This was my dad's aircraft for a period in the early 90's. Does anyone know who it is with now or have photos available? Just curious. Here's a photo my mom took, I have alot more I need to scan.
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N60794.html
Kept at Grain Valley Airport, MO....same hanger that once housed Mike Geren's F8F-2 Bearcat
(from Registry)
Bureau #: 121731
Construction #: D.1105
Civil Registration:
N1028B
N500B
N5005
Model: F8F-2
Name: None
Status: Wrecked
Last info: 1971
History:
John Church/New Jersey Air Co, Hackensack, NJ, Circa 1959-1963.
- Registered as N1028B.
Sky Service Inc, Linden, NJ, 1963-1964.
Chester F. Christopher, New Shewsbury, NJ, 1966-1968.
- Registered as N500B.
Judsen S. Smith, Lebanon, NJ, 1969.
- Registered as N5005.
Mike Geren, Kansas City, MO, 1970-1971.
- Flew as race #14, later #66, later #44.
- Crashed and destroyed, San Diego, CA, July 18, 1971.
- Geren killed.
Found this at airliners.net
BEAUTIFUL aircraft! I think there was a photo published in an aviation mag a few years ago of the Bearcat just seconds before impacting the ground.
Thought some might find this interesting.
Dante
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