I recently purchased a Druine Turbulent built in 1956/57 by Joe
Mathias and Warren Carter of Norfolk , VA. The construction was
detailed in the EAA Aircraft Series, File Number 1 Wood Manual,
and the Experimenter October 1957 and Sport Aviation Jan-Feb.
1959. Local lore has it that this was the first VW powered
aircraft in the USA, first flight Sept. 15, 1958. Can anyone
confirm this information ?