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    Airframe Family: Curtiss 81/P-40 Tomahawk / 87/P-40 Kittyhawk/Warhawk
    Latest Model:TP-40N Warhawk
    Last Military Serial:44-47923 USAAF
    Construction Number:33915
    Last Civil Registration:NL923
    Compressed ID:Curtiss TP-40N sn 44-47923 USAAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Kermit A. Weeks, Polk City, FL

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a TP-40N.

    Circa 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-47923.

    To H. L. Pemberton, Niles, MI with new c/r N923.

    29 May 1957

    Certificate of airworthiness for N923 issued.

    25 July 1957

    Certificate of airworthiness for NL923 (P-40N, 33915) issued.

    1959

    To Paul Mantz, Los Angeles, CA keeping c/r N923.

    21 July 1960


    Photographer: William T Larkins
    Notes: Paul Mantzs TP-40N at Orange County Airport on July 21, 1960.

    From November 1961 to 1984

    To Movieland of the Air/Tallmantz Aviation/Paul Mantz and Frank G. Tallman, Orange County, CA keeping c/r N923.

    From 1969 to 1984

    To Frank G. Tallman/Movieland of the Air, Orange County, CA keeping c/r N923.
    Frank G. Tallman/Movieland of the Air, Orange County, CA.

    Circa 14 September 1969


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

    15 May 1973


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: TP-40N Warhawk 44-47923 as seen at the Tallmantz Collection at Santa Ana, California in May 1973.

    Markings Applied: 71 Yellow

    2 March 1985

    To Kermit A. Weeks, Polk City, FL keeping c/r N923.

    Markings Applied: 71
    Flown in USAAC Flying Tigers markings.

    From 1985 to 1990

    Stored at Tamiami, FL.

    April 1986


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At Kendall-Tamiami, Florida

    From 1990 to 2003

    Restored.
    Restored to fly at Tamiami, FL.

    24 August 1992

    Damaged.
    Damaged at Tamiami, FL, by Hurricane Andrew.

    Parts for the restoration were lost during a cyclone.

    Restoration continued.
    The restoration continued at Tamiami.


    Photographer: Dick Phillips Warbird Images Col.

    24 March 2004

    First post-restoration Flight.

    12 April 2005


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Fantasy of Flight, Polk City FL

    12 April 2005


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Fantasy of Flight, Polk City FL

    24 April 2006


    Photographer: Nigel Roling
    Notes: At Polk City 2006.

    11 March 2011


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Tico Warbird Airshow, Titusville FL

    11 March 2011


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Tico Warbird Airshow, Titusville FL

    11 March 2011


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Tico Warbird Airshow, Titusville FL

    Markings Applied: 34792

    Based at Fantasy of Flight/Kermit A. Weeks, Polk City, FL.
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    4 January 2017

    To Kermit A. Weeks, Polk City, FL with new c/r NL923 (P-40N, 33915).
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