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Serial #: 44-26761 Construction #: 7765 Civil Registration: NL5054N N5054N CF-GKE N6190C N2897S Model(s): P-38L F-5G Name: None Status: Restoration Last info: 2007 |
History: Everett L. Moore, Tulsa, OK, Oct. 1947. - Purchased from War Assets Administration, Altus, OK, for $800. - Registered as NL5054N. Clark Smith, Cumberland, PA, Feb. 1948. - Registered as N5054N. Luis Struck, Mexico, 1949-1951. Kenting Aerial Surveys, Toronto, Ontario, 1951. - Registered as CF-GKE. Spartan Air Services Ltd., Ottawa, Ontario, Aug. 1951-1956. Hycon Aerial Surveys, Pasadena, CA., May 1956. - Registered as N6190C. Cartwright Aerial Surveys, Sacramento, CA, 1958. - Retired, Dec. 1959. - Stored, Las Vegas, NV, 1959-1961. Bruce & Gunn Inc, Fort Worth-Redbird, TX, Dec. 1960-1962. Kucera & Associates Inc, Cleveland, OH, Nov. 1962-1968. - Survey contract, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay. - Damaged after gear collapsed, Ascunsion, Paraguay, Jan. 1, 1965. Abandoned, Open Storage, Ascunsion, Paraguay, 1965-1972. Ronald Bryant, Jacksonville, FL, Jan. 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., Feb. 1974-1981. - Stored dismantled. Kermit A. Weeks/Weeks Air Museum, Tamiami, FL. 1981-2003. - Registered as N2897S. - Damaged by Hurricane Andrew, 1992. - Stored pending restoration. Kermit Weeks/Fantasy Of Flight, Polk City, FL, 2003-2007. |
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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. Joe Baugher's Serial Numbers Page |
Photo Source(s): Tony Andrews. Unknown. Research Assistance: - |
