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Re: Clearing the mystery up of P40 AK933 and AK899
Posted by David Maude on Thu Feb 13, 2003 11:45:21 PM
In reply top Clearing the mystery up of P40 AK933 and AK899 posted by Lee Walsh on Thu Feb 13, 2003 12:43:04 PM
From my records;
AK899 was RCAF 1051
AK933 was RCAF 1057
Honestly, in to 1970's many aircraft were registered with whatever serial number or data one could find, many times it is hard to cross reference because of this, best to rely on the military records. At some time someone could also have misread 51 for 57 and muddled the associated details.
Hope this helps.
Dave
: Currently working on a "Bio" paper for the Cdn War Museum,
: Cdn Aviation Museum and the Archives at the Gov. Generals
: on S/L Jacques Chevrier of No. 130 Sqd. Chevrier died on
: July 6, 1942 while on a very early am patrol flight lookin
: g for U-132 near Cap Chat, Quebec. While looking through t
: he Sqd history last night I took note of the other serials
: /aircraft that were used by 130 Sqd. I took note that AK93
: 3 was one of the original six of the 130 Sqd aircraft. Try
: ing to find out if this is indeed AK933 or AK899? Any idea
: what plates are carried on the aircraft?
: I have added to what Scott as on the registry bellow. Can
: anyone help?
:
: Serial #: AK933
: Construction #: 15404
: Civil Registration: N94466
: Model: P-40E, Kittyhawk Mk. 1a
: Note(s):FAA Quotes ID as AK899.
:
: History:
:
: Delivered to RCAF as 1057.
: -Served with 130 Fighter Sqdn based at Mt. Joli, Quebec an
: d later Bagotville, PQ.
: -One of six aircraft that were in storage at Mt. Joli from
: Feb to May 1941. After gaining TOS of these six aircraft
: and a new CO S/L Chevrier on May 1, 1941 these aircraft we
: re tested for the first time.
: -130 Kittys carried no unit codes or aircraft letters, lat
: er their Hurricanes did. Seems that they never carried the
: RCAF numbers either, only the RAF serials, unlike other u
: nits.
: -This aircraft was airborne later in the afternoon {Sgt/P
: J.M Taillefer for 30 mins] the very day S/L Chevrier ditch
: ed his aircraft AK915 in the St. Lawrence not far from sho
: re.
: Recovered from Alberta Farm by Bob Warden, Calgary.
: - Hulk stored, Half Moon Bay, CA, 1966.
: - Mainplane to George Maude for RCAF 1034.
: John R. Paul, Alamo, CA, 1966-1989.
: - Registered as N94466.
: - Rebuilt using mainplane recovered by George Maude from C
: utbank, MT, 1959.
: - First flight, Livermore, CA, 1970.
: - Leased to Old Flying Machine Co, Duxford, UK, June 17, 1
: 984-1989.
: John R. Paul, Boise, ID, Apr. 1989-1992.
: