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P-39N/42-8740



Serial #: 42-8740
Construction #: ?
Civil Registration:
  N81575
Model: P-39N
Name: None
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2005
  History:
David C. Tallichet/Yankee Air Corps/MARC, Chino, CA, 1974-1989.
- Recovered from crash site, Tadji, PNG, 1974.
-- Recovered fro YAF by Charles Darby & Marty Armstrong, NZ.
- Restoration started, Tulsa, OK.
Charles F. Nichols/Yankee Air Corps, Chino, CA, Mar. 1989-1990.
Charles F. Nichols/Yanks Air Museum, Chino, CA, Dec, 1990-2005.
- Registered as N81575.
- Restored to airworthy, Chino, CA, 1990-2002.
- Flown as USAAC/28740.



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):
Tony Andrews.
Mike Henniger