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PRB
August 6th, 2011, 15:00
I wonder what ever happened to this plane. I shot these pics at an air show in Madera, California in 1984. Went to many air shows after this one but never saw this beautiful P-63.

TuFun
August 6th, 2011, 15:36
Here's the info you are looking for...

Bob Reiser/Southport Aviation, Reno, NV, 1981-1990.
- Flew in all red scheme as 44393/Cobra.
- Leased by Stephen Grey/The Fighter Collection, Duxford, UK, 1987-1990.
-- Shipped from Chino, CA, Jan. 6, 1988.
-- First flight, Duxford, May 12, 1988.
-- Flew in Soviet AF scheme.
-- Crashed and destroyed near La Ferte-Alais, France, June 4, 1990.

Info found here...

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p39-p63registry/p63-444393.html

Panther_99FS
August 6th, 2011, 18:00
That's ashame...

PRB
August 6th, 2011, 19:46
That's ashame...

Sure is!

SpitXIV
August 6th, 2011, 20:13
It seems we're losing alot of our former warbirds. For missing warbirds.

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