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Constructed as an A-36A-1-NA by North American at Inglewood, California, USA. |
28 October 1942 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-83665. |
By August 1943 |
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Transferred to HQ and HQ Squadron, FSEF Training Group, Eglin Field, FL.
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31 August 1943 |
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Damaged.
Landing accident at Eglin Field. |
January 1944 |
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Transferred to HQ Squadron, 1st SEG Training Group, Eglin Field, FL.
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20 January 1944 |
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Damaged.
Landing accident at Eglin Field due to mechanical failure. |
17 February 1945 |
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Transferred to Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Cincinnati, OH. |
1946 |
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Raced as #44. |
From 1946 to 1949 |
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To Essex Wire Corp/Kendall Everson with new c/r N39502. |
1946 |
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Photographer: Charles M. Daniels |
Circa 1947 |
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Operated by Woody Edmondson, Lynchburg, VA. |
1947 |
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Raced as #15, named City of Lynchburg II. |
1947 |
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Operated by Woody Edmondson, Lynchburg, VA. |
From 30 August 1947 to 1 September 1947 |
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Raced as #44, named Essex Wire Special.
Competed at the National Air Races Cleveland in the Kendall Trophy race. The primary pilot was Kendall Everson. Qualified in 14th place with an average speed of 361.452 mph. Raced in the One Mile Course race. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 377.926 mph. The windscreeen broke in lap 5 and Mr. Everson pulled out and then re-entered the race. |
From 30 August 1947 to 1 September 1947 |
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Raced as #15, named City of Lynchburg II.
Competed at the National Air Races Cleveland in the Kendall Trophy race. The primary pilot was Woody Edmondson. Raced in the One Mile Course race. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 372.392 mph. |
1947 |
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Photographer: SARH Archives
Notes: 1947 National Air Races |
1947 |
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Photographer: SARH Archives
Notes: 1947 National Air Races |
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Photographer: SARH Archives |
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Photographer: Phil Krause Collection |
1 September 1947 |
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Crashed.
Crashed during a race at Cleveland, OH. |
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To Hanby Enterprises/James Hannon keeping c/r N39502. |
1949 |
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To Hanby Enterprises/James Hannon, keeping c/r N39502. |
From 3 September 1949 to 5 September 1949 |
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Raced as #2.
Competed at the National Air Races Cleveland in the Thompson Trophy Reciprocating Division race. The primary pilot was James Hannon. Qualified in 10th place with an average speed of 376.852 mph. Raced in the B Feature race. Finished in 8th place with an average speed of 300.396 mph. |
From 3 September 1949 to 5 September 1949 |
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Raced as #2.
Competed at the National Air Races Cleveland in the Tinnerman Trophy race. The primary pilot was James Hannon. Qualified in 5th place with an average speed of 376.852 mph. Started the B Feature race, but did not finish. Left the race on Lap 7 with a broken fuel line. |
1949 |
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Photographer: Emil Strasser
Notes: James Hannon flew this Allison powered Mustang in the 1949 Cleveland. I will post more on the history of this airplane once I have confirmed my notes. |
Circa 1949 |
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Withdrawn from use.
Placed in open storage at Council Bluffs, IA. |
1950 |
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Photographer: Charles M. Daniels |
From Circa 1950 to Circa 1952 |
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To Harry McCandless and Bill Widfelt with new c/r N39502. |
From Circa 1952 to Circa 1954 |
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Withdrawn from use and placed in storage at Council Bluffs, IA. |
By 1954 |
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Dismantled and stripped. |
1954 |
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To Walter H. Erikson, Minneapolis, MN keeping c/r N39502. |
1954 |
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Transported by ground.
Trucked from Council Bluffs to Minneapolis. |
1963 |
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To Charles P. Doyle, Rosemount, MN keeping c/r N39502. |
1971 |
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To National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
Donated by Charles P. Doyle.
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10 July 1972 |
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Civil registration, N39502, cancelled.
Sale reported to a new owner in Unknown, OH. |
1973 |
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Restored.
Markings Applied: Margie H, BE, 83665
Restored for static display by Minnesota ANG to represent the A-36A flown by Capt Lawrence Dye, a pilot of the 522nd Fighter-Bomber Squadron, during combat in North Africa and Italy. |
21 July 1988 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At the USAF Museum |
18 July 1996 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger
Notes: Photographed at the USAF Museum in Dayton, Ohio. |
14 May 2010 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At the National Museum of the USAF |
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Photographer: National Museum of the USAF |
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Photographer: Dick Phillips Warbird Images Collection |
