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Bureau #: 53697 Construction #: 3759 Civil Registration(s): N9711Z C-GLEH Model(s): TBM-3S C-GLEH Name: None Status: Crashed Last info: 1987 |
History: Delivered to RCAF as 53697. - BOC: July 25, 1952. - SOC: July 5, 1960. Sierra Aviation, Porterville, CA, 1962-1963. - Registered as N9711Z. - Flew as tanker #E46. Wen Inc, Porterville, CA, 1963. - Flew as tanker #E46. P&B Aviation, Red Bluff, CA, 1966. - Struck trees during fire bombing run but managed to land safely at Coalinga, CA, July 17, 1967. Sis-Q Flying Service, Montague, CA, 1969. - Flew as tanker #33. Evergreen Air Service, Roxboro, Quebec, Apr. 1975. - Registered as C-GLEH. Forest Protection Ltd, Fredericton, New Brunswick, 1976-1987. - Flew as tanker #11. - Crashed while landing, Brockway, NB, May 18, 1984. |
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Source(s): Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989. Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003. Photo Source(s): Mike Walsh. Martin Kyburz/Swiss Mustangs. |
