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RB-34 Ventura/41-38117



Serial #: 41-38117
Construction #:
  137-4773
Civil Registration:
  None
Model(s):
  RB-34
  B-34A
Name: None
Status: Displayed
Last info: 2002

History:
Built for USAAF as RB-34/41-38117.
Delivered to Royal Air Force as FD665, 19??.
- Not delivered, direct transfer to New Zealand.
Transferred to Royal New Zealand AF as NZ4600.
- BOC: June 1943.
- SOC: November 12, 1947.
M. Russ, Nelson, New Zealand, 1947-1971.
- Moved to farm by truck.
Museum of Transport & Technology, Auckland, New Zealand, 1971-2002.
- Recovered from farm.
- Restored for static display using components of NZ4522.
- Displayed as RNZAF/NZ4600.

Source(s):
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003.
Anthony T. Jarvis - Ventura Memorial Flight Association
Photo Source(s):
Peter Keating via Anthony T. Jarvis - VMFA

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