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Bureau #: 124692 Construction #: ? Civil Registration: N45NL |
Model: F4U-5NL Name: None Status: Airworthy Last info: 2011 |
History:
Delivered to US Navy as Bu. 124692, 19??.
Delivered to FA Hondurena as FAH ????, 19??.
George Heaven & Jim Nettle/Hollywood Wings, Long Beach, CA, 1978.
- Delivered from Honduras by rail, 1979.
Bob Collings/Collings Foundation, Stowe, MA, 1988-1997.
- Restored to airworthy, Kissimee & New Smyrna Beach, FL, 1988-1997.
- First flight Feb. 20, 1997.
- Flew as 124692/NP5.
Collings Foundation, Stowe, MA, January 6, 1997-2011.
- Registered as N45NL.
- Ditched in ocean off New Smyrna Beach, FL, April 4, 1997.
- Sank in 50 feet of water, salvaged April 14, 1997.
- Restoration at New Smyrna Beach, FL, 1998-2002.
- Returned to airworthy, 2004.
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Source(s): Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989. Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003. Federal Aviation Administration |
Photo Source(s): Chuck Gardner Scott Rose. Jim Harley. W. N. Kilarjian/Templar Group Media Research Assistance: - |
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