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    Airframe Family: North American T-28 Trojan / Fennec / Nomad
    Latest Model:T-28S-1 Fennec
    Last Military Serial:51-3663 ALA
    Construction Number:174-201
    Last Civil Registration:N128RC
    Latest Owner or Location:Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs International Airport, Palm Springs, California

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a T-28A.

    Circa 1952

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 51-3663.

    Transferred to 3303rd Pilot Training Group, Bartow AFB, FL.

    28 January 1959

    Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) with inventory number 51-3663.

    12 January 1960

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Air Force.

    To Military Assistance Program.

    To Government of France.
    Shipped to Sud Aviation, St Nazaire, France.

    Converted to a T-28S-1.
    New construction number, 68, assigned to the airframe.

    January 1961

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Armee de l Air with s/n 51-3663.

    January 1961

    Transferred to EALA 3/05.

    May 1963

    Transferred to ERALA 4/37.

    1967

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Armee de l Air.

    1967

    To Waco-Pacific Inc, Van Nuys, CA.

    December 1967

    Transported by ship.
    Rotterdam to New Orleans.

    12 March 1968

    To Waco-Pacific Inc, Van Nuys, CA with new c/r N14106.

    From 1969 to 1972

    To Winter Wolff (and) Co, New York, NY keeping c/r N14106.

    1978

    To Tulsa Piper Inc, Tulsa, OK with new c/r N2800W.

    1982

    To David L. Clinton, Leucadia, CA keeping c/r N2800W.
    Markings added: DC
    Restoration Project.

    June 1987

    To David L. Clinton/Dalton International Inc, Leucadia CA (and) Reno NV keeping c/r N2800W.

    2 August 1988


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Oshkosh, WI

    To David L. Clinton/Dalton International Inc, Leucadia CA (and) Reno NV with new c/r N280DC.

    From 29 July 1998 to 1999

    To Romeo Charlie Corp, Andover, KS keeping c/r N280DC.

    29 July 1998

    To Romeo Charlie Corporation, Wichita, KS with new c/r N128RC.

    16 July 1999

    To Romeo Charlie Corp, Wichita, KS keeping c/r N128RC.

    Based at Jacqueline Cochran Airport, Thermal, CA.
    View the Location Dossier

    9 October 2003

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX128RC (T-28A, 51-3663) issued.

    10 March 2009

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX128RC (T-28A, 51-3663) issued.

    26 October 2021

    To Palm Springs Air Museum Inc, Palm Springs, CA keeping c/r N128RC.

    Based at Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs International Airport, Palm Springs, CA.
    View the Location Dossier

    9 April 2022


    Photographer: Paul Cremin
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    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
    Mike Henniger
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