Dates

Event

Constructed as a F8F-1.
Trials aircraft

February 1945

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 90446.

1945

Transferred to Naval Air Test Center, NAS Patuxent River, MD.

Converted to a F8F-1D.
Modified as a drone control aircraft.

Transferred to Naval Air Development Center, Warminster, PA.

From 1952 to 1976

To NASM-Silver Hill, MD.

1976

To Darryl G. Greenamyer, Van Nuys, CA.
Obtained by Mr. Greenamyer in exchange for F8F-2 BuNo 121646 c/r N1111L.
For more information about this other airframe see this Airframe Dossier

From March 1977 to 1983

To Wolcott Air Service/George Enhorning, Wolcott, CT with new c/r N99279.

1 September 1981

Certificate of airworthiness for N99279 (F8F-1, 90446) issued.

Circa 14 September 1982

Photographer: Unknown
Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races, Stead, Nevada.

From March 1983 to 2012

To Breckenridge Aviation Museum/Howard E. Pardue, Breckenridge, TX with new c/r N14HP.

Markings Applied: 14, P
Finished in Marines markings. race #14.

31 July 1983

Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At Oshkosh, WI

From 12 September 1983 to 18 September 1983

Raced as #14.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Howard Pardue. Qualified in 12th place with an average speed of 375.75 mph. Raced in the Bronze 1 race. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 360.21 mph. Started the Bronze 2 race, but did not finish. Raced in the Silver race. Finished in 7th place with an average speed of 337.02 mph.

Circa 12 September 1983

Photographer: Robert Dias
Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

Circa 12 September 1983

Photographer: Robert Dias
Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

October 1983

Photographer: Robert Bourlier
Notes: Topeka, KS Airshow.

October 1983

Photographer: Robert Bourlier
Notes: Topeka Airshow, Topeka, KS.

11 January 1984

To Breckenridge Aviation Museum, Breckenridge, TX keeping c/r N14HP.

From 10 September 1984 to 16 September 1984

Raced as #14.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Howard Pardue. Qualified in 14th place with an average speed of 375.832 mph. Raced in Heat B. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 372.719 mph. Raced in Heat 4A. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 361.792 mph. Raced in Heat 6. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 363.628 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 348.671 mph.

From 1 June 1985 to 2 June 1985

Raced as #14, named Bearcat.
Competed in the National Air Races Bakersfield event. The primary pilot was Howard Pardue from Breckenridge, TX. Qualified in 8th place with an average speed of 360.000 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 352.704 mph.

From 9 September 1985 to 15 September 1985

Raced as #14, named Kimberly Brooke.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Howard Pardue. Qualified in 18th place with an average speed of 369.167 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 7th place with an average speed of 359.244 mph. Raced in Heat 2D. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 360.202 mph. Raced in Heat 3. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 356.087 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 359.415 mph.

From 8 September 1986 to 14 September 1986

Raced as #14, named Kimberly Brooke.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Howard Pardue. Qualified in 16th place with an average speed of 372.690 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 369.010 mph. Raced in Heat 2D. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 368.614 mph. Started Heat 3D, but was disqualified. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 7th place with an average speed of 357.667 mph.

From 14 September 1987 to 20 September 1987

Raced as #14.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Howard Pardue. Qualified in 14th place with an average speed of 376.536 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 370.286 mph. Raced in Heat 2C. Finished in 6th place with an average speed of 369.784 mph. Raced in Heat 3D. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 372.85 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 366.366 mph.

By 7 May 1988

To unknown owner with c/r N14HP.

From 7 May 1988 to 8 May 1988

Raced as #14, named Bearcat.
Competed at the Hamilton California in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Howard Pardue from Breckenridge, TX. Qualified in 9th place with an average speed of 352.969 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 348.245 mph.

From 12 September 1988 to 18 September 1988

Raced as #14.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Howard Pardue. Qualified in 17th place with an average speed of 386.725 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 367.021 mph. Raced in Heat 2D. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 387.239 mph. Raced in Heat 3. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 383.833 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 7th place with an average speed of 370.592 mph.

From 11 September 1989 to 17 September 1989

Raced as #14.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Howard Pardue. Qualified in 19th place with an average speed of 381.551 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 348.965 mph. Raced in Heat 2D. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 362.271 mph. Raced in Heat 3D. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 357.022 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 364.390 mph.

From 7 June 1990 to 10 June 1990

Raced as #14.
Competed in the Texas Air Races event. The primary pilot was Howard Pardue. Qualified in 9th place with an average speed of 337.178 mph. Raced in Silver Heat. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 346.535 mph. Raced in the Silver Semi-Final race. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 328.832 mph. Cut one pylon during the Silver Race.

