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Constructed as a L-39C. |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily. |
May 1999 |
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To Fort Wayne Air Service, Fort Wayne, IN with new c/r N139DK. |
2002 |
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To John K. Bagley, Rexburg, ID keeping c/r N139DK. |
From 15 September 2004 to 19 September 2004 |
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Raced as #47.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Jet class. The primary pilot was John K. Bagley from Rexburg, ID. Qualified in 6th place with an average speed of 428.615 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 6th place with an average speed of 393.818 mph. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 6th place with an average speed of 402.356 mph. Raced in Heat 2A. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 407.762 mph. Raced in the Gold race. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 422.355 mph. |
From 12 September 2005 to 18 September 2005 |
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Raced as #47.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Jet class. The primary pilot was John Bagley from Rexburg, ID. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 413.799 mph. Raced in Heat 2A. Finished in 6th place with an average speed of 409.666 mph. Raced in Heat 3A. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 417.635 mph. Raced in Heat 4A. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 422.388 mph. Raced in the Gold race. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 423.478 mph. |
2 February 2006 |
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To Bradley D. Morehouse, Afton, WY keeping c/r N139DK. |
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Based at Afton Municipal Airport, Afton, WY.
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Markings Applied: 80 |
8 February 2006 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NX139DK (L39C, 934874) issued. |
From 11 September 2006 to 17 September 2006 |
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Raced as #4, named Blue Angels.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Jet class. The primary pilot was Brad Morehouse from Afton, WY. Qualified in 5th place with an average speed of 419.574 mph. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 411.013 mph. Raced in Heat 2A. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 407.182 mph. Raced in Heat 3A. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 435.086 mph. Raced in Heat 4A. Finished in 6th place with an average speed of 421.204 mph. Raced in the Gold race. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 431.311 mph. |
11 September 2006 |
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Photographer: David Lednicer
Notes: Jet Class racer #4 taxiing out for the last practice session of the day. |
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To unknown owner with c/r N139DK. |
September 2007 |
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Crashed.
Went down at the Reno Air Races. The pilot perished in the crash. |
From 10 September 2007 to 16 September 2007 |
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Raced as #4, named Dino Juice.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Jet class. The primary pilot was Brad Morehouse from Afton, WY. Qualified in 4th place with an average speed of 504.105 mph. |
13 September 2007 |
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Crashed.
There was one fatality. The accident occurred at the Reno Stead Airport (4SD) Reno, NV, United States while maneuvering. The damage was substantial. The pilot was racing his jet airplane in a scheduled race in a high speed, low-level, racetrack pattern around pylons. Videos were obtained from spectators of the race and reviewed. The videos showed that a Rockwell T-2B (Buckeye) airplane was leading the group of jets, with the accident airplane immediately behind as the group rounded pylon 8...
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report. |
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