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N2897S

Lockheed P-38L-5

Valid Florida

N2897S is a Lockheed P-38L-5, a fixed-wing airplane with more than one motor with a piston engine. It has 1 seat. It is registered to Worlds Greatest Aircraft Collection INC, a corporation in Polk City, Florida. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 3, 1982 and expires on March 31, 2030. It holds a restricted airworthiness certificate for aerial surveying, dated July 3, 1956.

Aircraft

Maker
Lockheed
Model
P-38L-5
Serial number
44-26761
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 2 motors
Seats
1
Year built
Not given
Cruising speed
288 mph
Transponder code
A2F2C8 (octal 50571310)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 3, 1982
Expires
March 31, 2030
Last FAA action
October 13, 2023
Airworthiness
Restricted · Aerial surveying · July 3, 1956
FAA region
Southern
FAA record id
00140623

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Worlds Greatest Aircraft Collection INC
Type
Corporation
Address
1400 Broadway Blvd SE
Polk City, FL 33868-9109

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data