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    Airframe Family: Beech 45/T-34 Mentor
    Latest Model:T-34B Mentor
    Last Military Serial:140835 USN
    Construction Number:BG-169
    Last Civil Registration:N134DR
    Compressed ID:Beech T-34B sn 140835 USN cn BG-169...
    Latest Owner or Location:David A. Rothenanger, Talladega, AL

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a T-34B.

    1956

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 140835.

    1964

    To US Agricultural Department, Forestry Division, San Francisco, CA with new c/r N115Z.
    Lead plane for firefighting. Replaced 140841 which crashed.


    Photographer: William T Larkins

    18 July 1969

    Certificate of airworthiness for N115Z (D-45, BG-169) issued.

    6 February 1995

    To Sydney S. Rothenanger, Carmel, IN with new c/r N134DR.

    12 November 1998

    To Sydney S. Rothenanger, Carmel, IN keeping c/r N134DR.
    Markings added: U.S. AIR FORCE, RS, AF85, 464
    Carries s/n of F-16C.

    To Eagle Creek Airpark, Indianapolis, IN.
    View the Location Dossier

    Markings Applied: RS, AF 85 464, U.S. AIR FORCE

    18 April 2007


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Sun-n-Fun, Lakeland FL

    20 June 2009


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Davenport, IA

    25 July 2011


    Photographer: Todd Royer
    Notes: EAA Airventure 2011

    16 August 2013

    To David A. Rothenanger, Carmel, IN keeping c/r N134DR.

    1 January 2018

    Certificate of airworthiness for N134DR (D-45, BG-169) issued.

    5 January 2018

    To David A. Rothenanger, Talladega, AL keeping c/r N134DR.
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