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    Airframe Family: Messerschmitt Me-262 Schwalbe / S-92
    Latest Model:Me-262A/B-1c (reproduction
    Construction Number:501241
    Last Civil Registration:N262AZ
    Compressed ID:Texas Aircraft Factory Me-262A/B-1c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Collings Foundation, Stow, MA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Me-262A/B-1c (reproduction by Texas Aircraft Factory at Fort Worth, TX, USA.

    To Me-262 Project/Classic Fighter Industries/Methow Aviation, Paine Field, Everett, WA.
    Arrived as a uncompleted project and components.
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    To Legend Flyers, Paine Field, Everett, WA.
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    10 January 2000

    To Werner E Louis Jr, Scottsdale, AZ with new c/r N262AZ.

    19 November 2002

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX262AZ (ME 262 REPRODUCTION, 501241) issued.

    By 20 December 2002

    Assigned civil registration: N262AZ

    20 December 2002

    First flight.
    Flown by Wolfgang Czaia at Everett.

    17 January 2003

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Snohomish County (paine FLD) Airport (PAE) Everett, WA, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. The pilot reported that shortly after touchdown, the left main landing gear collapsed and the aircraft veered to the left, eventually exiting the runway edge and traveling down an embankment thataCOs adjacent to the runway...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    Repaired.

    Circa July 2007

    First flight.
    First post-repair flight.

    18 July 2008

    To Collings Foundation, Stow, MA keeping c/r N262AZ.

    Based at Collings Foundation, Ellington Field, Houston, TX.
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    Contracted to Sanders Aviation, Eagles Nest Airport, Ione, CA for work on the airframe.
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    Restoration started.

    15 April 2010

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX262AZ (ME 262 REPRODUCTION, 501241) issued.

    2 June 2011


    Photographer: Sanders Aeronautics / Korey Wells
    Notes: John Penney took the Me 262 up for its first test flight after a 5 year restoration at Sanders Aeronautics on June 2, 2011 to begin a 25 hour test flight profile.

    21 October 2017


    Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
    Notes: Wings over Houston 2017, Ellington Texas

    11 February 2019

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX262AZ (ME 262 REPRODUCTION, 501241) issued.

    1 September 2020

    To Collings Foundation, Stow, MA keeping c/r N262AZ.
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Warbirds International
    Internet Sources
     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
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