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Bureau #: 67918 Construction #: CV-465 Civilian Registration: N44BY N57875 Model(s): PBV-1A OV-10A Name: None Status: Stored Last info: 2003 |
History: Delivered to USAAF as 44-33954. - Assigned to 10th ARS. - Forced landing, Dago Lake, AK, Sept. 30, 1947. -- Airframe abandoned. R.S. Richards, Anchorage AK, Oct. 1948-1978. - Held Salvage rights. Alaska Historical Aircraft Society, Anchorage, AK, 1978. - Registered as N44BY, May 1984. - Uplifted from Dago Lake by Alaska Army National Guard CH-54 "Penelope", Sept. 30, 1984. U.S. Historical Aircraft Preservation Museum, Anchorage, AK, May 1985. - Registered as N57875. Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum, Anchorage, AK, 1988-2003. - Stored in unrestored condition. |
Source(s):
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Manfield, England, 1989.
Haller, Lt. Mike & Leonard, Sgt. Julie - Warbirds International, Challenge Publications, Canoga Park, CA, Jan/Feb. 1988, Pg. 28.
Photo Source(s):
Ruud Leeuw/Ruud's Classic Airliners
Msgt. Russ Weston.