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"Grumpy"
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Serial #: 43-3318 Construction #: 100-20644 Civil Registration: CF-OGQ N88972 G-BYDR Model(s): B-25D Mk. II Name: Grumpy Status: Airworthy Last Info: 2003 |
History: Ordered by RAF as KL161 but diverted to RCAF. Delivered to RCAF as KL161. - BOC: Jan. 19, 1945. - SOC: Feb. 12, 1962. Joe E. Goldney, Vancouver, BC, Feb. 1962. - Acquired from Crown assets disposal, Feb. 1962. - Ferry permit granted for flight from Claresholm AB to Vancouver, Feb. 1962. - Registered as CF-OGQ. Sports Air Inc, Seattle, WA, Mar. 1966. - Registered as N88972. North Star Aviation Corp, Fairbanks, AK, 1969. - River sanding/fire retardant tank installed, Aug. 1967. Colco Aviation, Fairbanks, AK, April 1969-1972. - Retired firebomber. - Stored at Fairbanks, AK, 1977-1981. Noel Merrill Wien, Anchorage, AK/Kent, WA, May 1980-1987. Robert J. Pond, Plymounth, MN, Oct. 1987-1995. - Operated by The Fighter Collection. The Fighter Collection, Duxford, UK, Nov. 7, 1987-2003. - Flown as KL161/VO/Grumpy. - Registered as G-BYDR by Patina Ltd/The Fighter Collection, Mar. 22, 1999. |
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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. The Fighter Collection, www.fighter-collection.com Photo Source(s): Dave Stewart Caz Caswell. |
