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MARLENE; Uncle Ho's Nightmare
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Bureau #: 126882 Construction #: 7682 Civil Registration: N91945 Model(s): AD-4NA A-1D Name: MARLENE; Uncle Ho's Nightmare Status: Airworthy Last info: 2007 |
History: Delivered to l'Armee de l'Air as No. 85, 1961. Delivered to FA Gabon as No. 41, circa 1968-1976. Gyra France, 1976. - Recovered from Gabon. Jack Spanich, Detroit, MI, Jan. 1977-1984. - Registered as N91945. - Delivered to USA from Chateaudub AB, France via Dublin, Mar. 9, 1977. - Badly damaged during landing accident, circa 1982. Doan Helicopters Inc, New Smyrna Beach, FL, 1985-1992. - Rebuilt and flew as 37543/AK-409/USS Intrepid. - Crashed Titusville, FL, Apr. 4, 1992. -- Doan killed. Richard E. Sharpe Jr./Marine Aviation Museum, Wilmington, DE, 2002-2007. - Based at Lone Star Flight Museum, Galveston, TX. |
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Source(s): Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989. Federal Aviation Administration, www.faa.gov, 2007. Joe Baugher's Serial Numbers Page |
Photo Source(s): John Hume Richard E. Sharpe Jr. Eric Dumigan Photography, http://www.airic.ca, 2004 Research Assistance: Richard E. Sharpe Jr. |
