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Whistler's Mother
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Serial #: 41-39401
Construction #: 7114
Civil Registration:
  N3457G
  N39401
Model(s):
  A-26B
  B-26C
Name: Whistler's Mother
Status: Restoration
Last info: 2002
   History:
John R. Moore, Los Angeles, CA, 1959-1969
- Registered as N3457G.
- Flew as Whistler's Mother.
- Withdrawn from use and stored, Van Nuys, CA, 1959-1982.
Challenge Publications Inc., Canoga Park, CA, Nov. 1982
- Registered as N39401, May 1983.
- Rebuilt Van Nuys, Ca, First Flight Aug. 18, 1983
American Aeronautical Foundation, Van Nuys, Jan. 1985-1987
Weeks Air Museum, Tamiami, FL, July 21, 1987-2002
- Flown as 139401/Whistler's Mother.
- Damaged in Hurrican Andrew, Aug. 24, 1992.
- Trucked to Chino, CA, 1997.
- Under restoration, 1997-2002.
Source(s):
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003.
 Photo Source(s):
Unknown.
John Harjo.
M. O'Leary.
Brendon Deere - http://www.integration.co.nz/aviation/, 2002.