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P-63A/42-69097


Duxford, UK, May, 1996.

Serial #: 42-69097
Construction #:
  33-397
Civil Registration:
  NX52113
  N52113
  G-BTWR
Model: P-63A
Name: Trust Me
Status: Wrecked
Last info: 2001
  History:
Flamingo Aircraft Inc, Apr. 28, 1947.
- Registered as NX52113.
Alfred Whiteside, June 1947-1952.
- Flew as Bendix racer #87/Kismet.
- Retired, Stored, 1952.
Jack Becker, Switzerland, 1954.
- Registered as N52113.
- Stored in USA.
David B. Robinson, Miami, FL, 1963-1964.
Johan M. Larsen, Minneapolis, MN, 1966-1972.
David Tallichet/YAF/MARC, Chino, CA, 1973-1988.
Warbirds Of GB Ltd, Biggin Hill, May 1988-1990.
- Shipped to UK.
- Stored disassembled.
Ray Hanna/Old Flying Machine Co, Duxford, May 1990-1991.
Patina Ltd/The Fighter Collection, Duxford, Oct. 7, 1991-2001.
- Registered as G-BTWR.
- Rebuilt to airworthy, Duxford.
- First flight, Aug. 12, 1994.
- Flew as 269097/Trust Me.
- Destroyed in fatal crashed, Biggin Hill Air Fair, UK, June 3, 2001.

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):
Nigel Roling - Pentavia Digital Imaging, http://website.lineone.net/~roling46/, 2002