| Status: | Flying |
| NAA Type: | |
| Conversion: |
TF conv. |
| Serial #: | A68-187 |
| Adopted: |
44-74839 |
| Registry: | N50FS |
| .. past: | VH-AGJ VH-FHT VH-UFO N919WJ N151SU |
1950: Oct 13, RAAF, BOC
1956: Nov 05, storage, Tocumwal NSW
1958: Apr 23, RAAF, SOC
1958: Apr 23, surplus, A.J. Titus Oates, Sydney NSW
1960: VH-AGJ (ntu), sale, Sepal Pty Ltd / Adastra Airways, Sydney NSW
1961: sale, Fawcett Aviation, Bankstown NSW
1967: sale, Chieftain Aviation Pty Ltd., Bankstown NSW
1969: VH-FHT (ntu), sale, Hockey Treloar, Sydney NSW
1971: conversion-started, Rolls-Royce Dart turboprop installed
1973: VH-UFO (ntu), reg, Hockey Treloar, Sydney NSW
1977: conversion-complete, engine runups
- never flown
- later rebuilt with Merlin - stored
1995: Aug, N919WJ, sale, World Jet Inc., Ft. Lauderdale FL
1995: Aug, N919WJ, sale, Frank Borman, Las Cruses NM
1996: N151SU (ntu), reg, Frank Borman, Las Cruses NM
1996: Dec, N50FS, reg, Frank Borman, Las Cruses NM
1996: Dec 16, first-flight, Rebuilt as TF, Square One Aviation, Chino CA, rep. 44-74859 used in rebuild
2006: Sep 05, N50FS, reg, Rod Lewis / Lewis Fighter Fleet, San Antonio TX, "La Pistolera"
2010: June - Rod Lewis is a new Reno Air Race Unlimited Pilot. He passed Pylon Racing School for a chance to race in September.
2019: Nov 08, N50FS, reg, Rod Lewis / Lewis Fighter Fleet, San Antonio TX
2023: Dec 09, N50FS, reg, Spitfire Ventures LLC, San Antonio TX
- flying near Springdale Muni AR 11/8/23
2025: Jul 08, N50FS, active/flying, Fort Myers FL
1956: Nov 05, storage, Tocumwal NSW
1958: Apr 23, RAAF, SOC
1958: Apr 23, surplus, A.J. Titus Oates, Sydney NSW
1960: VH-AGJ (ntu), sale, Sepal Pty Ltd / Adastra Airways, Sydney NSW
1961: sale, Fawcett Aviation, Bankstown NSW
1967: sale, Chieftain Aviation Pty Ltd., Bankstown NSW
1969: VH-FHT (ntu), sale, Hockey Treloar, Sydney NSW
1971: conversion-started, Rolls-Royce Dart turboprop installed
1973: VH-UFO (ntu), reg, Hockey Treloar, Sydney NSW
1977: conversion-complete, engine runups
- never flown
- later rebuilt with Merlin - stored
1995: Aug, N919WJ, sale, World Jet Inc., Ft. Lauderdale FL
1995: Aug, N919WJ, sale, Frank Borman, Las Cruses NM
1996: N151SU (ntu), reg, Frank Borman, Las Cruses NM
1996: Dec, N50FS, reg, Frank Borman, Las Cruses NM
1996: Dec 16, first-flight, Rebuilt as TF, Square One Aviation, Chino CA, rep. 44-74859 used in rebuild
2006: Sep 05, N50FS, reg, Rod Lewis / Lewis Fighter Fleet, San Antonio TX, "La Pistolera"
2010: June - Rod Lewis is a new Reno Air Race Unlimited Pilot. He passed Pylon Racing School for a chance to race in September.
2019: Nov 08, N50FS, reg, Rod Lewis / Lewis Fighter Fleet, San Antonio TX
2023: Dec 09, N50FS, reg, Spitfire Ventures LLC, San Antonio TX
- flying near Springdale Muni AR 11/8/23
2025: Jul 08, N50FS, active/flying, Fort Myers FL
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