Did race 57, f2g change owners?

[pjpahs]

Reading a post about Spitfire 969 it referred to another site that it was bought by Lawrence Classics LLC, by a Walton , son of Walmart founder. Anyway I looked up Lawrence Classics thru FAA registry and printed out their registered aircraft and listed is N5588N Goodyear F2G. BU 88457. Is this Race 57? Along with 2 P51D's and a Grumman F7F-3 Tigercat. Last warbird registry show the P51's to be "Was that too fast" and" Red Dog". 10 aircraft registered. Joe Baughers site on F2g , BU 88457 and BU 88458 are confusing, Race 84 crashed took the identity of Race 57 , sold- resold, I'm confused.

[ChrisK48]

This is N5588N.

[ChrisK48]

Looks like it was just registered to Lawrence Classics last month. Previous registered owner was Race 57 LLC, which is Ron Pratte.

[ChrisK48]

I believe that Red Dog used to belong to Ron Pratte too.

[Lon Moer]

More info from last year; http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=57792

[menards]

Reading a post about Spitfire 969 it referred to another site that it was bought by Lawrence Classics LLC, by a Walton , son of Walmart founder. Anyway I looked up Lawrence Classics thru FAA registry and printed out their registered aircraft and listed is N5588N Goodyear F2G. BU 88457. Is this Race 57? Along with 2 P51D's and a Grumman F7F-3 Tigercat. Last warbird registry show the P51's to be "Was that too fast" and" Red Dog". 10 aircraft registered. Joe Baughers site on F2g , BU 88457 and BU 88458 are confusing, Race 84 crashed took the identity of Race 57 , sold- resold, I'm confused.

BU 88458 was sold to cook Cleland as "parts" and not a flyer. Cook was quoted as saying when #84 crashed, he needed all the parts, all at once. Since it was never supposed to fly again, the reason for the data plate switch.


Did the data plate survive from #74?