P-38 LIGHTNING/44-26761

Serial #: 44-26761
Construction #: 7765
Civil Registration:
NL5054N
N5054N
CF-GKE
N6190C
N2897S
Construction #: 7765
Civil Registration:
NL5054N
N5054N
CF-GKE
N6190C
N2897S
Model(s):
P-38L Lightning
F-5G Lightning
Name: None
Status: Stored
Last info: 2021
P-38L Lightning
F-5G Lightning
Name: None
Status: Stored
Last info: 2021
History:
Delivered to United States Army Air Force as 44-26761.
- BOC: N/A
- SOC: N/A
Everett L. Moore, Tulsa, OK, October 1947-1948.
- Purchased from War Assets Administration, Altus, OK, for $800.
- Registered as NL5054N.
Clark Smith, Cumberland, PA, February 3, 1948.
- Registered as N5054N.
Luis Struck/Cia. Mexicana Aerofoto SA, Mexico City, Mexico, July 1949-1951.
Kenting Aerial Surveys, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1951.
- Registered as CF-GKE.
Spartan Air Services Ltd., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, April 7, 1952-1956.
- Landed with gear locked up, Whitehorse, YT, August 10, 1954.
-- Repaired.
- Certificate of Airworthiness renewed, January 31, 1955.
Hycon Aerial Surveys, Pasadena, CA, May 1956.
- Registered as N6190C.
- Retired, December 1959.
Cartwright Aerial Surveys, Sacramento, CA, 1958.
- Stored, Las Vegas, NV, 1959-1961.
Bruce & Gunn Inc, Fort Worth-Redbird, TX, December 1960-1962.
Kucera & Associates Inc, Cleveland, OH, November 1962-1968.
- Survey contract, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay.
- Damaged after gear collapsed, Ascunsion, Paraguay, January 1, 1965.
Abandoned, Open Storage, Ascunsion, Paraguay, 1965-1972.
Ronald Bryant, Jacksonville, FL, January 1968.
I. N. "Junior" Burchinall, Paris, TX, 1969-1970.
William E. Padden, Los Angeles, CA, 1971-1972.
Robert Diemert, Carman, Manitoba, 1972-1974.
- Recovered from Ascunsion.
Dick Lambert, Plainfield, IL, February 1974-1981.
- Stored dismantled.
Kermit A. Weeks/Weeks Air Museum, Tamiami, FL. 1981-2000.
- Registered as N2897S.
- Damaged by Hurricane Andrew, 1992.
- Stored pending restoration.
Kermit Weeks/Fantasy Of Flight, Polk City, FL, 2000-2021.
- Planned long-term restoration project Polk City, FL.
- Stored dismantled in storage hangar, Fantasy of Flight.
Delivered to United States Army Air Force as 44-26761.
- BOC: N/A
- SOC: N/A
Everett L. Moore, Tulsa, OK, October 1947-1948.
- Purchased from War Assets Administration, Altus, OK, for $800.
- Registered as NL5054N.
Clark Smith, Cumberland, PA, February 3, 1948.
- Registered as N5054N.
Luis Struck/Cia. Mexicana Aerofoto SA, Mexico City, Mexico, July 1949-1951.
Kenting Aerial Surveys, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1951.
- Registered as CF-GKE.
Spartan Air Services Ltd., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, April 7, 1952-1956.
- Landed with gear locked up, Whitehorse, YT, August 10, 1954.
-- Repaired.
- Certificate of Airworthiness renewed, January 31, 1955.
Hycon Aerial Surveys, Pasadena, CA, May 1956.
- Registered as N6190C.
- Retired, December 1959.
Cartwright Aerial Surveys, Sacramento, CA, 1958.
- Stored, Las Vegas, NV, 1959-1961.
Bruce & Gunn Inc, Fort Worth-Redbird, TX, December 1960-1962.
Kucera & Associates Inc, Cleveland, OH, November 1962-1968.
- Survey contract, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay.
- Damaged after gear collapsed, Ascunsion, Paraguay, January 1, 1965.
Abandoned, Open Storage, Ascunsion, Paraguay, 1965-1972.
Ronald Bryant, Jacksonville, FL, January 1968.
I. N. "Junior" Burchinall, Paris, TX, 1969-1970.
William E. Padden, Los Angeles, CA, 1971-1972.
Robert Diemert, Carman, Manitoba, 1972-1974.
- Recovered from Ascunsion.
Dick Lambert, Plainfield, IL, February 1974-1981.
- Stored dismantled.
Kermit A. Weeks/Weeks Air Museum, Tamiami, FL. 1981-2000.
- Registered as N2897S.
- Damaged by Hurricane Andrew, 1992.
- Stored pending restoration.
Kermit Weeks/Fantasy Of Flight, Polk City, FL, 2000-2021.
- Planned long-term restoration project Polk City, FL.
- Stored dismantled in storage hangar, Fantasy of Flight.



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.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-6th Edition, 2023.
Joe Baugher's Serial Numbers Page.
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-6th Edition, 2023.
Joe Baugher's Serial Numbers Page.
Photo Source(s):
Tony Andrews.
Unknown.
Brendon Deere
Research Assistance:
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Tony Andrews.
Unknown.
Brendon Deere
Research Assistance:
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