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Constructed as an Avenger. |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 53638. |
19 August 1952 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Navy with s/n 53638. |
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Transferred to VS 880. |
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Transferred to VU 32. |
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Transferred to RCN Shearwater, NS. |
5 July 1960 |
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Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Canadian Navy. |
27 September 1960 |
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To Skyway Air Services Ltd, Langley BC with new c/r CF-KCL.
Sold at Shearwater. |
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Converted to a tanker by Skyway. |
1961 |
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Photographer: John W Olafson
Notes: At Prince George |
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Operated as fire service #609. |
22 October 1969 |
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To Conair Aviation Ltd, Abbotsford BC keeping c/r CF-KCL. |
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Operated as fire service #9. |
Circa 1970 |
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Photographer: Unknown |
Circa 1971 |
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Photographer: John Olafson
Notes: At Kamloops |
1 August 1977 |
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To Forrest Protection Limited with new c/r C-FKCL.
Purchased for $20,000. |
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Operated as fire service #609.
Used for Spruce Bud Worm spraying. |
29 May 1978 |
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Crashed.
C-FKCL owned by FPL and piloted by Ken Atkins ditched in Oromocto Lake after flying out of Blissville. While executing a turn at the end of a spray line, the pilot inadvertently dipped his left wing tip into the lake and lost control. The pilot was unhurt and was later picked up by the rescue unit after swimming to shore (20 yards) and flown to Blissville airstrip. The aircraft was recovered by military personnel from CFB Gagetown and towed to shore on a barge. After recovery from the lake, C-FKCL was loaned to Air Cadet Squadron in Nackawic in 1978 for an outdoor display. |
June 1978 |
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Recovered.
Retrieved from the bottom of Lake Oromocto, in New Brunswick. |
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To Air Cadet Squadron. |
1980 |
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To Tex Lavallee/Lavallee Cultural and Aeronautical Collection, Saint Chrysostome, QC.
Stored on a farm. |
1986 |
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To Allan Rubin/International Vintage Aircraft, Hamilton, ON.
For restoration project. |
From 1992 to 1993 |
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Restored. |
1996 |
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To Jack Kosko. |
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Restored.
Markings Applied: USS Langley, 4, 53638
Returned to flying condition. Finished in USN markings. A turret was installed. |
9 April 2002 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NX109K (TBM-3, 53638) issued. |
10 March 2003 |
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To Kosko Enterprises, Woodstock MD with new c/r N109K. |
July 2003 |
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First post-restoration Flight. |
30 January 2004 |
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To Mid Atlantic Air Museum, Reading, PA keeping c/r N109K. |
2 September 2004 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NX109K (TBM-3, 53638) issued. |
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Based at Mid-Atlantic Air Museum, Reading, PA.
 View the Location Dossier |
16 May 2005 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NL109K (TBM-3, 53638) issued. |
6 June 2009 |
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Photographer: Daniel L. Berek
Notes: Displayed at the Mid Atlantic Air Museum |
6 June 2009 |
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Photographer: Daniel L. Berek
Notes: Displayed at the Mid Atlantic Air Museum |
August 2014 |
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Photographer: Gustavo Bonilla
Notes: Thunder Over Michigan Airshow 2014 |
10 July 2018 |
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Photographer: Robert Bourlier
Notes: Mid-Atlantic Air Museum |
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