Bell P-63C King Cobra NX73744, race number '53' in the late 1940s built for the United States Army Air Force as Bell P-63C-5-BE Kingcobra 44-41811947-1949: 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
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Bell P-63C King Cobra NX73744, race number '53' in the late 1940s built for the United States Army Air Force as Bell P-63C-5-BE Kingcobra 44-41811947-1949: 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 43-11117. Date: circa 1948