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January 1940 |
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Constructed as a L-12A. |
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To Nevada Development Company/E. L. Cord with new c/r NC18900. |
14 March 1942 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-38349 as a UC-40D. |
April 1942 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n LA621.
Passed by lend-lease to the RAF. |
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Rumored to have flown Winston Churchill during WWII. |
January 1945 |
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To unknown owner with c/r G-AGVZ (LOCKHEED 12A, 1277). |
November 1946 |
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To unknown owner with c/r NC70820. |
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Passed through the hands of a number of owners. |
By August 1953 |
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Lapsed into a derelict condition at the Cannes Airport. |
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Restored. |
30 November 1959 |
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First post-restoration Flight. |
3 February 1960 |
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To Vital Chapeau with new c/r F-BFUD. |
Circa 1960 |
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Operated by Air Corse.
Flown in Air Esterel colours. |
16 November 1979 |
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Last flight. |
From After 16 November 1979 to 27 December 1982 |
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Placed in storage at Nice. |
3 November 1982 |
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To Denis Philippe, Triors, Rhone Alpes keeping c/r F-BFUD.
Based at Valence Chabeuil. |
27 December 1982 |
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Ferry flight.
Moved from Nice to La Mole. |
12 April 1984 |
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Civil registration, F-BFUD, cancelled. |
12 April 1984 |
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To Louis O Hilton with new c/r N4992V. |
10 May 1984 |
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To Louis O. Hilton, Greenville, MA with new c/r N112LH. |
May 1985 |
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To David E Swanson keeping c/r N112LH. |
March 1987 |
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Spotted flying in wartime RAF colour scheme at New Smyrna Beach, FL. |
8 May 2003 |
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To Whittlesey Leslie Trustee, Coto de Caza, CA with new c/r N18906. |
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Restored.
Restored by Lockheed Stink Works in Chino, CA. |
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Based at Chino Airport, Chino, CA.
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May 2006 |
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First post-restoration Flight. |
July 2006 |
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Won the Gold Lindy, Antique Grand Champion at Oshkosh. |
September 2006 |
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Won the NAHI Paul E. Garber Trophy in the Classic category at the Reno Air Races. |
2006 |
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Won the Best Antique Airplane at the Copperstate Fly In. |
25 July 2011 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: At 2011 Oshkosh |
25 July 2011 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: At 2011 Oshkosh |
30 April 2016 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger
Notes: Photographed at the Planes of Fame Airshow in Chino, California. |
24 September 2016 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger
Notes: Photographed at the Wings over Wine Country Air Show in Sonoma, California. |
11 March 2017 |
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Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at NAS El Centro Airshow |
9 January 2019 |
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To Whittlesey Leslie Trustee, Dana Point, CA keeping c/r N18906. |
15 October 2023 |
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Photographer: Gary Maisack
Notes: Central Coast Airfest, Santa Maria, CA |
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