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"Conch Fury"
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Serial #: VX302 Construction #: ES.3613 Civil Registration: D-CACE G-BCOV N613RDD N51SF Model(s): T Mk. 20 T Mk. 20S Name: Conch Fury Status: Airworthy Last info: 2006 |
History: Hawker-Siddeley Aircraft Ltd., Dunsfold, 1957-1963. - Stored. Federal Republic Of Germany, Bonn, Apr. 5, 1963-1974. - Registered as D-CACE. Doug Arnold/Warbirds of GB Ltd, Blackbushe, Oct. 1974-1976. - Registered as G-BCOV. - Arrived from Germany on Oct. 11, 1974. Mike Stow, Blackbushe, Sept. 1976-1985. Richard S. Drury, Goleta, CA, June 1985-1987. - Registered as N613RD. - Flew as RN VX302/43D/Iron Angel. Jerry C. Janes & Assoc. Inc, Rockford, IL, Aug. 1987-1994. - Registered as N51SF. - Rebuilt with Wright R3350 powerplant. - Flown as race #20/Cottonmouth. Stan Misick/Musick Aircraft Corp, Brownwood, TX, Dec. 1994-1995. John Diley/Fort Wayne Air Service, Fort Wayne, IN, Feb. 4, 1997-2000. Paul Z. Besterveld, Van Nuys, CA Dec. 21, 2000-2002. - Flown as RAN 103. Stuart Aviation Inc, Wilmington, DE, Jan. 28, 2004-2006. - Flown as "Conch Fury". |
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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. Federal Aviation Administration, www.faa.gov, Washington D.C., 2006. Photo Source(s): Chuck Gardner - Warbirds Resource Group, www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org, 2002. Mark Silvestri. |
