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    Airframe Family: North American T-28 Trojan / Fennec / Nomad
    Latest Model:T-28B Trojan
    Last Military Serial:138122 US
    Construction Number:200-193
    Last Civil Registration:VH-FNO
    Compressed ID:NA T-28B sn 138122 US cn 200-193 cr...
    Latest Owner or Location:Bennet Aviation Pty Ltd, Cardiff/Redhead, NSW, Australia

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a T-28B.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 138122.

    9 January 1970

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 138122.

    Transferred to NAS Pensacola, FL.

    31 August 1983

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Army.

    1984

    To National Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola, Pensacola, FL.
    Apparently here for storage.
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    1985

    To Richard C. Fernalid, Anchorage, AK.

    From 6 November 1985 to 2003

    To Richard C. Fernalid, Anchorage, AK (later Yelm, WA) with new c/r N28RF.

    12 February 1986

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX28RF (T-28B, 138122) issued.

    2 August 1988


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Oshkosh, WI

    16 July 1997

    To Richard C. Fernalld, Yelm, WA keeping c/r N28RF.

    September 2003

    Civil registration N28RF reserved but not taken up.
    Bonner, MT.

    2 December 2003

    Civil registration, N28RF, cancelled.

    17 February 2004

    To John G. Roberts Trustee, Santa Barbara, CA with new c/r N28RF.

    2008

    To Murray Moule, Cairns, Queensland, Australia keeping c/r N28RF.

    19 March 2008

    Civil registration, N28RF, cancelled.
    Exported to Australia.

    June 2008

    Transported by ship.
    Australia, arr. Brisbane docks 2008-06-26. trucked to Toowoomba QLD for assembly.

    13 August 2008

    To Murray Moule, Cairns, Queensland, Australia with new c/r VH-FNO.

    13 August 2008

    To Murray Moule, Whitfield, QLD with new c/r VH-FNO.

    26 August 2008

    First post-reassembly Flight.
    At Toowoomba.

    Markings Applied: ARMY, U.S. ARMY, 131822

    1 January 2012

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX28RF (T-28B, 138122) issued.

    4 February 2014

    To Dunkel Aviation Pty Ltd, Bentley, Western Australia keeping c/r VH-FNO.

    25 July 2015

    To Bennet Aviation Pty Ltd, Cardiff/Redhead, NSW, Australia keeping c/r VH-FNO.

    May 2016


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: At Albion Park, NSW, Australia

    May 2016


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: At Albion Park, NSW, Australia
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     AMCAR
    Australian Government, Civil Aviation Safety Authority
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Paul Bennet Airshows
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
    Terry Fletcher
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