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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: | 120 / Experimental 120-916. | |
| Manufacturing Date: | 1946-10-29 | |
| Engine: | Franklin
6A8-215-B8F (215 HP at 2500 RPM) s/n 23120 1978-05-02 replaced Franklin 6A8-215-B9F, s/n 23773 Currently Franklin 6A8-215-B9F, s/n 23276 |
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| Remarks: |
Extended Wings Droop Wing Tips Extended spray rails |
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| Reg. No. | Date | Remarks |
| N87558 | 1946-10-23 | Weight and Balance. Empty weight 2186 lbs. |
| 1946-10-28 | Statement of Conformity, to certify that # 120 has been manufactured in conformity with the data forming the basis for Type Certificate No. 769 Tentative. | |
| 1946-10-29 | Manufacturing Date. | |
| 1946-10-29 | Test flight. Total time at factory for acceptance 1:36. | |
| 1946-10-31 | Officially delivered from Republic Aviation Corporation to Piedmont Aviation, Inc.; Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. | |
| 1946-10-31 | Aircraft
Airworthiness Certificate issued. Engine 6A8-215-B8F s/n 23120, propeller Hartzell Controllable Reversible No. HC12x20-2 s/n 1151, blades s/n 45692/45843. |
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| 1946-10-31 | Application
for Registration of Aircraft (ACA-501): Piedmont Aviation, Inc.; Smith Reynolds Airport, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. |
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| 1946-10-31 | Aircraft
Registration Certificate (ACA 500-A) issued to: Piedmont Aviation, Inc.; Smith Reynolds Airport, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. |
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| 1946-11-04 | Bill
of Sale: Purchaser: Cannon Aviation Co., Inc.; Municipal Airport, Hickory, North Carolina, USA. Seller: Piedmont Aviation, Inc. (T. H. Davies, President). |
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| 1946-11-04 | Application
for Registration of Aircraft (ACA-501): Cannon Aviation Co., Inc.; Municipal Airport, Hickory, North Carolina, USA. Recorded by CAA 1946-11-12. |
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| 1947-01-15 | Registration
Certificate (ACA-500A) issued to: Cannon Aviation Co., Inc.; Municipal Airport, Hickory, North Carolina, USA. |
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| 1947-09-06 | Bill
of Sale (ACA-500C): Purchaser: Sports-Aire Charter Service; 731 N Gardiner Avenue, Rockford, Illinois, USA. Seller: Cannon Aviation Co., Inc. Recorded by CAA 1947-09-12. |
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| 1947-09-08 | Application
for Registration (ACA-500B): Sports-Aire Charter Service; 731 N Gardiner Avenue, Rockford, Illinois, USA. |
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| 1947-09-12 | Registration
Certificate (ACA-500A) issued to: Sports-Aire Charter Service; 731 N Gardiner Avenue, Rockford, Illinois, USA. |
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| 1947-11-03 | Bill
of Sale: Purchaser: Elwyn V. West; Box 270, Ely, Minnesota, USA. Seller: Sports-Aire Charter Service (Karl E. Bietau, Partner). |
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| 1947-11-03 | Application for Registration of Aircraft (ACA-501): Elwyn V. West; Box 270, Ely, Minnesota, USA. | |
| 1947-12-03 | Registration
Certificate issued to: Elwyn V. West; Box 270, Ely, Minnesota, USA. |
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| 1949-09-09 | Bill
of Sale ($ 1400,00): Purchaser: Martin Myre; RFD, Seneca, Illinois, USA. Seller: Elwyn V. West. |
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| 1950-01-16 | Bill
of Sale: Purchaser: Forest Hyland; 40 Potomac Street, PO Box 992, Dayton, Ohio, USA. Seller: Martin Myre. Recorded by CAA 1950-01-23. |
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| 1950-01-16 | Application
for Registration: Forest Hyland; 40 Potomac Street, Dayton, Ohio, USA. |
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| 1950-01-23 | Certificate
of Registration issued to: Forest Hyland; 40 Potomac Street, PO Box 992, Dayton, Ohio, USA. |
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| 1951-01-25 | Bill
of Sale: Purchaser: Skyways, Inc.; Dayton Municipal Airport, Box 175, Vandalia, Ohio, USA. Seller: Hyland Machine Company (Forest Hyland, President). Recorded by CAA 1951-02-23. |
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| 1951-01-25 | Application
for Registration: Skyways, Inc.; Dayton Municipal Airport, Box 175, Vandalia, Ohio, USA. |
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| 1951-02-23 | Certificate
of Registration issued to: Skyways, Inc.; Dayton Municipal Airport, Box 175, Vandalia, Ohio, USA. |
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| 1951-05-26 | Bill
of Sale: Purchaser: James E. Marker; RR#2, New Lebanon, Ohio, USA. Seller: Skyways, Inc. (Carl Eugene Negby?, President). |
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| 1951-05-26 | Application
for Registration: James E. Marker; RR#2, New Lebanon, Ohio, USA. |
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| 1951-06-05 | Certificate
of Registration issued to: James E. Marker; RR#2, New Lebanon, Ohio, USA. |
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| 1953-10-24 | Bill
of Sale: Purchaser: Harold J. Guyder; 432 Hubbell Avenue, Syracuse, New York, USA. Seller: James E. Marker. |
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| 1953-10-25 | Application
for Registration: Harold J. Guyder; Syracuse, New York, USA. |
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| 1953-11-09 | Certificate
of Registration issued to: Harold J. Guyder; 432 Hubbell Avenue, Syracuse, New York, USA. |
