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CS-AHB
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| Manufacturer: | Republic Aviation Corporation; Farmingdale, Long Island, New York, USA. | |
| Model: | Republic RC-3 Seabee | |
| Type Certificate No: | A-769 | |
| Serial Number: | 723 | |
| Manufacturing Date: | 1947-04-?? | |
| Engine: | Franklin 6A8-215-B9F (215 HP at 2500 RPM) | |
| Remarks: | ||
| Reg. No. | Date | Remarks |
| (F-????) | 1947-04-?? | Manufacturing Date. |
| 1947-04-?? | Test flight. | |
| 1947-04-29 | Officially delivered from Republic Aviation Corporation to Seabee export distributor Smith, Kirkpatrick & Co.; New York, for export to France. | |
| 1947-05-19 | Reassigned
at Republic Aviation Corporation to
Sociedade
Portuguesa de
Propulsão, Ltd.;
Lisboa, Portugal. |
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| 1947-??-?? | Shipped from New York to Portugal. | |
| CS-AHB | 1947-10-14 | Registered
on Portuguese CAR. 'Certificado de Matrícula' No: 125 issued to;
Sociedade Portuguesa de Propulsão, Ltd.; Rua de Conceição n° 85-2°dt°, Lisboa, Portugal. |
| 1949-11-14 | Swedish registration SE-AXZ reserved. | |
| 1950-03-20 |
Cancelled from Portuguese CAR for export to Sweden. (Benny Karlsson 1950-03-23). | |
| 1951-06-12 | Inspected by Swedish CAA. | |
| SE-BXD | 1951-06-22 | C
of R # 859 and C of A # 969 issued. Registered owner: Ostermans Aero AB; Stockholm, Sweden. |
| 1952-05-05 | Cancelled from Swedish CAR as sold to Japanese Aeronautics Agency, Tokyo, Japan. Sales agent Gadelius & Co. AB; Stockholm. | |
| JA3010 | 1952-??-?? | Imported to Japan by Chubu Nihon Shimbun. Named "Hiryu" (Flying Dragon) by the owners. |
| 1953-02-23 | Crashed at airfield in Nagoya, after getting engine trouble. | |
| Sources: | Benny G. Karlsson/NORARC; Sweden. Paul R. Compton/NORARC; Sweden. Paulo Noia Pereira via José Vilhena ( www.voaportugal.org SFF "Svenskt civilregister 2; SE-BAA t.o.m. SE-BZZ". RAC Delivery List. |
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