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    Airframe Family: Beech 17 Staggerwing / C-43/GB Traveler
    Latest Model:UC-43 Traveler
    Last Military Serial:FZ432 RAF
    Construction Number:4922
    Last Civil Registration:ZS-OIX
    Compressed ID:Beech UC-43 sn FZ432 RAF cn 4922 cr...
    Latest Owner or Location:John Sayers Family Trust, Lanseria, Johannesburg

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    Dates

    Event

    1943

    Constructed as an UC-43.

    27 August 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-10874.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n FZ432.

    From 7 October 1943 to 1 February 1944

    Transported by ship.
    Shipped New York aC Suez, Middle East aboard SS Philip Schugler.

    27 February 1947

    To Charles Spanton, Woking with new c/r G-AJJJ.

    22 July 1949

    To Arthur Robert Pilgrim, Elstree keeping c/r G-AJJJ.

    1 December 1950

    To Dennis Edmund Fox, London keeping c/r G-AJJJ.

    12 July 1952

    To W. S. Shackleton Ltd, London keeping c/r G-AJJJ.

    February 1953

    To J. W. Morton, Bundoran, Nonda, Queensland with new c/r VH-MJE.

    To F. H. Edwards, Richmond, New South Wales keeping c/r VH-MJE.

    To Joseph R. Palmer, Sidney, New South Wales keeping c/r VH-MJE.

    June 1966


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: At Moorabbin

    1973

    Withdrawn from use.
    Stored at Bankstown.

    From 1986 to 1987

    Restored.
    At Bankstown.

    13 June 1992


    Photographer: Danny Tanner
    Notes: At Caloundra

    24 June 1992

    To Michael Kornfeld, Toowoomba QLD keeping c/r VH-MJE.

    7 December 1998

    To John Sayers Family Trust, Lanseria, Johannesburg with new c/r ZS-OIX.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Internet Sources
     Aviation History Site by Geoff Goodall
    Beech 17 Production List
    Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
    Terry Fletcher
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