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"Riff Raff"
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Serial #: WG652 Construction #: ES.8509 Civil Registry: D-CAFO G-BCKG N62143 Model(s): T Mk. 20 T Mk. 20S Name: Riff Raff Status: Airworthy Last info: 2004 |
History: Hawker-Siddeley Aircraft Ltd, Langley, 1957. Federal Republic of Germany, Bonn, May 23, 1960-1974. - Registered as D-CAFO. Doug Arnold/Warbirds of GB Ltd, July 30, 1974. - Registered as G-BCKG. Dr. Meryl D. Schulke, Orlando, FL, Sept. 1974. - Registered as N62143. - Departed UK on delivery flight by Schulke, Oct. 13, 1974. John J. Stokes/Warbirds Of The World, San Marcos, TX, Sept. 1974-1977. Lloyd A. Hamilton, Santa Rosa, CA, May 1977. - Converted to single seater, 1979. Jimmy R. McMillan, Breckenridge, TX, 1984. Arthur W. McDonnell, Mojave, CA, May 1984-1988. - Flew as race #106/JR-106. - Badly damagaed in hanger fire, Shafter, CA, July 1988. Michael E. Keenum/Aileron Inc, Forest Park, IL, July 28, 1995-2004. - Rebuilt with Wright R-3350. - First flight 1995. - Initially flown as "Wright Up Front". - Currently flown as race 99/Riff Raff. - Web Site. |
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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. Photo Source(s): Chuck Gardner - Warbirds Resource Group, www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org, 2002 Steve Tournay. Mike Henniger. |
