P-38 LIGHTNING/44-53087

Serial #: 44-53087
Construction #: 8342
Civil Registration:
NX62887
N62887
CF-GDS
N1107V
YV-C-BAR
N3800L
Construction #: 8342
Civil Registration:
NX62887
N62887
CF-GDS
N1107V
YV-C-BAR
N3800L
Model(s):
P-38L Lightning
P-38M Lightning
Name: Marge
Status: Display
Last info: 2025
P-38L Lightning
P-38M Lightning
Name: Marge
Status: Display
Last info: 2025
Delivered to the United States Army Air Force as 44-53087.
- BOC: N/A
- SOC: N/A
Forrest M. Bird/Bird Aviation, Long Beach, CA, March 25, 1946
- Registered as NX62887.
David A. Bishop, Green Bay, WI, June 13, 1946
Ralph B. Lenz, De Pere, WI, September 14, 1946-1947
R.C. Allwon, Wichita, KS, May 26, 1947-1948.
George L. Harte, Denton, TX, June 25, 1948-1951.
- Registered as N62887.
Spartan Air Services Ltd., Ottawa, Ontario, December 1951-1956.
- Registered as CF-GDS, June 1952.
- Damaged during landing (repaired), Seven Islands, Quebec, April 19, 1953.
Hycon Aerial Surveys Inc., Pasadena, CA, May 23, 1956-1958.
- Registered as N1107V.
Vern W. Cartwright/Cartwright Aerial Surveys, Sacramento, CA, May 12, 1958-1959.
Cartwright Aerial Surveys, Caracas, September 1959.
- Registered as YV-C-BAR.
Cartwright Aerial Surveys, Sacramento, CA, 1961.
- Reregistered as N1107V.
Marvin L. Gardner & Lloyd P. Nolan/ Lightning & Co, Mercedes, TX, September 12, 1961-1964
Robert H Kucera/Kucera & associates Inc, Cleveland, OH, April 3, 1964-1967
- Used for surveys in South America.
A. G. Wilson/Wilson Flight Training Center, Kansas City, KS, January 12, 1967
Mark Hurd Aerial Surveys, Santa Barbara, CA, March 22, 1967-1968.
- Retired and stored, Santa Barbara, CA, January 1968.
Wilson Flight Training Center, Kansas City, KS, February 23, 1968-1969
Peter W. Kahn/Corporate Air Motive, San Jose, CA, July 3, 1969-1970
Peter W. Kahn, Danville, IL, July 1970-1973.
- Registered as N3800L
- Restored, fitted with P-38E nose from MGM studios.
Jack Flaherty/Flaherty Factors, Monterey, CA, March 27, 1973.
Wilson C. Edwards, Big Spring, TX, September 4, 1973-1981.
EAA Aviation Foundation, Oshkosh, WI, December 7, 1981-2025.
- Maintained airworthy.
- Displayed as Richard Bong's "210399/597/Marge".
- BOC: N/A
- SOC: N/A
Forrest M. Bird/Bird Aviation, Long Beach, CA, March 25, 1946
- Registered as NX62887.
David A. Bishop, Green Bay, WI, June 13, 1946
Ralph B. Lenz, De Pere, WI, September 14, 1946-1947
R.C. Allwon, Wichita, KS, May 26, 1947-1948.
George L. Harte, Denton, TX, June 25, 1948-1951.
- Registered as N62887.
Spartan Air Services Ltd., Ottawa, Ontario, December 1951-1956.
- Registered as CF-GDS, June 1952.
- Damaged during landing (repaired), Seven Islands, Quebec, April 19, 1953.
Hycon Aerial Surveys Inc., Pasadena, CA, May 23, 1956-1958.
- Registered as N1107V.
Vern W. Cartwright/Cartwright Aerial Surveys, Sacramento, CA, May 12, 1958-1959.
Cartwright Aerial Surveys, Caracas, September 1959.
- Registered as YV-C-BAR.
Cartwright Aerial Surveys, Sacramento, CA, 1961.
- Reregistered as N1107V.
Marvin L. Gardner & Lloyd P. Nolan/ Lightning & Co, Mercedes, TX, September 12, 1961-1964
Robert H Kucera/Kucera & associates Inc, Cleveland, OH, April 3, 1964-1967
- Used for surveys in South America.
A. G. Wilson/Wilson Flight Training Center, Kansas City, KS, January 12, 1967
Mark Hurd Aerial Surveys, Santa Barbara, CA, March 22, 1967-1968.
- Retired and stored, Santa Barbara, CA, January 1968.
Wilson Flight Training Center, Kansas City, KS, February 23, 1968-1969
Peter W. Kahn/Corporate Air Motive, San Jose, CA, July 3, 1969-1970
Peter W. Kahn, Danville, IL, July 1970-1973.
- Registered as N3800L
- Restored, fitted with P-38E nose from MGM studios.
Jack Flaherty/Flaherty Factors, Monterey, CA, March 27, 1973.
Wilson C. Edwards, Big Spring, TX, September 4, 1973-1981.
EAA Aviation Foundation, Oshkosh, WI, December 7, 1981-2025.
- Maintained airworthy.
- Displayed as Richard Bong's "210399/597/Marge".



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.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-6th Edition, 2023.
Joe Baugher's Serial Numbers Page.
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-6th Edition, 2023.
Joe Baugher's Serial Numbers Page.
Photo Source(s):
Jim Hsrley
Bill Calmes/Cartwright Aerial Surveys, Inc.
Research Assistance:
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Jim Hsrley
Bill Calmes/Cartwright Aerial Surveys, Inc.
Research Assistance:
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