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    Airframe Family: North American T-28 Trojan / Fennec / Nomad
    Latest Model:T-28B Trojan
    Last Military Serial:138179 USN
    Construction Number:200-250
    Last Civil Registration:OE-ESA
    Compressed ID:NA T-28B sn 138179 USN cn 200-250 c...
    Latest Owner or Location:The Flying Bulls GmbH, Salzburg Airport, Salzburg

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    Dates

    Event

    1954

    Constructed as a T-28B.

    From 1954 to 1965

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 138179.

    2 December 1974

    Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) with inventory number 5T0024.

    Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) with inventory number TA0160.

    31 March 1982

    To Time Aviation, Tucson, AZ.

    31 March 1982

    Delivered from storage at Davis Monthan AFB, AZ.

    April 1983

    To Dennis G. Buehn, Long Beach, CA with new c/r N3905H (T-28B, 138179).

    1984

    To William E. Harrison, Tulsa, OK keeping c/r N3905H.

    From 10 September 1984 to 16 September 1984

    Raced as #33, named Slo-Moshun.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Unlimited class. The primary pilot was William E Harrison. Qualified in 29th place with an average speed of 274.512 mph. Raced in the Medallion 2 race. Finished in 8th place with an average speed of 234.895 mph.

    Circa 10 September 1984


    Photographer: Bob Trennert Collection
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

    1986

    To GWB Inc, Canby, OR keeping c/r N3905H.

    1987

    Transported by ship.
    Shipped to Europe.

    Assembled Basle, Switzerland.

    From January 1988 to 1989

    To Siegfried Angerer, Innsbruck, Austria with new c/r OE-ESA.

    1989

    To Paul Doblinger, Innsbruck, Austria keeping c/r OE-ESA.

    10 July 1990


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: Registered for Heliair at an Open-Airport-Day at Linz-Hoersching, Austria, before it became part of the Red Bull-fleet

    1991

    To Red Bull Team/Dieter Mateschitz, Salzburg keeping c/r OE-ESA.

    Markings Applied: Red Bull, 8179, BA, 138179
    Finished in USN markings.

    2003

    To The Flying Bulls GMBH, 5020 Salzburg, Wilhelm-Spazier-Strasse, Hangar-8 Osterreich keeping c/r OE-ESA.

    To The Flying Bulls GMBH, Salzburg Airport, Salzburg.
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    Markings Applied: BA

    23 June 2005


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: At Zeltweg Air Show Austria 2005

    24 August 2018


    Photographer: Marcin Rogowski
    Notes: Day before the Radom Air Show at the 42nd BLSz in Radom, Poland.

    Circa September 2019


    Photographer: unknown

    21 June 2021

    Crashed.
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.
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    Civil Aircraft Register of the World by Pascal Brugier
    Euro Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
    Reno Air Racing Association (National Championship Air Races)
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Warbird Registry by Scott Rose
    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall
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    Pieter van t Hof
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