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Serial #: 45-49385 Construction #: 399-55924 Civil Registration: N47DF Model(s): P-47D TF-47D F-47D Name: None Status: Airworthy Last info: 2002 |
History: Delivered to USAAF as 45-49385. - BOC: July 20, 1945. - SOC: July 24, 1953. Delivered to Peruvian AF as 549 (later reserialed as 127). - BOC: March 1953. - Stored, Piura AB, Peru, 1963-1969. Ed Jurist/Vintage Aircraft International Ltd., Nyack, NY, July 24, 1969-1974. - Registered as N47DF. - Arrived on SS Rosaldina, Brownsville, TX, Sep. 5, 1969. - Assembled by CAF, Harlingen, TX, First flight 1973. - Flew as 354th FG 228790/Unadilla Killa. Tom Friedkin, Carlsbad-Palomar, CA, 1974. David Tallichet/Military Aircraft Restoration Corp, Chino, CA, Apr. 1975-1994. - Stored Barstow-Daggett, CA, 1975-1980. - Crashed on take-off, Barstow, CA, July 3, 1980. - Rebuild started Tulsa, OK, finished at Casper, WY, 1980-1986. - Loaned to Liberal Air Museum, Liberal, KS, 1986-1990. - Damaged by forced landing near Flagstaff, AZ during ferry flight from Topekato Chino, Oct. 1990. - Trucked to Chino, CA. - Rebuilt to airworthiness, Chino, CA, 1991-1993. Bill Klaers & Alan Wojciak/Klaers Aircraft/WestPac Restoration, Rialto, CA, May 1994-1996. - Rebuild completed. - First flight Dec. 16, 1995. - Painted as 549385/WZ-A on port side and B-WZ on starboard. Ted R. Melsheimer, Carson City, NV, Mar. 13, 1996-2002. |
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Source(s): Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989. Pat Carry. Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003. Photo Source(s): Ernie Viskupic via JetPhotos.net Unknown. |
