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Serial #: AK940 Construction #: 15411 Civil Registration: N940AK Model(s): P-40E Mk. 1a Name: None Status: Airworthy Last info: 2002 Note(s): FAA Quotes ID as 15321.
AK940 from RAF Lend Lease Order without USAAC serial number issued, but also reported as 41-5321. |
History: Allocated to RAF as AK940 but diverted to Canada. Delivered to RCAF as 1058. - BOC: Nov. 6, 1941. - SOC: Aug. 16, 1946. - Flew as Vancouver XIII (later Popeye X). - Served with 11 Squadron. - Surplussed at RCAF Vulcan, Alberta, 1946. Farmer, Champion, Alberta, 1946. - moved by road. Big Bomber Service Station, Red Deer, Alberta, 1950-1956. - Displayed beside service station. King Perry, Red Deer, Alberta, 19??. - Displayed in front of business, Red Deer. Bob Warden, Calgary, Alberta, 1968. David Harrington, dmonton, Alberta, 19??. - Open storage, Edmonton Airport, 1968. Bob Diemert, Carman, Manitoba, 1969-1970. - Towed on its wheels from Edmonton to Carmen. William Anderson, Geneseo, NY, 1970. - Unrestored, shipped by rail to NY, 1970. Stewart Schwartz & Bill Pryor, Pontiac, MI, 1976-1977. - Registered as N940AK. - Fuselage restored, Ft. Collins, CO. - Wings restored at Fabens, TX. - Assembled, Ponitac, MI. - First flight July 26, 1980 as "SNAFU". Norton Aero Ltd, Athol, ID, 1984. William Anderson/Rangoon Airways Inc, Las Vegas, NV, 1984-1988. William Anderson/National Warplane Museum, Geneseo, NY, 1988-1995. - Flown as 115321. - Flew as USAAC/15321/"Rave #77. - Crashed during forced landing near Phelps, NY, Nov. 5, 1995. John Giljam/Hilltop Welding, June 15, 1995-1998. - Acquired wreckage. - Sued by Bill Anderson for return of wreckage, suit failed. Dick Thurman/Vintage Warbird Museum Inc, Louisville, KY, 1998-2001. - Wreckage stored in Florida. - Restoration started, June 2000. - Wings moved to Pioneer Avspecs, New Zealand to start rebuild. - Remaining parts sent to New Zealand for rebuild, March 2001. Tony Banta/Banta Aviation Corp, Dover, DE, May 24, 2001-2002. - First flight (New Zealand), March 24, 2002. - Flown in USAAC scheme. - Returned to California; now based Livermore, CA, May 2002. |
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003.
Mike R. Henniger
Photo Source(s):
Sandra da Motta
Dave McDonald via Mike R. Henniger
Steve Tournay.
Dennis Thompson