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    Airframe Family: North American L-17 Navion
    Latest Model:L-17B Navion
    Last Military Serial:48-1030 US
    Construction Number:NAV-4-1736
    Last Civil Registration:N4238A
    Latest Owner or Location:High Noon Aviation Llc, Loveland, CO

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a L-17B by Ryan.

    Circa 1948

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 48-1030.

    June 1950

    One of 22 aircraft that left Long Beach Harbor, California for Far East Army, Japan two weeks before the start of the Korean War. Quickly uncrated, assembled and tested these aircraft were pressed into immediate service hauling supplies to Pusan, Korea prior to the Inchon landing. Later they were dispersed to different units serving as Hack and FAC aircraft.They did any number of different missions such as hauling Senior Officers and visiting VIP, delivering the mail; gunfire support missions; observation; and carrying USO supporters and entertainers.

    Transferred to 1st Calvary Division, Korea.

    By 1959

    To unknown owner with c/r N4238A.

    4 March 1959

    Certificate of airworthiness for N4238A (NAVION A, NAV-4-1736) issued.

    Found in salvage yard in Denver, CO.

    To Thomas Gordon, Loveland, CO keeping c/r N4238A.

    Thomas Gordon spent 20 years completely rebuilding and restoration.

    1 January 2004

    Certificate of airworthiness for N4238A (NAVION A, NAV-4-1736) issued.

    29 November 2011

    To High Noon Aviation Llc, Loveland, CO keeping c/r N4238A.

    26 September 2015


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Keokuk, IA

    26 September 2015


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Keokuk, IA

    24 July 2017


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At 2017 EAA Airventure at Oshkosh

    29 July 2017


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: at 2017 EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh

    25 July 2023


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: Stealth artwork on nose of Navion N4238A, Oshkosh, WI
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    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
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     Glenn Chatfield
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