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F8F Bearcat/Bu. 95255

F8F Bearcat Bu. 95255

Bureau #: 95255
Construction #: D.527
Civil Registration:
  N65135
  N41089
  N58204
Model: F8F-1 Bearcat
Name: None
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2010

History:
Delivered to Armee de l'Air as 95255, 19??.
Transferred to SVNAF as 95255, 19??.
- Displayed at Tan Son Nhut AB, Vietnam, 1966-1987.
J. Salis Aviation, La Ferte-Alais, France, 19??.
David G. Price/Museum of Flying/Liberty Aero Corp, Santa Monica, CA, 1990.
Liberty Aero Corp, Santa Monica, CA, September 17, 1990-1995.
- Registered as N65135.
Vintage Wings Inc, anchorage, AK, September 22, 1994.
- Registered as N41089.
Liberty Aero Corp/Wings Of Flying, Santa Monica, CA, March 22, 1995-2000.
- Restored to airworthy, Santa Monica & Mojave, CA, 1990-1995.
- First flight, Mojave, May 19, 1995.
- Flew as USN/95235/S204.
Anthony Banta, Livermore, CA, September 23, 2000-2002.
- Delivered from Chino, CA.
Anthony Banta/Banta Aviation Corp, Dover, DE, 2002.
- Registered as N58204.
Rod Lewis/Lewis Aeronautical LLC, San Antonio, TX, October 2, 2006-2008.
Lewis Fighter Fleet LLC, San Antonio, TX, August 2010.

F8F Bearcat Bu. 95255 WRG# 0015902

Source(s):
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-5th Edition, 2008.
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003.
Photo Source(s):
Chuck Gardner
David Menard
Research Assistance:

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