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    Airframe Family: Stearman Kaydet / Boeing 75/76/90/91 / X-90 / X-91 / XBT-17
    Latest Model:PT-17 Kaydet
    Last Military Serial:41-25387 USAAF
    Construction Number:75-2888
    Last Civil Registration:N56608
    Compressed ID:Boeing PT-17 sn 41-25387 USAAF cn 7...
    Latest Owner or Location:Eastern Stearman Inc Trustee, Leesburg, VA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a PT-17 by Boeing.

    Circa 1941

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 41-25387.

    From January 1964 to July 1978

    To Bear Mountain Dusters, Bakersfield, CA with new c/r N56608.

    27 October 2002

    Certificate of airworthiness for N56608 (A75N1(PT17), 75-2888) issued.

    15 May 2003

    To Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee, Saint Just Cornwall keeping c/r N56608.

    25 October 2007

    To East West Aviation Club, Beringen keeping c/r N56608.

    May 2008


    Photographer: Laurent Heyligen

    Markings Applied: 137
    Finished in CNE Air titles.

    Based at Deurne Airport, Antwerpen (Antwerp), Vlaams Gewest.
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    Markings Applied: 137

    18 March 2014

    To Eastern Stearman Inc Trustee, Leesburg, VA keeping c/r N56608.

    15 November 2019

    To Eastern Stearman Inc Trustee, Leesburg, VA keeping c/r N56608.
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