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    Airframe Family: Grumman G-73 Mallard
    Latest Model:G-73 Mallard
    Construction Number:J-54
    Last Civil Registration:N54GZ
    Latest Owner or Location:Pacific Flying Boats Inc, Middletown, DE

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a G-73.

    8 January 1954

    To Union Oil Company, CA with new c/r N2984.
    J-54 was purchased new by Union Oil Company of California. The original tail number was N2984. Union Oil changed the tail number to N76U.

    Assigned civil registration: N76U
    Bill LeBlanc comments (11 July 2023):.

    15 July 1979


    Photographer: Paul Thallon
    Notes: 1979 photo at Opa Locka, Florida - of a well travelled Grumman G.73 Mallard which has had no less than 15 different registrations, in USA, Canada, Thailand, Panama - seen here with its 5th registration - N27DF

    4 October 1993

    Certificate of airworthiness for N7777Q (G-73, J54) issued.

    Circa 14 January 1998

    Certificate of airworthiness for C-GBQN (G 73, J54) issued.

    14 January 1998

    To unknown owner with c/r C-GBQN.

    10 February 2003

    To Westernair Inc, Albuquerque, NM with new c/r N7777Q.

    1 January 2004

    Certificate of airworthiness for N7777Q (G-73, J54) issued.

    15 November 2005

    Civil registration, N7777Q, cancelled.
    Exported to Canada.

    5 December 2005

    To Reg Stewart, Victoria, BC with new c/r C-GGMZ.

    18 February 2010

    To Pacific Flying Boats Inc, Bear, DE with new c/r N54GZ.

    26 August 2010

    Certificate of airworthiness for N54GZ (G-73, J54) issued.

    30 August 2010


    Photographer: Tim Martin
    Notes: Emerging from long-term overhaul at Victoria Air Maintenance is this 1950 built Grumman Mallard. It was previously registered in Canada as C-GGMZ.

    20 May 2014

    To Pacific Flying Boats Inc, Middletown, DE keeping c/r N54GZ.
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