Bureau #: 80412 Construction #: C.154 Civil Registration:
N7628C
N207F
Model: F7F-3 Tigercat Name: King Of the Cats Status: Airworthy Last info: 2010
History:
Cal-Nat Airways, Grass Valley, CA, 1963-1969.
- Registered as N7628C.
- Flew as tanker #E59.
- Crash landed, Ukiah, CA, July 1966.
Sis-Q Flying Service, Santa Rosa, CA, 1969-1972.
- Acquired wreckaged.
- Stored at Santa Rosa, CA, 1972.
Weeks Air Museum, Tamiami, FL, 1988-1990.
- Stored disassembled, Borrengo Springs, CA, 1988-1989.
Planes of Fame East, Eden Prairie, MN, 1991-1992.
- Restored at Chino, CA, 1992. Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs CA, 2001-2010.
- Registered as N207F.
- Flown as USN 80411/BP7/King of the Cats".
Source(s):
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Photo Source(s):
Chuck Gardner - Warbirds Resource Group, www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org, 2002
Ross Henniger via Mike Henniger. Research Assistance:
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