10967 History

Below is a condensed version of the FAA documents on the aircraft’s CD.  CDs are available online through the FAA website.

Date

Hours

Owner

Notes

05/26/31

Curtiss Wright Airplane Company

Date of manufacture.  Engine serial number 990.

06/06/31

Cardiff and Peacock Aero Corp Ltd.
1108 19th Street
Bakersfield, California

06/08/31

Cardiff and Peacock Aero Corp Ltd.
1108 19th Street
Bakersfield, California

New motor mount, new ribs, new stabilizer after accident.

01/07/33

183:25

Cardiff and Peacock Aero Corp Ltd.
1108 19th Street
Bakersfield, California

New trunions installed, drift struts installed, cylinder brace rods installed.

01/20/33

After repairs were started the ship was turned over to a RS and the ship was thoroughly gone over.

After repairs were started the ship was turned over to a RS and the ship was thoroughly gone over.

06/26/33

Elva M Munroe
Arthur Madonna
William Souza
Rt 2, Box 53
San Luis Obispo, California

07/22/33

376:00

Elva M Munroe
Arthur Madonna
William Souza
Rt 2, Box 53
San Luis Obispo, California

Major work completed to fuselage, wings. Complete recover.

05/25/36

465:49

Lincoln Sackett, and Rush Bros
California Polytechnic
San Luis Osbispo,California

02/28/39

John D. Gallahar
High and Bourban Street
San Luis Obispo, California

Note in file: The above plane was purchased by Mr. John D. Gallehar High and Bourban Street, San Luis Obispo, California for $300 cash which was amount of money was credited to Mr. Lincoln Sackett and Rush Bros account at Cal Poly (unreadable) M.C. Martenson.

P.S. The airplane was damaged when when in truck it was being hauled to the airport for test flight was turned over by wind. The plane was returned for storage and never repaired nor the bill of sale signed over to Mr. Gallahar on date indicated above.

10/02/39

677:02

Lincoln Sackett, and Rush Bros
California Polytechnic
San Luis Osbispo,California

03/09/56

Don W. George
1173 Orange Grove Street
San Fernando, California

10/02/56

Paul I. Franklin
Frank G. Tallman
Box 182
Pacific Palisades, California

08/14/57

Paul I. Franklin
Frank G. Tallman
Box 182
Pacific Palisades, California

Installed Continental A-75-8. Substantiation included for motor mount. Restricted category.

08/25/57

Paul I. Franklin
Frank G. Tallman
Box 182
Pacific Palisades, California

Repaired nose rib both wings.

08/28/57

1054:50

Paul I. Franklin
Frank G. Tallman
Box 182
Pacific Palisades, California

Restricted for Forest and Wildlife Conservation and Other, Herding migratory birds and taking of motion picture.

10/13/64

Paul I. Franklin
Frank G. Tallman
Box 182
Pacific Palisades, California

left and right wing repair. Recover wings.

09/22/67

Tallmanz Aviation
Orange County Airport
Santa Ana, California

Repair wings.

03/24/77

1316:48

Tallmanz Aviation
Orange County Airport
Santa, Ana, California

09/05/91

Kermit Weeks
9430 SE 136th Street
Miami, Florida 33176

An interesting list of all the aircraft owned by Kermit Weeks (World’s Greatest Aircraft Collection Inc.) are listed in a letter to FAA Registration asking for change of address for all.

01/11/00

1353:08

Kermit Weeks
9430 SE 136th Street
Miami, Florida 33176