N54173 - History |
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Stearman 173 Boeing Aircraft Model: N2S-3 Manufacturer's Serial No.: 75-6574 Identification No.: 5400 |
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05. May 1942: Aircraft was built in Witchita, KS 13. Sep. 1942: Initial Testflight (see Aircraft Log Book #1) 16. Sep. 1942: Aircraft was ferried to New Orleans, LA, where it was used as a pilot trainer until it's retirement. 01. Apr. 1946: Last flight as a military trainer to Dallas, TX (see Aircraft Log Book #2) 31. July 1946: Sold to Clyde E. Kendall in Kirkland (U.S.A.A.F.), WA for $510.00 by War Assets Administration; registered as: N65557 02. June 1964: Aircraft sold to Edward W. Nelson in Seattle, WA 12. Feb 1994: Aircraft sold to Ray Chalker in Tacoma, WA (Dealer) - see picture below 10. Mar 1996: Registration number of aircraft changed from N65557 to N54173 18. Sep 1996: Aircraft sold to Leland d. Searles in Fircrest, WA - see picture below 03. Oct .1998: Aircraft sold back to Ray Chalker in Tacoma, WA (Dealer) 14. Oct. 1998: Aircraft sold to Carl J. Terrana in Buckley, WA 08. Nov 2002: Aircraft sold to Philip J. Parish in Tucson, AZ ?? July 2003: Aircraft sold to Andreas E. Hotea in San Jose, CA |
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View some selected scanned pages from the original logbooks of N54173 from 1942-1946 |
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View some scanned pages of other historic documents for N54173 |
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| Left to right: John Dimmer, Ray Chalker, Lee Searles and Andreas Hotea in Cottage Grove, OR in 2006 | ||
