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    Airframe Family: Curtiss 81/P-40 Tomahawk / 87/P-40 Kittyhawk/Warhawk
    Latest Model:Tomahawk IIB
    Last Military Serial:53 Russian AF
    Construction Number:14777
    Last Civil Registration:N295RL
    Compressed ID:Curtiss Tomahawk IIB sn 53 Russian...
    Latest Owner or Location:Private Collection, McClellan AFB (formerly), Sacramento, California

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Tomahawk IIB.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n AK295.

    September 1941

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Russia Air Force with s/n 53.

    1 February 1942

    Crashed.
    Crash landing at Zimnaja, Motovka, Russia.

    Circa 1990

    Recovered.
    Extracted from the Russian crash site.

    From By 1992 to By 1994

    To Brooks Aviation/Don Brooks, Douglas, GA.

    From By 1995 to By 2001

    To The Curtiss Hawk Factory/Tom Wilson, Griffin, GA.

    By 1996

    Stored at Griffin, GA, pending a restoration to flying status.

    To Chris Gruys, Santa Fe, NM.

    By 2003

    Restoration started.
    Work started at at Griffin, GA.

    From By 2006 to By 2008

    To Provenance Fighter Sales/Tony Raftis, Murrietta, CA.

    By 2006

    Restoration continued.
    The work resumed at Auckland-Ardmore.

    8 April 2011

    Civil registration, N295RL, cancelled.
    Exported to New Zealand.

    13 July 2011

    To Lewis Vintage Collection Llc, San Antonio, TX with new c/r N295RL.

    Operated by Lewis Air Legends/Rod Lewis, Lewis Ranch Airport, San Antonio, TX.
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    30 August 2011

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX295RL (P-40C, 14777) issued.

    12 September 2011


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

    13 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    11 June 2020

    To Somers Charles Michael, Hillsboro, OR keeping c/r N295RL.

    Based at Private Collection, McClellan AFB (formerly), Sacramento, CA.
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    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall
    Internet Sources
     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
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