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Serial #: 39-0033 Construction #: 2719 Civil Registration: NR49548 N747 N747M |
Model(s): B-23 Dragon Name: None Status: Restoration Last info: 2012 |
History:
Delivered to USAAC as 39-0033.
- BOC: N/A.
- SOC: N/A.
- Transferred to Reconstruction Finance Corp, McKellar Field, TN, Dec. 2, 1944.
Howard Hughes, Culver City, CA, June 1945
- Registered as NR49548.
Gar Wood Industries Inc, MI, 1945
Howard Hughes, Culver City, CA, 1948.
- Registered as N747.
Rexall Drug Co, Chicago, IL, 1950-1951
Food Machinery & Chemical Corp, McAllen, TX, 1954-1959.
FMC Corp, San Jose, CA, 1961-1964.
Monarch Aviation Inc, Monterey, CA, 1966
- Registered as N747M.
Douglas B-23 of Monterey Inc, Monterey, CA, 1968-1972
Edward J. Daly/World Airways, Oakland, CA, April 1978-1985
- Leased to Douglas Historical Foundation, Long Beach CA, 1984-1987
- Displayed at Douglas plant, Long Beach, CA, 1984-1987
Mike Bogue, Oakland, CA (later Ione, CA) November 1985-2001.
- Delivered to Oakland, November 25, 1985.
- Flew as USAAC/39-033
- Withdrawn from use, 1994.
- Stored Ione-Eagles Nest, CA, 1994-2010.
Willa K. Bogue, Ione, CA, September 19, 2001-2002.
Pissed Away N747M LLC, Bellevue, WA, January 28, 2011-2012.
- Under restoration to airworthy by Sanders Aeronautics.
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Source(s): Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003. Joe Baugher's Serial Numbers Page Federal Aviation Administration, 2012. |
Photo Source(s): Kevin Ryan Mike Research Assistance: - |
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