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AIRCRAFT DATA |
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| Manufacturer: | Republic Aviation Corporation; Farmingdale, Long Island, New York, USA. | |
| Model: | RC-3 Seabee | |
| Type Certificate No: | A-769 | |
| Serial Number: | 109 | |
| Manufacturing Date: | 1946-10-?? | |
| Engine: | Franklin 6A8-215-B8F (215 HP at 2500 RPM) | |
| Remarks: | ||
| Reg. No. | Date | Remarks |
| (SE-AXA) | 1946-10-?? | Manufacturing Date. |
| 1946-10-16 | Weighed at Republic. Inspected as airworthy. | |
| 1946-10-?? | Test flight. | |
| 1946-11-07 | Officially delivered from Republic Aviation Corp. to Hans Osterman AB; Stockholm, Sweden. | |
| 1946-12-?? | Shipped New York - Stockholm aboard SS "Stegeholm". | |
| 1947-01-15 | Payment SEK 23.525,71 completed. | |
| SE-AXA | 1947-01-25 | Temporarily registered on Swedish CAR. |
| 1947-02-20 | Inspected by Swedish CAA. | |
| 1947-06-03 |
C of R # 608 and C of A # 702 issued. Registered owner: Ostermans Aero AB; Hans Osterman, Stockholm, Sweden. |
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| 1947-08-15 | Propeller damaged by stones. | |
| 1948-02-20 | Not airworthy until 1948-06-22. | |
| 1948-03-09 | A/C total time: 248 hrs. | |
| 1948-12-23 | Not airworthy until 1949-06-22. | |
| 1949-06-13 | A/C total time: 322 hrs. | |
| 1950-11-25 | A/C total time: 356 hrs. | |
| 1951-04-14 | Maintenance inspection by Ostermans Aero AB. | |
| 1951-06-19 | Not airworthy until 1952-05-21. | |
| 1951-11-15 | Cancelled from Swedish CAR as sold to ScanAviation; Kastrup, Denmark. | |
| OY-??? | 1952-??-?? | Danish registration not taken up. Sold back to Sweden. |
| SE-AXA | 1952-03-05 | Temporarily re-registered on Swedish CAR for ferry flight from Copenhagen to Malmö. |
| 1952-03-19 | Sold to Bertil Johansson; Växsjö, Sweden. | |
| 1952-05-21 |
C of R # 888 and C of A # 888 issued. Registered owner: Bertil Johansson; Växjö. |
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| 1953-03-11 | A/C total time: 536 hrs. | |
| 1953-06-03 | Sold from Firma Flygtransporter - Bertil Johansson to AB Lapplandsflyg; Porjus. | |
| 1953-10-01 | A/C total time: 898 hrs. | |
| 1953-11-13 | AB Lapplandsflyg; Porjus. Operated on skis during winter. | |
| 1954-04-10 | A/C total time: 973 hrs. | |
| 1954-11-?? | Tail damaged during railway transport. Stabilizer replaced. | |
| 1955-03-04 | Maintenance inspection by Firma Flygservice; Malmö. | |
| 1955-06-14 | Luossajärvi, Kiruna. R/H wire breaks and the ski ploughs into ground (snow?) during landing. R/H landing gear leg is ripped off. Damage to propeller and stabilizer. | |
| 1956-02-17 | A/C total time: 1.316 hrs. | |
| 1957-03-17 | Not airworthy until 1957-06-11. | |
| 1957-06-13 | A/C total time: 1.594 hrs. | |
| 1958-06-04 | A/C total time: 2.013 hrs. | |
| 1959-03-26 | A/C total time: 2.219 hrs. | |
| 1960-04-06 | Not airworthy until 1960-07-09. | |
| 1960-07-13 | A/C total time: 2.564 hrs. | |
| 1960-06-01 | Sold from AB Lapplandsfly to Axel Lundkvist; Piteå. | |
| 1961-06-28 | Axel Lundkvist; Piteå. Operated by Fiskflyg? | |
| 1962-06-03 | A/C total time: 2.765 hrs. | |
| 1963-05-24 | A/C total time: 2.849 hrs. | |
| 1965-06-02 | A/C total time: 3.283 hrs. | |
| 1965-06-18 | Crashed 1 km from Stora Sjøfallet, Norrland. | |
| 1966-06-30 | C of A expired. | |
| 1967-05-23 | Cancelled from Swedish CAR at the request of owner. | |
| Sources: | Benny
Karlsson/NORARC, Sweden. SFF "Svenskt civilregister 1; t.o.m. SE-AZZ". RAC Seabee Delivery List. |
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SE-AXA
The first Swedish Seabee!
Winter 1946
Photo: © Ostermans Aero AB (via Dan Akerman)
