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Constructed as a TBM-3E by General Motors. |
17 March 1945 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 85828. |
From March 1945 to September 1945 |
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Transferred to Marine Torpedo Bombing Squadron 234 (VMTB-234), USS Vella Gulf. |
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Participated in strikes against the Japanese held islands of Pagan and Rota in the Marianas and in the 82-day Okinawa campaign. Multiple repairs from enemy fire in the skin and interior structure were found during restoration. |
From 1963 to 1964 |
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To Plains Aero Service, Dalhart TX with new c/r N7002C. |
From 1966 to 1974 |
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To Air Tankers Inc, Newcastle WY keeping c/r N7002C. |
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Operated as fire service #B15. |
1973 |
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Photographer: Paul Schaaremann
Notes: at Simcoe, Ontario |
From 1974 to 1984 |
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To Norfolk Aerial Spraying Ltd, Simcoe, ON with new c/r C-GOBJ. |
1985 |
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To Hicks (and) Lawrence Ltd, Tillsonburg ONT keeping c/r C-GOBJ. |
From 1985 to 1989 |
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To Forest Protection Ltd, Fredericton NB keeping c/r C-GOBJ. |
1989 |
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To Northwest Warbirds Inc, Kimberly ID keeping c/r C-GOBJ. |
12 June 1989 |
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Civil registration, C-GOBJ, cancelled. |
15 June 1989 |
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To Wayne G. Rudd, Basalt, CO with new c/r N81865. |
22 August 1991 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NL81865 (TBM-3E, 5632) issued. |
22 October 2005 |
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To Fargo Air Museum, Fargo ND keeping c/r N81865.
Markings added: T-83 |
5 January 2009 |
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To Brad Deckert/TBM Avenger Inc, Eureka, IL keeping c/r N81865. |
20 June 2009 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At the Quad Cities Air Show, Davenport, IA |
20 June 2009 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At the Quad Cities Air Show, Davenport, IA |
20 June 2009 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At the Quad Cities Air Show, Davenport, IA |
20 June 2009 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At the Quad Cities Air Show, Davenport, IA |
18 June 2011 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At the Quad Cities Air Show, Davenport, IA |
24 July 2011 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: Arriving at 2011 Oshkosh |
16 November 2015 |
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To TBM Avenger Inc, Eureka, IL keeping c/r N81865. |
16 May 2019 |
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To TBM Avenger Inc, Peru, IL keeping c/r N81865. |
13 October 2019 |
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Photographer: Mike Fuller
Notes: NOTE: The cowling and fuselage pieces (gray/white and aluminum) were for a limited time, October through November of 2019. This pic was taken October 13, 2019. On about October 3rd the Avenger took off east (passing over my house on the way out) and some time later the engine puked. Brad Deckert successfully emergency landed it out east and a marathon effort to get the Avenger home followed. A crew was quickly assembled and in 5 days they had removed the engine and accompanying parts from Tim Savages Avenger (N4171A), trucked them out east; swapped the engines out in 7 days flat; did a run rup; and headed out early AM on the 13th for a return to Peru IL/KVYS (where this photo is shot) I followed the whole process as it was posted on FB. I headed out that AM to be there for their successful return. It was flown once more in this configuration on November 3, 2019. |
3 November 2019 |
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Photographer: Mike Fuller
Notes: at Peru IL/KVYS |
5 November 2023 |
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Photographer: Mike Fuller
Notes: At Illinois Valley Regional Airport/KVYS, returning from flight over Utica Illinois Veterans Parade |
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