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N6678K, F-BEDQ, F-VNAQ
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AIRCRAFT DATA |
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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: | 961 | |
| Manufacturing Date: | 1947-05-?? | |
| Engine: | Franklin 6A8-215-B9F (215 HP at 2500 RPM) | |
| Remarks: | ||
| Reg. No. | Date | Remarks |
| N6678K | 1947-05-?? | Manufacturing Date. |
| 1947-05-?? | Test flight. | |
| 1947-09-16 | Officially delivered from Republic Aviation Corporation to Smith, Kirkpatrick & Co., Inc.; New York, USA, for export to French Indochina. According to Republic Export List date 1948-11-15 the Seabee was exported to Messageries-Fluviales; Cochine, Saigon, French Indochina. | |
| 1948-??-?? | Cancelled from US CAR. | |
| F-BEDQ | 1948-??-?? | Not confirmed that this registration ever was applied. |
| F-VNAQ | 1948-02-11 | Societe Idochinoise de Transports Aeriens; 5 Quai Le Myre de Vilers, Saigon. |
| 1952-05-15 | Tran
Van Soai; Caivon, Vietnam.
Tran Van Soai was a Hoa Hao general, who became the commander in chief of the Hoa Hao (Buddhist sect) armed forces, after the assassination of Huynh Phu So by the Viet Minh on 1947-04-01. The French showed their appreciation of Soai's cooperation by promoting him to the rank of general on 1953-01-01. He was a Minister of State from 1954-09-24 to March 1955. |
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| 1960-10-19 | Cancelled from French CAR due to "REFORME". | |
| Sources: |
RAC Seabee Export List. FAA Aircraft Registry. Air Britain "Archive" 1981 No. 3/4. www.immat.aviation-civile.gouv.fr |
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