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"Cripes a Mighty 3rd"
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Serial #: 45-11507 Construction #: 124-48260 Civil Registration: ZK-CCG N921 Model: P-51D Name: Cripes a Mighty 3rd Status: Airworthy Last info: 2003 |
History: Delivered to RNZAF. - BOC: Sept. 6, 1945. - SOC: 1958. - Stored dismantled, Ardmore AB 1945-1952. - Assembled Aug. 1951. - WFU: Aug. 11, 1955. - Stored Woodbourne AB, 1955-1958. Ron E. Fechney, Canterbury, NZ, Apr. 1958. - Stored on farm near Christchurch, 1958-1964. Ron Fechney & Jack MacDonald, Aylesbury, Nov. 1964-1974. - Registered as ZK-CCG. - Restored to airworthy, first flight Nov. 29, 1964. - Stored. - Flown to Christchurch for delivery to USA, Apr. 4, 1974. John F. Schafhauen, Spokane, WA, Oct. 1974-1975. - Registered as N921. Gene Stocker Chevrolet, State College, PA, 1978-1979. Von Weeks Flugwerke Inc, Tamiami, FL, 1978-1983. Kermit Weeks/Weeks Air Museum, Tamiami, FL, Jan. 13, 1983-2003. - Badly damaged by Hurricane Andrew. - Rebuilt to airworthy, Salinas, CA, 1993-1998. - Flying again by 1999. - Flown as 413321/HO-P/Cripes a Mighty 3rd. |
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):
Linda Carry