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    Airframe Family: Lockheed L-14/15/18 / B-34 / C-56 C-60 / PV / R5O
    Latest Model:500
    Last Military Serial:FP-0214 FAMe
    Construction Number:237-5770
    Last Civil Registration:N500BY
    Compressed ID:Howard 500 sn FP-0214 FAMe cn 237-5...
    Latest Owner or Location:FA Mexicana

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a PV-1.
    Lockheed PV-1 5770

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 34880.

    Was allocated s/n FP641 with the Royal Air Force but was not taken up.
    Diverted to South Africa.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the South African Air Force with s/n 6441.

    By June 1961

    Converted to a Super Ventura by Howard.
    By Howard Aero Inc, San Antonio TX.

    20 September 1961

    To John W. Galbreath, Columbus, OH with new c/r N1424.

    December 1963

    Converted to a 500 by Howard.

    December 1963

    New construction number, 500-108, assigned to the airframe.

    31 December 1963

    Civil registration, N1424, cancelled.

    1964

    To John W. Galbreath, Columbus, OH with new c/r N14241.

    7 February 1967

    To Stokely Van Camp Inc, Indianapolis IN with new c/r N914S.

    19 June 1968

    To Wheaton Glass Corp, Millville NJ with new c/r N227W.

    1 December 1973

    To Alexander Department Store Inc, Paramus NJ with new c/r N500BY.

    9 April 1974


    Photographer: David A. Montgomery
    Notes: N500BY Howard 500 sits in transit at Prestwicks Main Terminal. Arrived from Geneva and departed transatlantic initially to Keflavik. Built as a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura patrol bomber, diverted from an RAF order to serve with the SAAF as 6441. Executive conversion involved fitting a new pressurised fuselage and uprated engines. Finally, under different ownership, ended up impounded in Mexico in an anti-drugs operation.

    1 August 1975

    To Navarro Ranches Inc, Monett MO keeping c/r N500BY.

    1978

    Involved in an incident.
    Impounded in Mexico 1978 due drug operations.

    1978

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the FA Mexicana with s/n FP-0214.
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