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Constructed as a F7F-3. |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 80483. |
By March 1962 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger |
1963 |
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To Cal-Nat Airways, Grass Valley, CA with new c/r N6178C.
Operated with markings: E43 |
September 1965 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: Cal-Nat Airways Tanker E43 at Grass Valley, CA, in Sept 1965 |
7 August 1966 |
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Crashed.
The event occurred at Ukiah, CA. See the and NTSB Event #23915 and Report #OAK67A0020 and for details. Summarized NTSB narrative: Substantial damage. Collided with collided with: trees while in flight. Wheels up while landing. Precautionary landing on airport. Plt vision partially obscured by smoke during fire borate run.no gear warning horn installed. |
From 1969 to 1985 |
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To Sis-Q Flying Service, Santa Rosa, CA keeping c/r N6178C. |
October 1970 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: Ground crew rushing to load the F7F-3 at Ukiah, CA, in October 1970. |
21 May 1975 |
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Involved in an incident.
Summarized NTSB narrative from report number OAK7KFVD46: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 08:55 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Sonoma County Airport, Santa Rosa, CA. This was a local flight from Santa Rosa, CA. The engine failed or malfunctioned while on final approach to land. Experienced a controlled collision with terrain on touch down. The factors included; overload failure. There was complete power loss in the failure of two engines...
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report. |
June 1985 |
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To MacAvia International Corp, Santa Rosa, CA keeping c/r N6178C.
Markings added: E43 |
August 1985 |
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Photographer: Urs Baettig
Notes: N6178C F7F-3N SIS-Q Flying Service Tanker 43 at Santa Rosa, CA August 1985 |
1987 |
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To Weeks Air Museum, Tamiami, FL keeping c/r N6178C. |
From 1988 to 1993 |
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To Lea Aviation (US) Inc, Tampa, FL/Duxford, UK keeping c/r N6178C. |
28 October 1988 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for N6178C (F7F-3, 80483) issued. |
12 May 1989 |
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Photographer: Robert Nichols |
16 June 1989 |
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Photographer: Unknown
Notes: Photographed at BH. |
17 June 1989 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger
Notes: Photographed at Biggin Hill. |
Circa 1991 |
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Photographer: Tom Tessier
Notes: At Chino Airport, CA. |
2 August 1999 |
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To Richard Bertea, Corvallis, OR keeping c/r N6178C. |
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To Historic Flight Foundation/Kilo-6, Paine Field, Everett, WA.
 View the Location Dossier |
10 March 2006 |
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To Historic Flight Foundation, Mukilteo, WA keeping c/r N6178C. |
30 September 2009 |
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To Historic Flight Foundation, Seattle, WA keeping c/r N6178C. |
27 April 2011 |
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To Historic Flight Foundation, Mukilteo, WA keeping c/r N6178C. |
1 July 2012 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: 2012 Photo at Historic Flight Foundation Museum at Paine Field, Everett |
1 July 2012 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: 2012 Photo at Historic Flight Foundation Museum at Paine Field, Everett |
1 July 2012 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: 2012 Photo at Historic Flight Foundation Museum at Paine Field, Everett |
9 December 2016 |
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To FWF Ltd, Seattle, WA keeping c/r N6178C. |
19 January 2017 |
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To Comanche Maverick Air Llc, Houston, TX keeping c/r N6178C. |
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Based at Historic Flight Foundation, Paine Field, Everett, WA.
View the Location Dossier |
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To Historic Flight Foundation, Spokane International Airport, Spokane, WA.
View the Location Dossier |
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