From 11 August 1990 to 12 August 1990

Raced as #14.
Competed in the Colorado National Air Races event. The primary pilot was Howard Pardue. Qualified in 7th place with an average speed of 341.493 mph. Raced in Silver Heat. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 343.829 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 362.202 mph. Duing the Silver Final race, cut pylon #1 on lap #1.

From 17 September 1990 to 23 September 1990

Raced as #14, named Kimberly Brooke.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Howard Pardue. Qualified in 19th place with an average speed of 371.602 mph.

From 9 September 1991 to 15 September 1991

Raced as #14, named Kimberly Brooke.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Howard Pardue. Qualified in 19th place with an average speed of 368.065 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 364.877 mph. Raced in Heat 2D. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 336.424 mph. Raced in Heat 3. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 354.977 mph. Raced in the Medallion 2 race. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 348.494 mph.

By 6 June 1992

To unknown owner with c/r N14HP.

From 6 June 1992 to 7 June 1992

Raced as #14, named Bearcat.
Competed in the Denver Air Races event. The primary pilot was Howard Pardue from Breckenridge, TX. Qualified in 8th place with an average speed of 331.200 mph. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 336.507 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 348.336 mph.

From 14 September 1992 to 20 September 1992

Raced as #14, named Kimberly Brooke.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Howard Pardue from Breckenridge, TX. Qualified in 15th place with an average speed of 381.792 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 350.104 mph. Raced in Heat 3D. Finished in 6th place with an average speed of 344.869 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 368.612 mph.

From 13 September 1993 to 19 September 1993

Raced as #14.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Howard Pardue. Qualified in 16th place with an average speed of 361.664 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 339.957 mph. Raced in Heat 2D. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 351.973 mph. Raced in Heat 3D. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 369.181 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 380.009 mph.

From 22 October 1993 to 24 October 1993

Raced as #14.
Competed in the Kansas City Air Races event. The primary pilot was Nelson Ezell. Qualified in 12th place with an average speed of 349.09 mph. Raced in Heat 1. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 269.42 mph. Raced in Heat 2 Gold. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 337.25 mph. Raced in the C Feature race. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 320.90 mph. During the Heat 3 Race cut Pylon 7 on Lap 3. During the Reserve Race cut Pylons 3 and 7 on Lap 1. During the Heat 3 race, cut pylon #7 on lap #3.

From 18 March 1994 to 20 March 1994

Raced as #14.
Competed at the Phoenix 500 Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Howard Pardue. Qualified in 13th place with an average speed of 350.130 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 353.826 mph. Raced in Heat 2D. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 319.988 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 355.069 mph.

From 12 September 1994 to 18 September 1994

Raced as #14.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Howard Pardue from Breckenridge, TX. Qualified in 12th place with an average speed of 369.472 mph. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 340.004 mph. Raced in Heat 2C. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 353.989 mph. Raced in Heat 3D. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 333.308 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 352.437 mph.

From 23 March 1995 to 26 March 1995

Raced as #14, named Bearcat.
Competed at the Phoenix 500 Air Races in the Unlimited Professional race. The primary pilot was Howard Pardue from Breckenridge, TX. Qualified in 8th place with an average speed of 359.471 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 362.457 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 365.524 mph.

After 26 March 1995

Photographer: Charlene Aro
Notes: Photographed at the Phoenix 500. UNL Pro Gold, Howard in #14, Nelson in #66!

19 August 1995

Photographer: Mike Henniger
Notes: Photographed at the Wings of Eagles Airshow at Batavia, New York.

From 11 September 1995 to 17 September 1995

Raced as #14.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Howard Pardue. Qualified in 23rd place with an average speed of 313.737 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 350.455 mph. Raced in Heat 2C. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 350.964 mph. Raced in Heat 3D. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 347.564 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 361.134 mph.

From 9 September 1996 to 15 September 1996

Raced as #14.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Howard Pardue. Qualified in 9th place with an average speed of 374.226 mph. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 7th place with an average speed of 362.994 mph. Raced in Heat 2C. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 362.080 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 374.778 mph.

Circa 9 September 1996

Photographer: Unknown
Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

16 August 1997

Photographer: Mike Henniger
Notes: Photographed at the Wings of Eagles Air Show in Elmira, New York.

From 8 September 1997 to 14 September 1997

Raced as #14.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Howard Pardue from Breckenridge, TX. Qualified in 14th place with an average speed of 374.751 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 361.355 mph. Raced in Heat 2C. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 371.027 mph. Raced in Heat 3D. Finished in 8th place with an average speed of 367.094 mph. Raced in the Championship race. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 367.412 mph.

