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PV-1 Ventura/Bu. 48655



Bureau #: 48655
Construction #:
  237-5891
Civil Registration:
  N10487
  N515
  N511U
  N151LS
  N1514S
Model(s):
  PV-1
  GR Mk. V
  Howard Super Ventura
  Howard 350
Name: None
Status: Destroyed
Last info: 1979
  History:
Delivered to Royal Canadian AF as 2265.
- BOC: Dec. 9, 1943.
- SOC: Aug. 11, 1950.
Douglas W. Siple/Siple Aviation Ltd, Montreal Quebec, Canada, Nov. 1953.
- Acquired from storage at Vulcan AB, Alberta.
Universal Trading Corp, New York, NY, Nov. 1953-1954.
- Registered as N10487.
Howard Aero Services Inc, San Antonio, TX, Dec. 1954-1957.
- Converted to Howard Super Ventura configuration, finished June 13, 1957.
-- #16.
Ohio Oil Co, Findlay, OH, Aug. 15, 1957-1961.
- Registered as N515.
Howard Aero Inc, San Antonio, TX, Nov. 1961-1962.
- Registered as N511U.
- Converted to Howard 350 configuration. 1962.
Ohio Oil Co/ Marathon Oil Co, Findlay, OH, June 1, 1962-1963.
Lone Star Steel Co, Dallas, TX, Dec. 1963-1967.
- Registered as N151LS.
Lone Star Steel Co, Dallas, TX, Apr. 10, 1967-1968.
- Registered as N1514S.
Hunsaker Truck Lease Inc, Carrollton, TX, Feb. 6, 1968-1973.
Dee Howard Aircraft Sales, San Antonio, TX, Sept. 25, 1973.
Vernon R. Shurmon, Brownville, TX, Nov. 2, 1973.
Reagan & Co, San Antonio, TX, Jan. 31, 1974-1975.
Millwood Aviation, New York, NY, Apr. 24, 1975-1978.
Ventura Air Inc, Miami, FL, May 5, 1978-1979.
Inter Island Shipping Inc, Bahama, March 8, 1979.
- Registered as N1514S.
- Crashed in swamp after take-off, destroyed by fire, Dania, FL, May 26, 1979.

Source(s):
Federal Aviation Administration, www.faa.gov, Washington D.C., 2004.
Joe Baugher's Serial Numbers Page
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003.
Photo Source(s):
Mick Bajcar