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Bell P-63C King Cobra N73744
Bell P-63C King Cobra N73744, after a crash built for the United States Army Air Force as Bell P-63C-5-BE Kingcobra : Frank Singer, registered as NX73744, Bendix race number 53.1954: Harry R. Snoke, Fort Wayne, IN, registered as N73744.1963-1968: Bruce Madison, Phoenix, AZ. crashed, Chicago, IL, June 1968.1969: Darryl Greenamyer, Las Vegas, NC.1972: Larry H. Havens-Pylon Air, Long Beach, CA. registered as N9009, re built as highly modified racer using several airframes, race number 90.7 September 1972: Crashed in Pacific Ocean on a test flight from Long Beach, CA. pilot bailed out.1984: Don Anklin, Mooresville, NC. wreck salvaged.1985-1992.:Yankee Air Corps, Chino, CA. parts used in restoration of Date: 1968
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1968 Bell Cobra Crash Frank Kingcobra Singer
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This photograph showcases the Bell P-63C King Cobra with the registration number N73744, a storied military aircraft that had an intriguing post-military career. Originally built for the United States Army Air Force as a Bell P-63C-5-BE Kingcobra with the serial number 44-418119, it was first flown by Frank Singer in the 1954 Bendix Race with the number 53.1954. After Singer's tenure, the King Cobra was registered to Harry R. Snoke of Fort Wayne, IN, from 1963 to 1968. In 1968, the aircraft suffered a crash in Chicago, IL, and was later acquired by Harry R. Snoke's successor, Bruce Madison of Phoenix, AZ. The King Cobra was involved in another crash in 1969, and was then purchased by Darryl Greenamyer of Las Vegas, NC, in 1972. Greenamyer rebuilt the aircraft as a highly modified racer, registering it as N9009 and assigning it the race number 90.7. Tragedy struck once again in September 1972 when the plane crashed in the Pacific Ocean during a test flight from Long Beach, CA. The pilot, fortunately, bailed out safely. The wreckage of the King Cobra was salvaged in 1984 by Don Anklin of Mooresville, NC. The aircraft parts were later used by the Yankee Air Corps in Chino, CA, for the restoration of 43-11117. This photograph captures a unique piece of aviation history, with its rich past and intriguing stories of the various individuals who have owned and flown this iconic Bell P-63C King Cobra.
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