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1939 |
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Constructed as a J2F-4. |
December 1939 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 1649. |
By December 1941 |
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Transferred to Unknown Utility Squadron (VJ-), Ford Island Seaplane Base, NAS Pearl Harbor.
Operated with markings: I-J-18
Flew search and rescue operations following the attack by the Japanese. |
From 1941 to 1945 |
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Served on active duty throughout WWII. |
1947 |
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Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Navy. |
1947 |
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Transferred to War Assets Administration. |
1947 |
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To Jack Hardwick with new c/r N63850. |
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To William Patterson keeping c/r N63850.
Operated in the Bahamas transporting fish and seafood. |
1955 |
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Crashed.
Crashed landing at Lake Killarney, Nassau, Bahamas; sank and abandoned. |
1991 |
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Recovered.
Salvaged by William Floten and Kevin Hooey. Shipped it to Miami for storage while searching for more components to mount a rebuild effort. |
1997 |
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To Dave Arnold keeping c/r N63850.
Moved the plane to Wichita for restoration. |
August 1997 |
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To Flying A Services, UK keeping c/r N63850.
Was never shipped there before being sold. |
21 October 1998 |
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To Chuck Greenhill/Amphib Inc, Lake Zurich, IL keeping c/r N63850. |
From 1998 to 2005 |
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Restored.
Markings Applied: I-J-18, U.S. NAVY, 1649,
Restored by Wichita Air Services Inc. (Warbird Division), Wichita, KS; used parts from another J2F. Restored in orginal markings. |
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Based at Chuck Greenhill Private Collection, Kenosha Regional Airport, Milwaukee, WI.
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8 February 2005 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NL63850 (J2F4, 1649) issued. |
27 May 2005 |
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First post-restoration Flight. |
August 2005 |
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Photographer: David Miller
Notes: At 2005 Oshkosh AirVenture |
2 May 2008 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NL63850 (J2F4, 1649) issued. |
26 August 2010 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At Kenosha, WI |
26 August 2010 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At Kenosha, WI |
26 August 2010 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At Kenosha, WI |
26 August 2010 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At Kenosha, WI |
26 July 2011 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: At 2011 Oshkosh |
26 July 2011 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: At 2011 Oshkosh |
27 September 2017 |
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To Glover William Scott, Mount Pleasant, TX keeping c/r N63850. |
17 April 2020 |
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To Glover William Scott, Mount Pleasant, TX keeping c/r N63850. |
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