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A68-198 N286JB "Short-Fuse-Salle"
Fesco LTD, Pampa Tx
P-51 Survivor A68-198 N286JB
Status: Storage
NAA Type:
Serial #: A68-198
Adopted:
45-11483
Registry: N286JB
.. past:   N65198
  N4674V
  N607D
  F-AZIE
  N86JB
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History: A68-198 N286JB "Short-Fuse-Salle"
1951: Jul 06, BOC, RAAF A68-198
1956: Mar 26, stored, Tocumwal NSW
1958: Apr 24, SOC
1958: Apr 24, surplus, R.H. Grant Trading Co, Tocumwal NSW
1958: stored, flown from Tocumwal, Narromine NSW
1962: sale, Fawcett Aviation, Bankstown NSW, open storage Bankstown
1966: sale, Arnold Glass, Sydney NSW
1968: sale, Ed Fleming / Skyservice Aviation, Camden NSW
1968: sale, Stan Booker / Stan Air Inc, Fresno CA, shipped to USA
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1968: N65198, sale, Joe Banducci / Elmer Rossi, Bakersfield CA, restoration using parts from 45-11483
1970: N4674V #2, reg, assumed id 45-11483, Joe Banducci / Elmer Rossi, Bakersfield CA
1975: Sep 14, N4674V, Reno Air Races - Qualified 11th @ 383 - Consolation 4th @ 364 - John Putman
1976: Sep 12, N4674V, Reno Air Races - DNQ started last - Consolation 2nd @ 352 - John Putman
1976: N607D (ntu), reg, flew under N607D Reno Air Races #86
1977: Sep 12, N4674V, Reno Air Races - Qualified 6th @ 376 - Gold 5th @ 389 - John Putman
1977: Oct, N86JB, reg, Joe Banducci, Bakersfield CA, Race # 86 "Ciuchetton"
1978: Sep 17, N286JB, Reno Air Races - Qualified 4th @ 398 - Gold 3rd @ 396 - John Putman
1979: Sep 16, N286JB, Reno Air Races - Qualified 4th @ 418 - Gold 3rd @ 399 - John Putman
1980: Sep 14, N286JB, Reno Air Races - Qualified 3rd @ 412 - Gold 4th @ 397 - John Putman - Wyle E Coyote in back
1982: Mar, N286JB, reg, Joe Banducci, Bakersfield CA
1983: N286JB, sale, Don Whittington, Fort Lauderdale FL, rep. chase plane for Enforcer Program
1985: N286JB, sale, Frank Strickler / Fox 51 Ltd, Denton TX
1989: N286JB, sale, Lewis Shaw, Dallas TX, "FF-483"
1991: N286JB, sale, Victor Haluska / Santa Monica Propeller Inc, Santa Monica CA
1991: N286JB, sale, Flying Eagles Inc, USA
1991: N286JB, sale, Franklin Devaux / Apache Aviation, Dijon France
1992: Sep 01, F-AZIE, Lafayette Aviation, Dijon France, "Best Days of Our Lives"
1993: Aug 05, forced-landing, inflight fire - badly damaged, Dijon France
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1994: rebuilt "Short Fuse Salle"
1996: Mar, N286JB, sale, Courtesy Aircraft, Rockford IL
1996: Mar, N286JB, sale, Bill Bruggeman / Ten Air, Anoke MN
2008: Nov 05, N286JB, sale, Leonard Hudson / Hudson Flight LLC, Pampa TX
2015: Jan 09, N286JB, Fesco LTD, Ozona TX

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