Dates

Event

Constructed as a P-38L-5-LO by Lockheed at Burbank, California, USA.

Circa 1944

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-53023.

Converted to a P-38M-6-LO by Lockheed at Burbank, California, USA.

July 1946

To Martin Wunderlich Salvage.
Wunderlich purchased WAAs entire Kingman AZ inventory of about 5,000 aircraft. It is possible this was the last Second World War aircraft to be sold out of Kingman.

Circa October 1946

Certificate of airworthiness for NX4532N (8319) issued.

October 1946

Assigned civil registration: N4532N

From 14 August 1947 to 1956

To Robert J. Harlow, Houston, TX keeping c/r N4532N.

From 30 August 1947 to 1 September 1947

Raced as #36.
Appeared at the National Air Races Cleveland to compete in the SOHIO class, but did not qualify. The primary pilot was Robert Harlow. Did not start in the B Feature race.

Circa 30 August 1947

Photographer: Bruce Fraites Collection
Notes: This P-38M was listed as an entrant in the 1947 Cleveland Air Races. It was entered by Robert J. Harlow of Houston, Texas. The official race results list it as a no show but this photo from the collection of the late Bruce Fraites appears to be at Cleveland.

Circa 30 August 1947

Photographer: Charles A. Koch Collection
Notes: Photographed at the National Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio.

1947

Photographer: Unknown Photographer
Notes: I stumbled across this in my collection. No idea where I got it from. But it is Harlows NX4532N at Cleveland, in the mud.

14 August 1947

To Robert J. Harlow, Houston, TX keeping c/r N4532N.

Scrapped.

To unknown owner with c/r N4532N.
Was permanently retired and presumably scrapped in 1956.].

31 January 1956

Civil registration, N4532N, cancelled.
Cancelled.