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    Airframe Family: Beech 17 Staggerwing / C-43/GB Traveler
    Latest Model:D17S Staggerwing
    Construction Number:0263
    Last Civil Registration:N19493
    Compressed ID:Beech D17S cn 0263 cr N19493
    Latest Owner or Location:Demark Aviation Inc, Wilmington, DE

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    Dates

    Event

    27 April 1939

    Constructed as a D17S.

    1940

    To R. Lesage, Dallas, TX with new c/r NC19493.

    1947

    To Plymouth Oil Co, TX keeping c/r NC19493.

    1955

    To W. P. Thompson, Anderson, IN keeping c/r NC19493.

    6 January 1959

    Certificate of airworthiness for N19493 (D17S, 263) issued.

    1960

    Restored.
    Aircraft was rebuilt.

    1963

    To Product Manufacturing, Anderson, IN with new c/r N19493.

    June 1970

    To LT. Col. James L. Jim Delaney, Washington, DC keeping c/r N19493.

    October 1975

    The only Staggerwing on display at the Pratt and Whitney 50th Anniversary Celebration, Hartford, CT.

    17 June 1987


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: 35mm slide photographed at Aurora, IL

    1988

    To Phillip Ray, Arlington, TX keeping c/r N19493.

    25 February 1989

    To James L. Delaney, Lebanon, TE keeping c/r N19493.

    Based at Fall Creek Field, TN.

    Restored.
    Rebuilt by Allen Brigham, for sale ($ 298,000).

    22 August 2001

    To Demark Aviation Inc, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N19493.

    1 January 2006

    Certificate of airworthiness for N19493 (D17S, 263) issued.


    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Internet Sources
    AMCAR
    Beech 17 Production List
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America

    Individual Contributors
    Glenn Chatfield

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