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Re: Ki-43 Oscars
Posted by Dennis Bergstrom on Sun Dec 15, 2002 10:23:17 AM
In reply top Re: Ki-43 Oscars posted by Dave on Sat Dec 14, 2002 05:23:55 PM
: Tom
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: They are the same aircraft.. the AFC bought their Oscar fr
: om Col Pay
I agree with Dave. They're the same aircraft. It was owned by Sid Marshall, than Jack Davidson, then Col Pay from 1985-1994. Then Alpine Fighter Collection until 1999 when Flying Heritage Collection Seattle bought it. So the identity of this one aircraft is the question. Graham Orphan listed it as 750 quite awhile back in Classic Wings Downunder #3 page 38 with color pix. Classic Wings has had information and/or pix on it six different times over the years (see why you should all be subscribing to Classic Wings!!). Warbirds Worldwide Directory 1996 lists the manufacturers construction number as 4950 and the serial number as 750. I've changed my database to show 750. And I think a major clue might be that it came on the US Civil Register on 2 March 2000 as N750N so Flying Heritage seems convinced that it's #750. The point is that 4950 and 750 are the same aircraft. With regards, Dennis