Serial #: 42-67543
Construction #: 2054
Civil Registration:
  N3145X

Model(s):
  P-38J-10-LO Lightning
  F-5C-1-LO Lightning
Name: California Cutie
Status: Crashed
Last info: 1996

History:
Delivered to United States Army Air Force as 42-67543.
- BOC: N/A
- SOC: N/A
Ragsdale Flying Service, Austin, TX, 1964.
Marvin L. Gardner/CAF, Mercedes, TX, 1964-1987.
- Derelict hulk recovered Austin, TX.
- Stored Mercedes, TX, 1964-1987.
Stephen Grey, Duxford, UK, 1987-1992.
- Stripped hulk shipped to Chino, CA for rebuild, 1987.
Steve Hinton/Fighter Rebuilders, Chino, CA, January 1992-1996.
- Registered as N3145X.
- Restored to airworthy.
- First flight, January 11, 1992.
- Operated by the The Fighter Collection, Duxford, UK, 1992-1996.
-- Shipped to UK, February 1992.
-- Flown as Happy Jacks Go Buggy til 1994.
-- Received scheme California Cutie in 1994.
-- Damaged in gear up landing (later repaired), Lydd, UK, September 6, 1992.
-- Aircraft destroyed in airshow accident, Duxford, UK, July 14, 1996.