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Constructed as an O-2A-CE by Cessna at Wichita, KS, USA. |
26 May 1967 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 67-21309. |
November 1967 |
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Transferred to 20th Tactical Air Support Squadron, 504th TAS Group (Pacific Air Forces), Da Nang Air Base, Republic of Vietnam. |
By April 1968 |
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Transferred to Tactical Air Control Party (TACP), Tay Loc Airfield (VVHU), Hue Citadel.
Assigned to Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) supporting Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV) Team 3 at Hue. |
19 September 1968 |
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Photographer: Tom Pilsch
Notes: At Tay Loc Airfield (a.k.a Hue Citadel) VVHU, Hue, Republic of Vietnam, showing a LAU-59/A Rocket Pod with seven 2.75 in. Folding Fin Aircraft Rockets with white smoke heads used for target marking. |
23 September 1968 |
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Transferred to 20th TASS, Hue/Phu Bai Airport, Republic of Vietnam. |
15 February 1969 |
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Photographer: Tom Pilsch
Notes: Photo taken at Hue/Phu Bai Airport, Republic of Vietnam (VVSH then, now VVPB). The aircraft was assigned to the 20th Tactical Air Support Squadron (TASS) operating location at Hue. The blue fin markings indicate its detachment to the tactical air control party supporting Military Assistance Command (MACV) Team 3 at Hue RVN. |
July 1970 |
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Transferred to Cam Ranh Bay Air Base, Vietnam. |
January 1971 |
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Transferred to San Antonio Air Logistics Areas Kelly AFB, TX. |
February 1971 |
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Transferred to 182nd Tactical Air Support Group (Air National Guard), Greater Peoria Airport, IL. |
June 1971 |
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Transferred to 172nd Tactical Air Support Squadron, 110th Tactical Air Support Group (ANG), Kellogg ANG Base, Battle Creek, MI. |
1980 |
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Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) with inventory number HV156. |
June 1991 |
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Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Air Force. |
19 July 1994 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for N5251Z (M337B, 0015) issued. |
18 March 1998 |
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To Elmo Air Center Inc, Saint Paul, MN with new c/r N5251Z. |
25 July 2000 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At Cedar Rapids, IA |
25 July 2000 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At Cedar Rapids, IA |
8 June 2002 |
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Photographer: Tom Pilsch
Notes: Zamperini Field CA (KTOA). Owner Mitch Taylor invited Tom Pilsch to fly this airframe for the first time since April 6, 1969. |
11 August 2003 |
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To Theodore Hartenstein, Liberty Lake, WA with new c/r N1309. |
6 September 2007 |
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To Robert S. Savely, Sausalito, CA keeping c/r N1309. |
17 November 2010 |
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Crashed.
There were three fatalities. The accident occurred at MacDill AFB Auxiliary Field (AGR) Avon Park, FL, United States while on appoach. The damage was substantial. Prior to the flight, the crew attended a mass briefing with the military training exercise personnel for whose operations the flight was to provide aerial support...
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report. |
6 June 2013 |
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Civil registration, N1309, cancelled. |
1 January 2019 |
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To Hartenstein Theodore, Liberty Lake, WA with new c/r N1309. |
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