Serial #: 44-53186
Construction #: 8441
Civil Registration:
  NL62350
  N62350
  N505MH
  N38EV

Model(s):
  P-38L Lightning
  F-5G Lightning
Name: Pudgy(V)
Status: Displayed
Last info: 2025

Delivered to the United States Army Air Force as 44-53186.
- BOC: N/A
- SOC: N/A
Gilard Kargl/Kargl Aerial Surveys, Midland, TX, March 7, 1946-1947.
- Registered as NL62350.
- Acquired from War Assets Administration, Kingman, AZ for $1250.
Aero Exploration Co., Tulsa, OK., December 15, 1947-1952.
Mark Hurd Aerial Mapping Co., Minneapolis, MN, November 1952-1967.
- Registered as N62350.
- Registered as N505MH, March 1958-1967.
- Stored Santa Barbara, CA., 1963-1967.
Harrah's Automobile Collection, Reno, NV., January 4, 1967-1982.
- Displayed as 453186.
Frank Taylor, Reno, NV, circa 1982.
John D. Pearl/Rudulphs Flying Circus, Chino, CA., June 11, 1982-1985.
David C. Tallichet/Military Aircraft Restoration Corp., Chino, CA., January 10, 1985-1987.
- Rebuilt Reno, NV, later Casper, WY & Chino, CA.
Doug Arnold/Warbirds of GB, Ltd., Biggin Hill, UK., October 1987-1990.
- Registration G-MURU reserved but not taken up.
- Delivered May 16, 1989.
- Flew as Miss Behavin.
Del Smith/Evergreen Ventures Inc, McMinnville, OR, February 8, 1990-1992.
- Delivered to Marana, AZ July 9, 1990.
Evergreen Heritage Collection, Marana, AZ/Evergreen Vintage A/C, McMinnville, OR, June 1990-1997.
- Registered as N505MH.
- Registration reserved N38EV.
- Restored to airworthy at Marana, AZ & Ft. Collins, CO, 1990-1997.
Evergreen Aviation Educational Institutem, McMinnville, OR, 2002-2015.
- Registered as N505MH.
- Displayed as 453186/83.
Collings Foundation/Affordable Mid Coast Housing, Auburn, ME, August 4, 2015-2020.
- Ferried McMinnville to Chino, CA, May 24, 2017.
- Under restoration at New Smyrna Beach, FL, 2018.
- Flying in USAAF scheme as 121/Pudgy(V), 2020.
Lightning LLC/Collings Foundation, Stow, MA, April 20, 2020-2023.
American Heritage Museum, Stow, MA, 2022-2025.
- Displayed.

After being sold to Harrah's, M505MH is readied for it's ferry flight in Santa Barbara. The flight was performed by Mira Slovak. M505MH was then put on static display with little work being done to preserve the aircraft.