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    Airframe Family: Grumman F6F Hellcat
    Latest Model:F6F-5K Hellcat
    Last Military Serial:80141 MN
    Construction Number:A.11286
    Last Civil Registration:N467RL
    Compressed ID:Grumman F6F-5K sn 80141 MN cn A.112...
    Latest Owner or Location:Air Legends Foundation, San Antonio, TX

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F6F-5K.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 80141.
    Some sources quote the ID for this airframe as USN BuNo 40467. This is a false serial number.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Marine Nationale with s/n 80141.

    To unknown owner with c/r N80142.

    To unknown owner with c/r N100TF.

    Civil registration N10CN reserved but not taken up.

    4 December 1976

    Crashed.
    The incident occurred at Elsinore, CA, United States.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    3 April 1979

    Crashed.
    The incident occurred at San Marcos, CA, United States.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    29 December 1988


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: at Yankee Air Museum, Chino Airport, CA

    September 1989


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Chino Airport, Planes of Fame, CA. as NX100TF.

    11 May 1990

    Civil registration, N10CN, cancelled.

    31 December 1990

    To Patina Ltd, Jersey with new c/r G-BTCC.

    31 December 1990

    Based at The Fighter Collection, Duxford Airport, Duxford, Cambridgeshire/Cambs, England.
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    16 July 1994


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At Flying Legends Duxford (EGSU).

    By 2008

    Markings Applied: 19
    In fake BuNo 40467 as flown by Lt Alex Vraciu of VF-6 aboard USS Intrepid (CV-11) in mid-1944.

    13 July 2008


    Photographer: Joop de Groot
    Notes: 2008 photo taken at Duxford, UK. Photo displayed with written permission of Joop de Groot

    2008

    Contracted to Yanks Air Museum, Chino Airport, Chino, CA for work on the airframe.
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    From 2008 to 2014

    Restored.

    23 May 2013


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: In the Restoration Hanger at the Yanks Air Museum, Chino, California

    By 2014

    Based at The Fighter Collection, Duxford Airport, Duxford, Cambridgeshire/Cambs, England.
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    13 September 2014


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Duxford Autumn Airshow

    13 September 2014


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    13 September 2014


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    12 May 2015

    Civil registration, G-BTCC, cancelled.
    Exported to the United States.

    19 May 2015

    To Spitfire Aircraft Llc, San Antonio, TX with new c/r N467RL.

    15 March 2021

    To unknown owner with c/r N467RL.
    Sale reported to a new owner in San Antonio, TX.

    Based at Lewis Air Legends/Rod Lewis, Lewis Ranch Airport, San Antonio, TX.
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    3 January 2022

    To unknown owner with c/r N467RL.
    Sale reported to a new owner in San Antonio, TX.

    18 March 2022

    To Air Legends Foundation, San Antonio, TX keeping c/r N467RL.


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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

    Internet Sources
    Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    The Fighter Collection
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher

    Individual Contributors
    Robert Nichols
    Peter Nicholson
    Noah Rechtin

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