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North Weald May 1988.
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Serial #: 44-4393 Construction #: 33-978 Civil Registration: NX62822 N62822 Model(s): P-63C RP-63C Name: None Status: Wrecked Last info: 1990 |
History: Bird Airways, Long Beach, CA, 1946-1948. - Registered as NX62822. - Flew as Bendix Racer #17. Gallen F. Bartmus, Kingman, AZ, 1954. - Registered as N62822. Bruce M. Madison, Phoenix, AZ, 1963-1966. John R. Sandberg, Minneapolis, MN, 1969-1975. - Flew as race #28/Tipsy Miss. - Damaged in off airport forced landing, near Crystal, MN, July 10, 1969. Mike Smith, Johnson, KS, Dec. 1975-1979. - Flew as race #28/270134/What Price Speed. Bob Reiser/Southport Aviation, Reno, NV, 1981-1990. - Flew in all red scheme as 44393/Cobra. - Leased by Stephen Grey/The Fighter Collection, Duxford, UK, 1987-1990. -- Shipped from Chino, CA, Jan. 6, 1988. -- First flight, Duxford, May 12, 1988. -- Flew in Soviet AF scheme. -- Crashed and destroyed near La Ferte-Alais, France, June 4, 1990. |
North Weald May 1988.
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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. Photo Source(s): Nigel Roling - Pentavia Digital Imaging, http://website.lineone.net/~roling46/, 2002 |
