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TBM AVENGER/Bu. 85882
Grumman Avenger

Bureau #: 85882
Construction #: 2701
Civil Registration(s):
  N9584Z
Model(s):
  TBM-3E Avenger
Name: Ida Red
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2003
History:
Delivered to United States Navy as Bu. 85882.
Cisco Aircraft Inc, Boise, ID, 1963-1964.
  • Registered as N9584Z.
Loening Air Inc, Boise, ID, 1966-1970
Ralph M. Ponte, Cedar Ridge, CA, 1977.
Joseph G. Mabee, Midland, TX, June 1978-1996.
David L. Tinker, Northville, MI, 1996-2003.
  • Flown as Ida Red.
  • Damaged after running off runway and nosing over, Lima OH, May 24, 2002.
    • Repaired.
Grumman Avenger
Grumman Avenger
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):
Eric Dumigan Photography, http://www.airic.ca, 2004
Mike Henniger, 2003.
Steve Tournay, 2002.
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