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    Airframe Family: Stinson L-5/OY/U-19 Sentinel / O-62
    Latest Model:L-5 Sentinel
    Last Military Serial:42-98196 USAAF
    Construction Number:76-0437
    Last Civil Registration:N1252
    Compressed ID:Stinson L-5 sn 42-98196 USAAF cn 76...
    Latest Owner or Location:Iowa Military Aviation Heritage Museum, Ankeny, IA

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    Dates

    Event

    Circa 1942

    Constructed as a L-5.
    Stinson L-5 42-98196

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-98196.

    Transferred to 806th Base Unit, Fort Wayne, IN.

    28 August 1945

    Involved in an incident.
    Damaged taxying at Joliet Airport, IL.

    To unknown owner with c/r N9803F.

    1 August 1967

    Certificate of airworthiness for N1252 (L-5, 42-98196) issued.

    By 1971

    To Eight United States Army Flying Club, San Francisco Airport, CA with new c/r N1252.

    5 January 1988

    To Roberta Parcell, Saginaw, TX keeping c/r N1252.

    4 November 1999

    To Dennis F. Thomas, Soquel, CA keeping c/r N1252.

    15 October 2002

    To Richard L. Saylor, Monterey, CA keeping c/r N1252.

    7 December 2012

    To Richard L. Saylor, Monterey, CA keeping c/r N1252.
    Markings added: Lookin Fer Trouble

    16 July 2015

    To Iowa Military Aviation Heritage Museum, Ankeny, IA keeping c/r N1252.

    Based at Iowa Aviation Heritage Museum, Ankeny Regional Airport, Des Moines, IA.
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    May 2016


    Photographer: G R Dennis Price
    Notes: At Blakesburg, Iowa

    May 2016


    Photographer: G R Dennis Price
    Notes: At Blakesburg, Iowa

    17 February 2021

    To Iowa Military Aviation Heritage Museum, Ankeny, IA keeping c/r N1252.
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