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TBM AVENGER/Bu. 85938
Grumman Avenger

Bureau #: 85938
Construction #: 2757
Civil Registration(s):
  N7226C
Model(s):
  TBM-3E Avenger
Name: None
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2002
History:
Sierra Aviation, Porterville, CA, 1963.
- Registered as N7226C.
- Flew as tanker #E44.
Wen Inc, Portersville, CA, 1963-1964.
Whirly Birds Inc, Portersville, CA, 1966-1969
Capitol Aire Inc, Carson City, NV, 1970-1972.
Craig Aero Service, Buttonwillow, CA, 1977.
Stewart Aviation Inc, Moses Lake, WA, 1984-1988.
Danny Summers/Summers Farm & Ranch Inc, Sugar City, ID, May 1990-2002.
- Restored to airworthy, Jerome, ID, 1992-1996.
- First flight, 1996.
- Flown as 85938/308X.
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):
Ron Olsen
Martin Kyburz/Swiss Mustangs.
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