Bell P-63C King Cobra NX73744
Bell P-63C King Cobra NX73744, race number 53 in the late 1940s built for the United States Army Air Force as Bell P-63C-5-BE Kingcobra : Frank Singer, registered as NX73744, Bendix race number 53'.1954: Harry R. Snoke, Fort Wayne, IN, registered as N73744.1963-1968: Bruce Madison, Phoenix, AZ. crashed, Chicago, IL, June 1968.1969: Darryl Greenamyer, Las Vegas, NC.1972: Larry H. Havens-Pylon Air, Long Beach, CA. registered as N9009, re built as highly modified racer using several airframes, race number 90'.7 September 1972: Crashed in Pacific Ocean on a test flight from Long Beach, CA. pilot bailed out.1984: Don Anklin, Mooresville, NC. wreck salvaged.1985-1992.:Yankee Air Corps, Chino, CA. parts used in restoration of
Picture No
13417223
Media ID
47791367
Size
5433px x 2720px
(2.2MB)
Credit
(c) The Peter Butt Aviation Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
original,negative
Date
circa 1948