From 14 September 1998 to 20 September 1998

Raced as #14.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Howard Pardue from Breckenridge, TX. Qualified in 18th place with an average speed of 369.693 mph. Raced in Heat 1C. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 365.273 mph. Raced in Heat 2D. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 349.246 mph. Raced in Heat 3. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 356.774 mph. Raced in the Medallion 2 race. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 366.569 mph.

29 July 1999

Crashed.
Badly damaged in a runway collision with a Corsair at Oshkosh, WI.

From 2001 to 2002

Repaired.
Rebuilt at Breckenridge, TX.

1 January 2001

Certificate of airworthiness for NL14HP (F8F-1, 90446) issued.

2002

Markings Applied: 14, P
Kept in the same Marines markings.

Based at Breckenridge Aviation Museum/Howard Pardue, Stephens County Airport, Breckenridge, TX.
View the Location Dossier

25 June 2002

Involved in an incident.
Damaged when tipped over on nose during landing at Breckenridge, TX.

Circa 2003

Photographer: Ken Videan
Notes: At Reno.

Markings Applied: P/14

From 8 September 2003 to 14 September 2003

Raced as #14.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Howard Pardue from Breckenridge, TX. Qualified in 14th place with an average speed of 392.455 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 389.057 mph. Raced in Heat 2C. Finished in 6th place with an average speed of 379.006 mph. Raced in Heat 3D. Finished in 6th place with an average speed of 388.548 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 405.611 mph.

From 15 September 2004 to 19 September 2004

Raced as #14.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Howard Pardue from Breckenridge, TX. Qualified in 18th place with an average speed of 382.891 mph. Raced in Heat 1C. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 386.353 mph. Raced in Heat 2D. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 375.329 mph. Raced in Heat 3D. Finished in 8th place with an average speed of 385.470 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 8th place with an average speed of 381.877 mph.

From 12 September 2005 to 18 September 2005

Raced as #14.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Howard Pardue from Breckenridge, TX. Qualified in 13th place with an average speed of 394.005 mph. Started Heat 1A, but did not finish. Raced in Heat 2C. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 388.085 mph. Raced in Heat 3D. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 388.570 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 390.002 mph.

From 11 September 2006 to 17 September 2006

Raced as #14.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Howard Pardue from Breckenridge, TX. Qualified in 15th place with an average speed of 386.934 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 378.188 mph. Raced in Heat 2C. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 376.877 mph. Raced in Heat 3D. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 381.580 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 382.948 mph.

From 10 September 2007 to 16 September 2007

Raced as #14.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Howard Pardue from Breckenridge, TX. Qualified in 14th place with an average speed of 399.198 mph. Raced in Heat 1C. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 398.326 mph. Did not start in Heat 3D. Raced in the Medallion 2 race. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 389.295 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 387.140 mph.

From 8 September 2008 to 14 September 2008

Raced as #14.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Howard Pardue from Breckenridge, TX. Qualified in 9th place with an average speed of 417.186 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 412.222 mph. Raced in Heat 2C. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 410.182 mph. Raced in Heat 3C. Finished in 8th place with an average speed of 404.196 mph. Raced in the Championship race. Finished in 8th place with an average speed of 402.608 mph.

From 14 September 2009 to 20 September 2009

Raced as #14.
Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was Howard Pardue from Breckenridge, TX. Qualified in 9th place with an average speed of 418.925 mph. Started Heat 1B, but did not finish. Raced in Heat 2C. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 409.187 mph. Raced in Heat 3D. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 395.888 mph. Raced in the Championship race. Finished in 8th place with an average speed of 376.946 mph.

13 May 2011

Photographer: Robert Bourlier
Notes: Planes of Fame Airshow, Chino, CA.

13 May 2011

Photographer: Robert Bourlier
Notes: Planes of Fame Airshow, Chino, CA.

14 May 2011

Photographer: Todd Royer
Notes: 2011 Planes of Fame Airshow

4 April 2012

Crashed.
There was one fatality. The accident occurred at the Stephens County Airport (BKD) Breckenridge, TX, United States. The damage was substantial. A witness to the accident reported that the pilot announced over the radio that he was going to perform a half Cuban eight aerobatic maneuver after takeoff and then overfly the runway in the opposite direction. The witness stated that, after takeoff, the airplane entered a shallow climb to about 150 feet before it pitched up into a near vertical climb...
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

4 April 2012

Crashed.
Howard Pardue perished in the crash.

2012

To Texas Flying Legends, Houston, TX.

18 June 2014

To Texas Bearcats Llc, Dover, DE keeping c/r N14HP.

By 2017

To Ezell Aviation, Breckenridge, TX.
Using parts for restoring BuNo.95356.

8 December 2020

Civil registration, N14HP, cancelled.