Originally constructed for the US Navy, the Howard 500-109 began in 1943 as a Lockheed PV-1. After WWII, it saw service in the South African Air Force and then was sold to D.U. Howard in San Antonio Texas for $750. Howard re-manufactured the PV-1, converting it from a military transport into an executive aircraft, becoming the Howard 500. After being sold again in 1997, at the time of the Birds Eye fly-over, it was being restored at Anoka County-Blaine Airport to be airworthy by late 2005.
No Longer There
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By: Pdunn
5650 • PV-1 Bu34760 (to RAF as FP608)
GR Mk.V (to SAAF as 6433): del. 27.9.43: SOC TT 554 hr 60
N127N Howard Aero Inc, San Antonio TX .59/61
Howard (stripped airframe shipped ex S.Africa 12.59,
Super Ventura conv. to Howard Super Ventura 8.61 at
San Antonio TX, line no. #45)
Howard 500 N90N Natural Gas Pipeline Co, Chicago IL .61/67
(c/n 500-109) (conv. to Howard 500 completed 4.12.63)
N137U United Industrial Corp, New York NY 6.12.67/68
Industrial Flights Inc, New York NY 11.6.68/72
Nello L. Teer Co, Durham NC 31.1.72/80
Raleigh-Durham Aviation, Durham NC .80/81
seized at Rostraven PA 3.1.80
Soundair Corp, Toronto ONT: stored 27.8.80/90
K & G Classics Inc/ Red Bird Aero, Dallas TX 12.11.90
Graves Aircraft Inc, El Reno OK 22.11.90
Barbary Coast Airways, Watsonville CA 92/93
Edward A. Mueller, Belmont CA 6.93/95
(open storage Ft Lauderdale-Exec FL 95/97)
Bruce R. Stevenson/ North Pacific Inc,
Portland OR 9.1.97/98
(del. to Portland .97 ex FLL, stored pending rest.)
Air Born Inc, Wayzata MN 11.4.00/02
(del. to Anoka County MN .00, under rest. 00)
TP Universal Exports International, Eagan MN 22.4.02
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/pv1venturaregistry/LOCKHEED%20.txt
Serial Number 500-109
Manufacturer Name DEE HOWARD COMPANY
Model 500
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=137U
(stripped airframe shipped ex S.Africa 12.59,
Super Ventura converted to Howard Super Ventura 8.61 at
San Antonio TX, line no. #45)
Howard 500 N90N Natural Gas Pipeline Co, Chicago IL .61/67
(c/n 500-109) (conv. to Howard 500 completed 4.12.63)