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    Airframe Family: Grumman TBF / TBM Avenger
    Latest Model:TBM-3E Avenger
    Last Military Serial:53454 USMC
    Last Civil Registration:N7030C
    Latest Owner or Location:Gerald W. Yagen, Virginia Beach, VA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a TBM-3E by General Motors.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Marine Corps with BuNo 53454.

    To Tom White, Boise, ID with new c/r N7030C.

    To Tom White, Salmon keeping c/r N7030C.

    Operated as fire service #D13.

    15 May 1957

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR7030C (TBM-3E, 53454) issued.

    21 April 1970

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR7030C (TBM-3E, 53454) issued.

    13 April 1990

    To Military Aircraft Restoration Corp, Anaheim, CA keeping c/r N7030C.

    In the inventory of Military Aircraft Restoration Corporation (MARC)/David Tallichet, Anaheim, CA.
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    27 October 1990


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: New Orleans Air Show

    22 July 1995


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Dayton International Air and Trade Show at Dayton, Ohio.

    22 July 1995


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Dayton International Air and Trade Show at Dayton, Ohio.

    22 July 1995


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Dayton International Air and Trade Show at Dayton, Ohio.

    15 May 2001

    To Training Services Inc T/A, Virginia Beach, VA keeping c/r N7030C.

    Based at Military Aviation Museum and Fighter Factory, Virginia Beach Airport, Virginia Beach, VA.
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    16 June 2012


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    16 June 2012


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    16 June 2012


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    16 June 2012


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    16 June 2012


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinabold
    Notes: 2012 photo taken at Hamilton Air Show, Canada

    10 July 2013

    To Gerald W. Yagen, Virginia Beach, VA keeping c/r N7030C.

    1 January 2015

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR7030C (TBM-3E, 53454) issued.

    8 April 2015

    8 April 2015

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    AMCAR
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    American Aviation Historical Society
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
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