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"Feeding Frenzy"

Serial #: 44-34538
Construction #: 27817
Civil Registration:
  N6839D
  N34538
Model(s):
  A-26B
  B-26B
  Consort 26
Name: Feeding Frenzy
Status: Airworthy*
Last info: 2004
   History:
Delivered to French AF as 44-34538, Jan. 3, 1951-1955.
- Based in Indochina.
- Returned to USAF, Oct. 22, 1955.
Open Storage, Clark AFB, Philippines, 1955-1958.
Rock Island Oil & Refining Co., Wichita, KS, 1964
- Registered as N6839D.
- Converted to Rock Island Consort 26 configuration, Hutchinson, KS.
Hughes Aircraft Co., Culver City, CA, 1966-1987.
- Fitted with extended radome nose for missile sensor flight tests.
Gower Lebel Inc., Seattle, WA, 1988-1990.
A & T Productions, Inc., Pacific Palisades, CA, May 1990-1997.
- Registered as N34538, Sep. 1990.
- Restored and fitted with A-26C nose.
- Flown in USAF black scheme.
- Flown as 434538/BC-538 "Feeding Frenzy"
Ron Kent, Kelowma, BC, Mar. 12, 1997.
Martin Aviation Inc, Santa Ana, CA, Apr. 12, 1999-2004.
*There is some doubts to wiether this aircraft remains airworthy.

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):
Chad Veich.
Michael Brunk