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  • March Fury? some ones Fury?

    Here's something different in the vintage line for you.
    Taken at Long Beach in the early '60's possibly one of the very first Sea Furies from Canada.
    http://www.pbase.com/marauder61
    http://www.cafepress.com/aaphotography

  • #2
    Miss Merced?

    OK, I cheated and checked www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org

    Rick

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    • #3
      Winner!

      Serial #: WG567
      Construction #:
      _ 41H/636294
      Civil Registration:
      _ CF-VAN
      _ N878M
      Model: FB Mk. 11
      Name: Miss Merced
      Status: Airworthy
      Last info: 2002
      History:
      Delivered to RCN as WG567.
      - BOC: Aug. 28, 1951.
      - SOC: Feb. 8, 1957.
      Robert P. Vanderveken, Pierrefords, Quebec. Sep. 1961-1965.
      - Registered as CF-VAN.
      Michael D. Carroll, Long Beach, CA, 1965-1969
      - Registered as N878M.
      - Modifed as racer.
      -- Military equipment removed, airframe lightened.
      -- Outer wing panels clipped (removing 6.5 ft. total).
      -- Small bubble canopy installed.
      - First race appearance at Reno 1966.
      -- Flown as race #87/"Signal Sea Fury" by Lyle Shelton.
      Sherman Cooper, Merced, CA, 1969-1972.
      - Flew as Race #87/Miss Merced.
      - Nosed over during forced landing after engine failure near Mojave, CA, Nov. 13, 1971.
      Frank C. Sanders, Chino, CA, 1980-1981.
      - Acquired wreck.
      James A. Mott, South Gate, CA, 1984-1999.
      - Acquired wreck from Frank Sanders.
      - Rebuilt at Chino, 1984-1988.
      - Flew as race #42/Super Chief.
      Period betwen 1992-2000 unknown.
      Stephen Bolander and Jim Michaels/J&S Aviation, Oconomowoc, WI, Mar. 24, 1999-2002.
      - Trucked from Chino to Ione, CA for restoration.
      - Fitted with Wright R-3350 and additional racing mods.
      - First flight, Ione, CA, Mar. 2000.
      - Flown as race #87/Miss Merced.

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      Currently for sale by Bob Hannah Aviation.
      - Reported asking price $550,000US.
      http://www.pbase.com/marauder61
      http://www.cafepress.com/aaphotography

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      • #4
        Sold

        If I recall correctly, Miss Merced was sold a few months ago to Eric Woelbing of Wisconsin. We may see her in Reno again.

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