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Bureau #: 123168 Construction #: ? Civil Registration: N179PT N179NP Model(s): F4U-5P F4U-5N Name: None Status: Airworthy Last info: 2004 |
History: Robert Bean, Hereford, AZ, 1956. Delivered to FA Hondurena as FAH ???, March 1956-1978. George Heaven & Jim Nettle/Hollywood Wings, Long Beach, CA, 1978-1979. - Recovered from Honduras as a collection of components. - Shipped from Honduras to Los Angeles, CA, 1979. - One of 7 incomplete airframes and parts. Terry Randall/Har-Ran Aviation, Tulsa, OK, 1979. - Stored disassembled, pending restoration. Peter W. Thelen, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1987-1988. - Rebuilt to airworthy using parts of Bu122179. - Original plate inelligible, adopted ID of Bu122179. - Registered as N179PT, Oct. 1987. Doug Arnold/Warbirds of GB Ltd, Biggin Hill, Aug. 14, 1988-1990. - Registered as N179NP. - Delivered from USA to Biggin Hill on Aug. 16, 1988. Peter W. Thelen, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1990-1995. - Reregistered as N179PT. - Operated by Warbirds of GB Ltd, Bournemouth, UK, 1990-1995. - Delivered Bournemouth-Lelystad, Nov. 11, 1992. - Stored Lelystad, 1992-1995. David Arnold/Flying A Services, Earls Colne, 1996-1998. - Flew as Navy/122179/NP9, 1996. - Stored at North Weald, Oct. 1997-1998. - Delivered from North Weald to USA via Le Havre, France, Apr. 10, 1998. James M. Read/JRMC Inc, Valparaiso, IN, June 1, 1998-2004. - Damaged after running off runway to avoid take-off Collision, Oshkosh, WI, July 29, 1999. - Rebuilt to airworthy. - Flown as Marines/122179/WR-5. - Based at Indiana Aviation Museum. |
Fresh out of restoration in 1988.
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Source(s): Federal Aviation Administration, www.faa.gov, Washington D.C., 2002. Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003. Photo Source(s): Chuck Gardner - Warbirds Resource Group, www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org, 2003 Glenn Wegman/Fighter Enterprise. |
