Michael McMurtrey
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| Language | English (USA) |
More properly called a DeHavilland Dove.
Written on 06/26/2022
N60010 is c/n 3968, ex-USAAF 42-58477, manufactured 16 Feb 1943 as a UC-78. Assigned to 1st Base HQ and HQ Squadron, Mitchel AAF, NY. Sold as surplus by Reconstruction Finance Corp. 12 Dec 1945 as NC60010 for $6,147.35 with a total time of 603:15 hrs. "Civilianized" 12 Apr 1946.
Written on 06/19/2022
I'm working on a book which will include similar, more detailed histories for all 5,400 Cessna T-50s (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78/RCAF Crane/US Navy JRC-1)
Who owns this airplane?
Written on 06/19/2022
Who owns this airplane?
Written on 06/19/2022
It's an Albatross (HU-16B), and FAA reports certificate terminated and sale reported.
Written on 10/18/2021
Cessna UC-78 c/n 3760, ex-USAAF 42-58269, Date of Mfr 10 Nov 1942. Formerly NC60462/CF-HGM/N6440C. Preserved & maintained in “taxiable” condition by Bomber Command Museum of Canada, Nanton, Alberta.
Written on 07/05/2021
Cessna UC-78 c/n 3760, ex-USAAF 42-58269, Date of Mfr 10 Nov 1942. Formerly NC60462/CF-HGM/N6440C. Preserved & maintained in “taxiable” condition by Bomber Command Museum of Canada, Nanton, Alberta.
Written on 07/05/2021
That is NOT a Grumman "Tr2." It is a Piaggio 136. It may be one of the 30 or so imported and assembled in the US by the Trecker Aircraft Corp. of Wisconsin, making it a Trecker "Royal Gull."
Written on 06/29/2021
DeHavilland DH104 Dove.
Written on 07/27/2020
