01/31/2012. Remarks by Johan Visschedijk: "The pictured aircraft had an eventful history, being damaged in three mishaps during its service with the USAAC under the serial 31-586.
While assigned to the 73rd Pursuit Squadron at it March Field, Riverside, California, the first mishap occurred during taxiing at Palo Alto on February 20, 1932. The second mishap, on June 14, 1937, was a bird strike while flying over Albrook Field in the Canal Zone, where it was assigned to the 29th Pursuit Squadron. The third mishap was a ground loop at its home base Long Beach Municipal Airport on February 10, 1940.
Damaged beyond economical repair the P-12E was given to civilian schools in 1940-41 as non-flying classroom equipment, last of these was the California Polytechnic School, from which it was obtained by the Ontario Air Museum, California. It was slowly restored to display condition and had been made airworthy by 1961 under the civil registration N3360G. Repainted as an F4B-3, it participated in Navy celebrations of Armed Forces Day the same year. In 1962 it was restored to its correct Army configuration as a P-12E.
Presently the aircraft is with the Planes of Fame Air Museum, Chino Airport, Chino, California, and again painted in Navy colors.
