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    Airframe Family: Pitts Special
    Latest Model:S-1S Special
    Construction Number:7-0002
    Last Civil Registration:N25PS
    Compressed ID:Pitts S-1S cn 7-0002 cr N25PS
    Latest Owner or Location:Robert C. Bennett, San Mateo, CA

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    Dates

    Event

    From Circa 1972 to Circa 1974

    Constructed as a S-1S.
    Built by James M. Killough of Miami, FL.

    3 May 1972

    To James M. Killough, Miami, FL with new c/r N12JK.

    23 October 1973

    First flight.
    Flown by Mr. Killough at Richards Field, FL.

    March 1976

    To John Lillberg, Palm Beach Gardens, FL keeping c/r N12JK.

    9 November 1979

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX12JK (PITTS S-1S, 7-0002) issued.

    November 1984

    To Barr E. Asplundh, Bryn Athn, PA keeping c/r N12JK.

    Restored.
    Airframe recovered/rebuilt.

    22 March 1985

    Assigned civil registration: N599B

    21 October 1990

    To Ray Williams, Springfield, TN keeping c/r N599B.

    28 October 1990

    To Richard Butler, Tullahoma, TN keeping c/r N599B.

    24 August 1991

    To Andrew Ring, New Gloucester, ME keeping c/r N599B.

    10 June 1993

    To William C. Ballard, Saint. Petersburg, FL keeping c/r N599B.

    June 1993

    To Aero Sport, Inc Saint. Augustine, FL keeping c/r N599B.

    October 1993

    To LT Robert Scott Wood, Jr, US Navy, Jacksonville, FL keeping c/r N599B.

    June 1995


    Photographer: Robert Scott Wood, JR
    Notes: Rob Woody Wood with N599B at an IAC competition, Keystone, FL

    28 September 1996

    To LT Robert C. Bennett, US Navy, APO AE keeping c/r N599B.

    January 1997


    Photographer: Rob Bennett
    Notes: N25PS during it is time as N599B. The S-1S started life as N12JK, for builder James Killough.

    Markings Applied: N599B
    Aircraft placed in storage still marked as N599B.

    18 February 2003

    To Robert C. Bennett, Apo, AE keeping c/r N599B.

    June 2016

    Restoration started.

    25 September 2018

    Assigned civil registration: N25PS

    30 November 2018

    To Robert C. Bennett, San Mateo, CA keeping c/r N25PS.
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