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Constructed as an AT-6D-NT by North American at Dallas, Texas, USA. |
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1944 |
Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-85862. |
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31 August 1944 |
Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 90645 as a SNJ-5. |
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31 August 1944 |
Transferred to NAS Pensacola, FL. |
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1958 |
Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Navy. |
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1958 |
To Sam Goldman/Chesapeake Airways Corp, Salisbury, MD. |
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From 1973 to 1988 |
Stored at Salisbury un-restored. |
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1988 |
To Morey Darznieks/Lance Aircraft Supply Inc, Dallas, TX with new c/r N645DS. |
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4 March 1989 |
To Chesapeake Airways Corp. Salisbury, MD keeping c/r N645DS. |
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24 June 1998 |
To Donald F. Stamp/Salair Inc, Salem OH keeping c/r N645DS. |
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Based at Salem Airpark Inc Airport (38D), Salem, OH. |
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20 July 1999 |
First post-restoration Flight. |
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21 July 1999 |
Certificate of airworthiness for N645DS (SNJ-5, 88-17678) issued. |
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8 April 2000 |
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12 July 2002 |
Crashed. |
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12 March 2005 |
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Markings Applied: 45, DS |
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9 April 2008 |
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9 April 2008 |
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29 March 2011 |
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24 July 2011 |
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22 March 2013 |
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16 March 2014 |
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30 March 2020 |
To unknown owner with c/r N645DS. |
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18 May 2020 |
To Veterans Airlift Command Foundation, Saint Louis Park, MN keeping c/r N645DS. |
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15 May 2021 |
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15 May 2021 |
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26 January 2022 |
To unknown owner with c/r N645DS. |
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29 April 2023 |
To unknown owner with c/r N645DS. |
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9 September 2023 |
To Permian Motorsports Llc, Missoula, MT keeping c/r N645DS. |
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Credits Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier... Internet Sources Aviation History Site by Geoff Goodall Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher Individual Contributors Glenn Chatfield |
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