Original Slide W/O 1/11/03 USN Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat NX4994V BuNo 93878 navy

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This Auction is for a Original Kodachrome 35mm  slide ..... ..
USN Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat NX4994V BuNo 93878 CN A11631 . Taken at NAS Miramar , California (KNKX) on August 20 , 1983 .
Airframe Family:
Grumman F6F Hellcat
Latest Model:
F6F-5 Hellcat
Last Military Serial:
93879 USN
Construction Number:
A-11631
Last Civil Registration:
N4994V
Latest Owner or Location:
Planes of Fame Air Museum, Chino, CA
Dates
Event
Constructed as a F6F-5.
Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 93879.
To Normandie Iron (and) Metal Company.
From 1958 to 1962
To Ed Maloney/The Air Museum, Claremont, CA with new c/r N4994V.
1962
To The Air Museum, Ontario (and) Chino, CA keeping c/r N4994V.
1975
To Planes of Fame, Chino keeping c/r N4994V.
1 May 1980
Certificate of airworthiness for NX4994V (F6F-5, 93879) issued.
1 January 2001
Certificate of airworthiness for NX4994V (F6F-5, 93879) issued.
11 January 2003
Crashed.
There were two fatalities. The accident occurred at the Avi Suquilla Airport (P20) Parker, AZ, United States while on appoach. The damage was substantial. A Cessna 182 and a Grumman F6F-5 collided in flight on the downwind leg of the airport traffic pattern for runway 19. The Cessna was departing on runway 19 with a left climbing turnout northbound and the Grumman F6F-5 warbird was returning to land and had entered the airport traffic area from the north...
8 October 2005
Crashed.
There was one fatality. The accident occurred at Monterey, TN, United States while cruising. The damage was substantial. The pilot told people at the departure Airport prior to takeoff that he was going to follow I-40 to his destination. The weather at the accident site was 500 foot overcast, 5 miles visibility and mist. Several motorists observed the airplane flying at an altitude of about 100 feet west bound along I-40 prior to colliding with power lines...
For a complete description of the event read the
NTSB Report
.
1 November 2018
To Planes of Fame Air Museum, Chino, CA keeping c/r N4994V.
Please see large scan for details .
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International shipping will be combined up to 2
slides . 3-7 slides .40  8
slides and up for International will be .75 no matter how many listings or slides  .
Most of these slides were taken during my 40 years with the USAF, Seaboard World Airlines, Golden Pacific, PSA and US AIRWAYS. Some were traded for at airliner hobby shows. .
. Unless noted all of the slides are originals. Copyright is shared with the buyer.
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