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    Airframe Family: Stinson L-5/OY/U-19 Sentinel / O-62
    Latest Model:L-5B Sentinel
    Last Military Serial:44-17087 USAAF
    Construction Number:76-3374
    Last Civil Registration:N6709C
    Compressed ID:Stinson L-5B sn 44-17087 USAAF cn 7...
    Latest Owner or Location:Edward J. Soderblom, Ferndale, WA

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    Dates

    Event

    1944

    Constructed as a L-5B.

    4 December 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-17087.

    19 January 1945

    Transferred to 12th Air Force, Italy.

    Loaned to Army Ground Forces, date unknown.

    Permantly transferred to Army Field Forces 10 June, 1946.

    Transferred to 337th Field Artillery Battalion, 88th Infantry Division (The Blue Devils).

    17 August 1956

    Certificate of airworthiness for N6709C (L-5B, 44-17087) issued.

    By 1964

    To Civil Air Patrol, San Francisco, CA with new c/r N6709C.

    14 November 1970

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number OAK71FVG37: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 11:30 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Auburn Airport, Auburn, CA. The flight departed from Auburn, CA, with the destination San Jose, CA. Ground looped or water swerved during the takeoff run. Collided with ditches during the takeoff run. Report remarks include: Aircraft swerved to r. Pilot aborted takeoff until almost stopped...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    1971

    To Civil Air Patrol, Maxwell AFB keeping c/r N6709C.

    6 September 1972

    To Paul T. Cullman, Ferndale, WA keeping c/r N6709C.

    4 December 2017

    To Paul T. Cullman, Ferndale, WA keeping c/r N6709C.

    2 December 2019


    Photographer: John Olafson
    Notes: On loan to the Palm Springs Air Museum at the time of photograph

    9 November 2021

    To Edward J. Soderblom, Ferndale, WA keeping c/r N6709C.
    Markings added: 417087

    December 2021


    Photographer: Ed Soderblom

    James Gray comments (10 August 2022): Shark mouth markings interesting but not authentic to the Italian theater or the 88th Infantry Division.
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