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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: | 200 | |
| Manufacturing Date: | 1946-11-?? | |
| Engine: | Franklin 6A8-215-B8F (215 HP at 2500 RPM) | |
| Remarks: | ? | |
| Reg. No. | Date | Remarks |
| (G-AJNM) | 1946-11-?? | Manufacturing Date. |
| 1946-11-?? | Test flight. | |
| 1947-01-23 | Officially delivered from Republic Aviation Corporation to W. A. Rollason Ltd.; London, England. | |
| G-AJNM | 1947-??-?? | Imported to the UK by W. A. Rollason Ltd.; London. |
| 1947-04-10 | C of R No: 11451 issued to Short Bros (Rochester & Bedford) Ltd.; Rochester. | |
| 1947-05-28 | C of A No: V272 issued. | |
| 1947-11-01 | Cancelled as sold. | |
| 1948-05-20 | Re-registered to Short Brothers & Harland Ltd.; Rochester/Belfast. | |
| 1948-12-07 | Cancelled as sold. | |
| 1948-12-15 | Re-registered to Short Brothers & Harland Ltd.; Rochester/Belfast. | |
| 1948-12-13 | C of A renewed. | |
| 1949-01-26 | Cancelled from UK Register on sale to Denmark. | |
| OY-ABZ | 1949-02-07 | C of A No: 302 issued to Viggo Sylvest Jensen; Hilleröd, Denmark. |
| 1951-06-08 | Cancelled from Danish CAR on sale to Finland. | |
| OH-SBB | 1951-06-08 | C
of R # / C of A # 116 issued to: O. Peltonen; Helsinki, Finland. Aircraft named "Siipi". |
| 1952-03-15 | Pohjolan Voima Oy; Kemi, Finland. | |
| 1953-10-26 | Flight Manual # 116 (Lentokäsikirja) issued by Ministry for Communications and Public Works - Office of Civil Aviation (Kulkulaitosten Ja Yleisten Töiden Ministeriö Ilmailutoimisto). Owner: Pohjolan Voima Oy; Kemi, Finland. Photo of OH-SBB on skis. | |
| 1964-12-07 | C
of R issued to: V. Asikainen; Järvenpää, Finland. |
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| 1966-07-07 | C
of R issued to: Soini W. Särkkä; Jyväskylä, Finland. |
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| 1966-07-22 | Flight Manual # 116 (Lentokäsikirja) issued by Ministry for Communications and Public Works - Office of Civil Aviation (Kulkulaitosten Ja Yleisten Töiden Ministeriö Ilmailutoimisto). Owner: Soini W. Särkkä; Jyväskylä, Finland. Photo of OH-SBB. | |
| 1967-08-06 | Crashed crashed on take off from water in Puumala, in southern Finland. Destroyed. Both occupants were killed. Aircraft stalled. | |
| 1967-09-29 | Cancelled from Finnish CAR. | |
| Sources: | Paul
R. Compton/NORARC; Sweden. Eino Ritaranta; "Complete Civil Aircraft Registers of Finland Since 1926". Matti Mecklin |
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OH-SBB
Taxiing before fatal accident
06 August 1967
Photo: © via Paul R. Compton
OH-SBB
After accident on 06 August 1967
Photo: © via Paul R. Compton
OH-SBB
After accident on 06 August 1967
Photo: © via Paul R. Compton
OH-SBB
Photo: © via Paul R. Compton
OH-SBB
On skis!
Photo: © via Paul R. Compton
OH-SBB
Photo: © via Finnish National Archives
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OH-SBB
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