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| 1957-05-15 | Bill
of Sale: Purchaser: George Heintz Jr.; 97 East Lake Road, Skaneateles, New York, USA. Seller: Harold J. Guyder. Recorded by CAA 1957-06-07. |
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| 1957-05-15 | Application
for Registration: George Heintz Jr.; 97 East Lake Road, Skaneateles, New York, USA. |
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| 1957-06-07 | Certificate of Registration issued to George Heintz Jr.; 97 East Lake Road, Skaneateles, New York, USA. Duplicate 1959-09-25. | |
| 1960-10-25 | Bill
of Sale: Purchaser: Win Air Service Co., Inc.; Hancock Field, Syracuse 11, New York, USA. Seller: George Heintz Jr. |
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| 1961-01-27 | Bill
of Sale: Purchaser: Robert B. McElroy; 127 Grant Street, Haworth, New Jersey, USA. Seller: Win Air Service Co., Inc. (Bernard Wind..., Vice President). |
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| 1961-03-05 | Application
for Registration: Robert B. McElroy; Haworth, New Jersey, USA. |
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| 1961-05-05 | Certificate
of Registration issued to: Robert B. McElroy; 127 Grant Street, Haworth, New Jersey, USA. |
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| N14R | 1961-11-17 | Registration changed from N87558 to N14R. |
| 1963-03-11 | Bill
of Sale: Purchaser: Basil B. Beck; 73 Union Street, Watertown, MA, USA. Seller: Robert B. McElroy. Recorded by FAA 1963-03-22. |
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| 1963-03-11 | Application
for Registration: Basil B. Beck; 73 Union Street, Watertown, MA, USA. |
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| 1963-07-24 | C
of R issued to: Basil B. Beck; 73 Union Street, Watertown, MA, USA. |
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| 1966-08-22 | Installation of spray rails in accordance with Aero Products Engineering, Inc. STC SA2-1253, by Aero Products Engineering, Inc., James C. Addison, President. | |
| 1978-05-02 | Engine s/n 23120 replaced by engine s/n 23774. | |
| 1980-04-30 | Aircraft
Bill of Sale: Purchaser: Robert H. Bjornlund; Lamesa, CA, USA. Seller: Basil B. Beck. Conveyance recorded 1980-07-18. |
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| 1980-05-10 | Aircraft
Registration Application: Robert H. Bjornlund; 8425 Lamesa Boulevard, Lamesa, CA 92041, USA. |
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| 1980-07-18 | C
of R issued to: Robert H. Bjornlund; 8425 Lamesa Boulevard, Lamesa, CA 92041, USA. |
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| 1981-05-22 | Ready for export to Sweden at TOT 698,5 hrs. | |
| 1981-06-23 | Request for cancellation wired to FAA Aircraft Registry by Robert H. Bjornlund. | |
| 1981-06-25 | Cancelled from FAA Aircraft Registry. | |
| SE-IIO | 1981-06-22 | First flight (0:30) in Sweden from ESSY (?). |
| 1981-07-02 | C
of R issued to: Leif Gustav Eriksson; Upplands Väsby, Sweden. |
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| 1982-07-19 | Registration
LN-ALN reserved on Norwegian CAR for Per Coucheron; Oslo, Norway.
A/C total time: Approx. 400 hrs. Not taken up. Reservation was cancelled on 1985-03-20. |
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| 1984-07-24 | C
of R issued to: Tommy Lundqvist; Täby, Sweden. |
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| 1988-03-15 | C
of R issued to: Åke Leonard Jansson; Vallentuna, Sweden. |
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| 1993-04-19 | C
of R issued to: Bo Jan Olov Larsson; Flintvägen 11, SE-175 61 Järfälla, Sweden. Co-owner: |
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| 1993-05-13 | Gear down landing on Lake "Klemmingen", near Gnesta, W of Vängsö. Flipped over and sank. | |
| 1993-05-31 | C of A expired. Stored in Vallentuna. | |
| 1993-08-23 | Observed stored in Vallentuna. | |
| 1995 | Under
rebuild and restoration at Bromma (?) by Bo Larsson and Åke L. Jansson. Swedish EAA Chapter 222 "Experimental" building permit # 120-916. |
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| 1996-??-?? | C
of R issued to: Åke Leonard Jansson; Vallentuna, Sweden. |
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| 2000-02-27 | Wings and control surfaces under restoration at Åke Jansson's workshop in Vallentuna. Fuselage under restoration at Bromma Airport by Bo Larsson. | |
| ????-??-?? | C
of R issued to: Björn Harald Ek; Lindönäs gård, SE-186 92 Vallentuna, Sweden. Tel: +46 851- 171 162 Mob: +46 705-171 162 Co-owner: |
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| 2004-06-17 | Test flight permit issued for Björn Ek; Vallentuna. | |
| 2004-07-?? | Restoration finished. First flight after restoration. | |
| 2006-06-29 | C
of R # 4197 issued to: Björn Harald Ek; Lindönäs gård, SE-186 92 Vallentuna, Sweden. Tel: +46 851-171 162 Mob: +46 705-171 162 |
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| 2022-12-10 | Bill
of Sale: Purchaser: Bert-Ale Wåhlin; Bergens Gård, Sälja 161, SE-740 45 Tärnsjö, Sweden. Tel: +46 292-42110 / -42113, Mob: +46 706 930 844 Seller: Björn Harald Ek. |
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| 2022-12-?? | Transported by road from Vallentuna to Tärnsjö. | |
| Sources: | Benny G. Karlsson/NORARC; Sweden. Svensk Luftfartygsregister. Paul R. Compton/NORARC Kay Hagby/NORARC; Norway. Björn Ek; Sweden. Anita Ek: Sweden. RAC Seabee Delivery List FAA Files N87558/N14R. |
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Björn Ek and Anita Frost Ek
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07 August 2008
Photo: © Steinar Saevdal
SE-IIO
Lindönäs, Vallentuna
07 September 2009
Photo: © Tommy Clementzlor
