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Constructed as a B-23. |
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30 July 1940 |
Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 39-0051. |
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7 November 1944 |
To RFC, McKellar Field, TN. |
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From 7 April 1945 to By 1948 |
To Roscoe Turner Aeronautical Co, Indianapolis, IN with new c/r N61Y. |
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From By 1948 to By 1950 |
To Roscoe Turner Aeronautical Co, Indianapolis, IN keeping c/r N61Y. |
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30 August 1950 |
To Great Lakes Carbon Corp keeping c/r N61Y. |
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From January 1953 to By 1954 |
To Celanese Corp of America, New York, NY keeping c/r N61Y. |
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To Pittsburg Constr Co with new c/r N34C. |
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By 1963 |
To Consolidated Coal Co, Pittsburgh, PA keeping c/r N34C. |
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By 1964 |
Assigned civil registration: N534C |
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By 1966 |
To Ohio State University, Columbus, OH with new c/r N230SU. |
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1968 |
To Founders Investment Corp with new c/r N534J (B-23, 2737). |
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From By 1969 to By 1970 |
To Air Lease Inc, Harvey, LA keeping c/r N534J. |
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Circa 1970 |
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Circa 1970 |
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7 July 1971 |
To Aircraft Surplus Co, Tucson, AZ keeping c/r N534J. |
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2 December 1971 |
Civil registration, N534J, cancelled. |
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From By 1973 to By 1980 |
To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH. |
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By 1980 |
To Pima Air and Space Museum, Davis-Monthan AFB (South Side), Tucson, AZ. |
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Originally displayed in faded original civil scheme. |
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March 1990 |
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11 August 1991 |
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11 August 1991 |
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August 1993 |
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30 April 2002 |
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From 2003 to By 2007 |
Paint stripped for restoration. |
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15 August 2007 |
Rolled-out in a blue and gold executive scheme as Great Lake Carbon N61Y. |
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12 June 2010 |
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9 September 2011 |
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9 September 2011 |
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Credits Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier... Print Sources U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall Internet Sources Airbus, Boeing, Convair and Douglas Production List Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher Individual Contributors Johnny Comstedt |
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