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June 1945 |
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Constructed as a P-38L-5-LO by Lockheed at Burbank, California, USA.
Factory rollout |
June 1945 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-53087. |
From Circa June 1945 to July 1945 |
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Saw brief action during WWII in the Pacific Theater. |
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Converted to a P-38M-6-LO by Lockheed at Burbank, California, USA.
Night fighter conversion. But was not used in the night fighter role. |
28 December 1945 |
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Transferred to Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Kingman, AZ. |
25 March 1946 |
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To Forrest M. Bird/Bird Airways, Long Beach, CA with new c/r N62887.
Purchased of $1250.00. |
13 June 1946 |
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To David A. Bishop, Green Bay, WI keeping c/r N62887. |
From 14 August 1946 to 1947 |
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To Ralph B. Lenz, de Pere, WI keeping c/r N62887. |
From 26 May 1947 to 1948 |
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To R. C. Allmon, Wichita, KS keeping c/r N62887. |
From 28 June 1948 to 1951 |
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To George L. Harte/Harte Flying Service, Denton TX/Sedgwick County, KS with new c/r NL62887. |
From 26 December 1951 to 1952 |
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To Spartan Air Services Ltd, Ottawa, ON with new c/r N62887. |
January 1952 |
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Ferry flight.
To Ottawa from Denton,TX. |
1952 |
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Spartan installed bubble survey nose for mapping duties. |
From 29 May 1952 to 1 January 1956 |
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To Spartan Air Services Ltd, Ottawa, ON with new c/r CF-GDS. |
19 April 1953 |
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Damaged.
Gear collapsed landing and veered off runway into snow bank, Seven Islands QUE. |
June 1953 |
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Ferry flight.
To Ottawa for repairs. |
From 23 May 1956 to 1958 |
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To Hycon Aerial Surveys Inc, Ontario, CA with new c/r N1107V. |
From 12 May 1958 to 1959 |
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To Vern W. Cartwright/Cartwright Aerial Surveys, Sacramento, CA keeping c/r N1107V. |
September 1959 |
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To Cartwright Aerial Surveys, Caracas, Venezuela with new c/r YV-C-BAR. |
1961 |
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To Cartwright Aerial Surveys, Sacramento, CA with new c/r N1107V. |
From 12 September 1961 to 1964 |
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To Marvin L. Gardner and Lloyd P. Nolan/Lightning Co, Mercedes, TX keeping c/r N1107V.
For the Confederate Air Force. |
From 3 April 1964 to 1967 |
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To Robert H. Kucera/Kucera Associates Inc, Cleveland, OH keeping c/r N1107V.
South America survey operations. |
12 January 1967 |
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To A. G. Wilson/Al Wilson Flight Training Center, Kansas City, KS keeping c/r N1107V. |
From 22 March 1967 to 1968 |
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To Mark Hurd Aerial Surveys, Santa Barbara, CA keeping c/r N1107V. |
From 1967 to 1968 |
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Withdrawn from use.
Open storage in Santa Barbara CA. |
From 23 February 1968 to 1969 |
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To Wilson Flight Training Center, Kansas City, KS keeping c/r N1107V.
Operated on survey contract, South America. |
From 3 July 1969 to 1970 |
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To Peter W. Kahn/Corporate Air Motive, San Jose, CA keeping c/r N1107V. |
From 31 May 1971 to 1973 |
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To Peter W. Kahn, Danville, IL with new c/r N3800L. |
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Restored.
Fitted with P-38E nose, ex-MGM Studio, CA. |
15 July 1971 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for N3800L (P-38L, 8342) issued. |
27 March 1973 |
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To Jack Flaherty/Flaherty Factors, Monterey, CA keeping c/r N3800L. |
From 4 September 1973 to 1981 |
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To Wilson C. Edwards, Big Spring, TX keeping c/r N3800L. |
12 July 1981 |
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To EAA Aviation Foundation Inc, Oshkosh, WI keeping c/r N3800L. |
8 August 1983 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At Oshkosh, WI |
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Placed on display with EAA Airventure Museum, Whittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, WI.
 View the Location Dossier |
By 1989 |
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Restored.
Markings Applied: 993 597, 2103993, Marge
Displayed as aircraft flown by ace Richard Bong. |
1 August 2008 |
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Photographer: David Lednicer
Notes: A P-38 restored as Richard Bongs aircraft Marge, named for his fiancee Marge Vattendahl at Oshkosh, WI |
25 August 2010 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield |
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To EAA Aviation Museum, Whittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, WI.
View the Location Dossier |
25 August 2010 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield |
25 August 2010 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield |
25 August 2010 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield |
25 August 2010 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield |
26 July 2011 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: At 2011 Oshkosh - EAA Museum |
21 January 2012 |
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Photographer: John Meneely |
1 January 2015 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NL3800L (P-38L, 8342) issued. |
February 2016 |
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Photographer: Gustavo Bonilla |
February 2016 |
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Photographer: Gustavo Bonilla |
10 March 2017 |
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Civil registration, N3800L, cancelled. |
