Aircraft History
Built by Curtis-Wright Company. Owned by Grand Central Aircraft Company at Glendale, CA in 1944. Postwar, assigned to Cal-Aero Technical Institute from 1950-1955.

Restoration
Restored at Kirtland AFB, NM, 1958-1963, painted as "Roscoe's Retreat" with tail code MX-W. Registered as NX3395G.

Force landed on October 23, 1971 (struck earth embankment) at an airshow at Point Mugu, CA.

Rebult at The Air Museum / Planes of Fame and returned to flying condition in 1976. Painted to represent P-47G 42-28487 tail code M-UN nicknamed "Spirit of Atlantic City NJ". Flying in airshows and displayed at the museum to this day.

References
FAA list this aircraft as SerialNumber as 42-25254

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Last Updated
October 6, 2009