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Bureau #: 97359 Construction #: 9513 Civil Registration: N5213V N97359 N240CA Model: F4U-4B Name: None Status: Airworthy Last info: 2008 |
History: Robert Bean, Hereford, AZ, 1959. - Planned sale to Honduran AF, not completed. - Registered as N5213V. - Stored Moseley Field, Phoenix, AZ, 1959-1969. - Stored dismantled, Tucson Airport, AZ, 1973. Thomas Friedkin/Cinema Air, Houston, TX, July 1976-1977. - Registered as N97359. - Flew in TV series "Ba Ba Black Sheep", 1976. Cinema Air, Houston, TX, April 11, 1980-1988. - Registered as N240CA. Merlin Aire Ltd, King City, CA, 1988. Classic Flying Machines Ltd, King City, CA, 1990-1992. - Operated by Old Flying Machine Co, Duxford, UK, April 1988-1992. - Shipped to Duxford, April 17, 1988. - Shipped back to USA, March 1992. - Flew as RNZAF "NZ5628". Norm Lewis/Lewis Aviation, Louisville, KY, Sept. 1992-1998. Max Chapman/Gardner Capital Management Corp, New York, NY, Sept. 30, 1998-2002. - Restored to airworthy, Idaho Falls, ID, 1998-2000. - Flown as Marines/11. MTW Aviation Inc Trustee, Wilmington, DE, November 2006-2007. Global Aviation Management Inc, Wellington, FL, May 2008. |
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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, www.faa.gov, 2007. |
Photo Source(s): Chuck Gardner - Warbirds Resource Group, 2002 Bob Kennedy. Bill Scheuerman Research Assistance: Rob Mears. |
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