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    Airframe Family: Panstwowe Zaklady Lotnicze (PZL Mielec) TS-11 Iskra
    Latest Model:TS-11bis B Iskra
    Last Military Serial:704 SPRP
    Construction Number:1H 07-04
    Last Civil Registration:N315JB
    Compressed ID:Panstwowe Zaklady Lotnicze (PZL Mie...
    Latest Owner or Location:Joseph H. Bove, Cincinnati, OH

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a TS-11bis B.

    1970

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Sily Powietrzne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej with s/n 704.

    By 1991

    To Polish AF Display Team #2.

    To Arrow Crest Equities Pty Ltd, Perth, West Australia.

    Arek Zoltowski, owner and Director of Arrow Crest Equities bought five of an ex Aerobatic team Iskras, the Polish AF Display Team, Two of.

    From October 1993 to By 1999

    To David H. Worthington, Cincinnati, OH with new c/r N94DW.

    19 September 1994


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At DuPage Airport, West Chicago, IL

    19 September 1994


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At DuPage Airport, West Chicago, IL

    19 June 1995

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX315JB (TS-11 ISKRA, IH0704) issued.

    From 7 March 2000 to By 2006

    To Joseph H. Bove, Cincinnati, OH with new c/r N315JB.

    Based at Burke Lakefront Airport, Cleveland, OH.
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    26 May 2005

    Involved in an incident.
    Undercarriage collapsed on landing at the Cleveland-Burke Lakefront Airport, OH.

    23 May 2006

    To Corporate Aircraft Partners Inc, Cleveland, OH keeping c/r N315JB.

    29 March 2011

    To unknown owner with c/r N315JB.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Kissimmee, FL.

    2 June 2011

    To Richard Thom, Kissimmee, FL keeping c/r N315JB.

    From 12 September 2011 to 16 September 2011

    Raced as #1, named Hot Section.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Jet class. The primary pilot was Lachie Onslow from Armidale, Australia. Qualified in 11th place with an average speed of 411.613 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 419.074 mph. Raced in Heat 2B. Finished in 6th place with an average speed of 415.46 mph.

    Based at Kissimmee Air Museum, Kissimmee Municipal Airport, Kissimmee, FL.
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    12 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

    13 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    14 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    14 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    16 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    10 September 2012


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races at the Reno-Stead Airport, Nevada.

    From 10 September 2012 to 16 September 2012

    Raced as #1, named Hot Section.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Jet class. The primary pilot was Lachie Onslow from Armidale, Australia. Qualified in 9th place with an average speed of 411.172 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 417.454 mph. Raced in Heat 2C. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 413.332 mph. Raced in Heat 2B. Finished in 6th place with an average speed of 398.160 mph. Raced in Heat 3C. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 395.271 mph. Raced in the Championship race. Finished in 6th place with an average speed of 413.248 mph.

    From 9 September 2013 to 15 September 2013

    Raced as #1, named Hot Section.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Jet class. The primary pilot was Lachie Onslow from Armidale, Australia. Qualified in 10th place with an average speed of 409.476 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 413.388 mph. Raced in Heat 2C. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 408.256 mph. Raced in Heat 3D. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 408.202 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 401.034 mph.

    From 8 September 2014 to 14 September 2014

    Raced as #1, named Hot Section.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Jet class. The primary pilot was Lachie Onslow from Armidale, Australia. Qualified in 7th place with an average speed of 417.475 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 407.119 mph. Raced in Heat 2C. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 403.365 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 402.507 mph.

    14 April 2015

    To unknown owner with c/r N315JB.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Boise, ID.

    10 June 2015

    To Left Turn Air Llc, Boise, ID keeping c/r N315JB.

    From 14 September 2015 to 20 September 2015

    Raced as #1, named Hot Section.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Jet class. The primary pilot was Lachie Onslow from Armidale, Australia. Qualified in 14th place with an average speed of 401.899 mph. Raced in Heat 1C. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 408.409 mph. Raced in Heat 2D. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 421.142 mph. Raced in Heat 2C. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 407.983 mph. Raced in the Medallion 2 race. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 414.457 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 6th place with an average speed of 407.902 mph.

    1 January 2019

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX315JB (TS-11 ISKRA, IH0704) issued.

    Circa 1 January 2019

    To Joseph H. Bove, Cincinnati, OH keeping c/r N315JB.

    19 March 2020

    Civil registration, N315JB, cancelled.
    Exported to Brazil.


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    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall

    Internet Sources
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Reno Air Racing Association (National Championship Air Races)

    Individual Contributors
    Mike Henniger
    Thorsten Ruchel
    Arek Zoltowski

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