Aiframe Activity Nov 14th to 20th and 21st to 27th

[mrhenniger]

Last week my web hosting provider decided to do a number of "upgrades" without mentioning them to me. They took my site out at the knees for the first half of the week, and I spent the last half nagging them to get things fixed. The report for Nov 14th to 20th is there...
Aerial Visuals - Airframes Database, Latest Airframe Events Report
...but I have not put any effort into filling out the histories of the airframes. Nonetheless there are a few items of interest...
Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Consolidated-Canadian Vickers Canso A, s/n 11024 RCAF, c/n CV-302, c/r C-FUAW
Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Curtiss-Wright C-46F Commando, c/r C-GTPO
Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Grumman F-14A-95-GR Tomcat, s/n 160386 USN, c/n 242
Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - North American B-25J Mitchell, s/n 44-30456 USAAF, c/n 108-33731, c/r N747AF (another Rod Lewis airframe)
Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - North American P-51D-30-NT Mustang, s/n 45-11586 USAAF, c/n 124-48339, c/r N51PE
Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - North American T-28C Trojan, s/n 140551 USN, c/n 226-128, c/r N9748Y
Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - North American T-28A Trojan, s/n 49-1520 USAF, c/n 159-32, c/r N7038U
Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Vultee BT-13A, c/r N59961

The report for Nov 21st to Nov 27th can be found at the same location. Here are the items of interest for that week...

First a Wildcat...
Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Grumman-General Motors Eastern Aircraft Division FM-2 Wildcat, s/n 86750 USMC, c/n 5808, c/r N12371
Has anyone seen this one before? I assume it has been a restoration project. Where has the work been done?

A pair of Lodestars...
Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Lockheed C-60A-5-LO Lodestar, s/n 42-55907 USAAF, c/n 18-2322, c/r N6166
Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Lockheed L-18-56, s/n BW445 RAF, c/n 18-6124, c/r N41CW
It originally looked like this last one was headed for down-under. Now it looks like it might be saying in California. Can anyone confirm? Where is it now?

A pair of Silver Stars (Canadair T-33s)...
Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Lockheed-Canadair CT-133 Silver Star, s/n 133604 CAF, c/n T33-604, c/r N604KK
Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Lockheed-Canadair CE-133 Silver Star, s/n 133479 CAF, c/n T33-479, c/r N479KK

A Yak-3...
Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Yakovlev Yak-3M, c/n 470101, c/r N854DP
I don't have much on this one. Does anyone have any history info for it?

Mike