson 108 which are not available from Stinson, such as Kopper's Aeromatic propeller spinners, medical stretchers, etc. from other companies, part numbers for adding tie down rings, installing an external baggage compartment door for those airplanes delivered before the external baggage compartment door was standard, and other information. Often these letters contained Stinson part numbers for items manufactured after the basic parts manual was published so many of the part numbers shown in these letters is only available here.

Most of this information was written when the airplane was new. However several times recently I've received information about Stinson 108's which have been found in a barn or field, not flown for more than 50 years. There is a chance some of these Service Parts and Accessories Letter will provide information not available elsewhere.

CAUTION in many cases these Service Parts and Accessory Letters show Stinson prices which were prices in affect in the mid 1940's. With almost 70 years of inflation, prices today will be MUCH higher.

Each Service Part and Accessory Letter is it's own individual PDF file. You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.

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Stinson 108 Service Parts and
Accessories Letters

Service Part and Accessories Letter 1-D - Paint and Lacquer specifications, paint color of each Stinson 108, 108-1 and 108-2 serial number, except for non standard paint. Paint colors for the 108-3, however these are not listed by serial number. See the Production Record for non standard paint, and paint color for each 108-3. Letter 1-D is 5 pages, dated April 2, 21948, about 1.3 meg in size. Added 02/16/16.

Service Part and Accessories Letter 2-A - Koppers Aeromatic Propeller Spinner. Letter 2-A is 1 page, dated June 3, 1947, about 275K. Added 02/16/16.

Service Part and Accessories Letter 3 and 3-A - Baggage Compartment Conversion Kit. This file has both letter 3 and letter 3-A which together are needed to add the external baggage compartment door. Letter 3 is 1 page, dated January 30, 1947, letter 3-A is 1 page, dated March 17, 1947, about 494K. Added 02/16/16.

Service Part and Accessories Letter 4 - Airplane Mooring Kit. Letter 4 is 1 page, dated February 5, 1947, about 276K. Added 02/16/16.

Service Part and Accessories Letter 5 - no information

Service Part and Accessories Letter 6 - no information

Service Part and Accessories Letter 7 - Fram Oil Filter. Letter 7 is 2 pages, dated May 7, 1947, about 522K. Added 02/16/16.

Service Part and Accessories Letter 8 - no information

Service Part and Accessories Letter 9-B - Parts Prices and Discount List. Letter 9-B is 4 pages, dated August 11, 1947, (Note I have another letter 9-B, same subject, dated July 25, 1947), about 1.1 meg in size. Added 02/16/16.

Service Part and Accessories Letter 10 - Voyager Seat Cover. Letter 10 is 1 page, dated June 26, 1947, about 283K. Added 02/16/16.

Service Part and Accessories Letter 11 - Parts Discount. Letter 11 is 1 page, dated July 11, 1947, about 283K. Added 02/16/16.

Service Part and Accessories Letter 12 - no information

Service Part and Accessories Letter 13 - no information

Service Part and Accessories Letter 14D - Parts Discount. Letter 14D is 2 pages, dated October 6, 1947, about 278K. Added 02/16/16.

Service Part and Accessories Letter 15 - no information

Service Part and Accessories Letter 16 - no information

Service Part and Accessories Letter 17 - Ambulance Installation. Letter 17 is 2 pages, dated August 15, 1947, about 603K. Added 02/16/16.

Service Part and Accessories Letter 18 - Parts Catalog Price Changes. Letter 18 is 2 pages, dated August 11, 1947, about 597K. Added 02/16/16.

Service Part and Accessories Letter 19 - Special Equipment Installation Drawing Numbers for installation of Outside Air Temperature Gauge, Electrically Heating Pitot Tube, Carburetor Air Temperature Gauge, and Five One Minute Flares. Letter 19 is 1 page, dated September 26, 1947, about 267K. Added 02/16/16.

Service Part and Accessories Letter 20 - Special Radio Equipment, VHF Transmitter Installation Kit, Marker Beason Receiver Installation Kit, Rotatble Loop Installation Kit. Letter 20 is 2 pages, dated October 25, 1947, about 529K. Added 02/16/16.

Service Part and Accessories Letter 21 - New Accessories - Wheel Fenders and Radio Cut-Out Relay. Letter 19 is 1 page, dated November 10, 1947, about 261K. Added 02/16/16.

Service Part and Accessories Letter 22-D - Revisions to Parts Catalog Dated December 1947. Letter 22-D is 1 page, dated May 15, 1948, about 274K. Added 02/18/16.

Service Part and Accessories Letter 23-D - Stall Warning Indicator Kit. Letter 23-D is 1 page, dated March 18, 1948, about 217K. Added 02/18/16.

Service Part and Accessories Letter 24-F - McCauley Propeller in 108-2 and 108-3. Letter 24-F is 1 page, dated April 23, 1948, about 274K. Added 02/18/16.

Service Part and Accessories Letter 25 - Willard Batteries. Letter 25 is 1 page, dated February 16, 1948, about 300K. Added 02/18/16.

Service Part and Accessories Letter 26-A and 26-B - Goodyear Cross Wing Landing Gear. Letter 26-A is 1 page and letter 26-B is 1 additional page, dated March 24, 1948, about 537K. Added 02/18/16.

Service Part and Accessories Letter 27-A - Sun Visors. Letter 27-A is 1 page, dated March 31, 1948, about 261K. Added 02/18/16.

Service Part and Accessories Letter 28 - Stall Warning Instrument Panels. Letter 28 is 1 page, dated April 6, 1948, about 273K. Added 02/18/16.

Service Part and Accessories Letter 29 - Cleveland Aircraft Products Brakes and Wheels. Letter 29 is 3 pages, dated April 30, 1948, about 802K. Added 02/18/16.

Service Part and Accessories Letter 30 - Spinners for Kopper's Aeromatic and Sensenich Two Position Propellers. Letter 30 is 1 page, dated June 4, 1948, about 225K. Added 02/18/16.


Stinson Service Parts and Accessories Letter number 30 is the last letter I have. Based on the date of letter 30, June 4, 1948, I doubt any further letters were published as Stinson discontinued manufacturing model 108 aircraft in July 1948.




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