N25Y - Marvin L. Gardner (P-38L-5LO Lightning)

Photo of aircraft N25Y operated by Marvin L. Gardner

Aircraft Details

Frame Details
Serial008509
Line Number
First Flight
ModelP-38L-5LO Lightning
StatusLeft Fleet
Commentscrashed 25.06.01, the accident occurred at the Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO) Greenwood, MS, United States while on decent. The damage was substantial. The Lockheed P-38L-5LD Lightning was being ferried from Tullahoma, Tennessee, to its home base in Texas following its participation in an air show. During descent into the Greenwood, Mississippi area for refueling, the left engine backfired, ran roughly and the cockpit filled with thick smoke
  Reg Airline Delivered Status
Not Seen It! 44-53254 United States Air Force 00.00.45 Left Fleet
Not Seen It! NX25Y Lilee Products 00.04.46 Left Fleet
Not Seen It! NX25Y J. D. Reed Co 00.09.46 Left Fleet
Not Seen It! N25Y Hugh Wells 00.00.53 Left Fleet
Not Seen It! N25Y Sylvan Lair Vernon Thorpe 00.00.62 Left Fleet
Not Seen It! N25Y Confederate Air Force 00.00.63 Left Fleet
Not Seen It! N25Y Marvin L. Gardner 00.00.77 Left Fleet
Not Seen It! N25Y Ezell Aviation 28.05.08 Left Fleet
Not Seen It! N25Y Aircraft Guaranty Corporation Trustee 09.11.09 Active

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SIGHTINGS

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27/04/1997 - KLSV - ux166c
Lockheed P-38L Lightning STATIC DISPLAY! USAAF warbird 44-53254/Lefty Gardner, HRL '77 "White Lightnin/13" (ex F-5G-6-LO) πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ USAF Golden Air Tattoo (to Aircraft Guarantee Corp, Onalaska, TX "Red Bull" '11)
25/04/1997 - KLSV - LIN104
P-38L, ex USAAF 44-53254
25/04/1997 - KLSV - toxic121
25/04/1997 - KLSV - spotter1
P-38L, ex 44-53254 / USAAF
12/10/1986 - KHRL - gazac
15/09/1985 - KRTS - ux166c
4SD 1985-92 (Reno-Stead, KRTS by 2014) Lockheed P-38L Lightening FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION! USAAF warbird 44-53254/Lefty Gardener, HRL '77 "White Lightnin/13" (ex F-5G-6-LO) πŸ‘“βœ…πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ National Championship Air Races '85; (to Aircraft Guarantee Corp, Onalaska, TX '11 "Red Bull")