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VT-CST
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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: | 973 | |
| Manufacturing Date: | 1947-05-?? | |
| Engine: | Franklin 6A8-215-B9F (215 HP at 2500 RPM) | |
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| Reg. No. | Date | Remarks |
| (N6690K) | 1947-05-?? | Manufacturing Date. |
| 1947-05-?? | Test flight. | |
| 1947-10-24 | Officially delivered from Republic Aviation Corporation to Hindustan Airways Co., Ltd.; Calcutta, India. | |
| VT-CST | 1947-??-?? | Registered on Indian CAR. |
| 1958-04-01 | Gold Coast Pvt. Ltd.; Australia. | |
| 1959-??-?? | Imported to Australia by Gold Coast Holdings; Sydney, together with s/n 972 (VT-CSU). | |
| 1960-09-22 | Destroyed in a hangar fire at Bankstown before registered on Australian CAR (VH-). | |
| Sources: | RAC
Seabee Delivery List. RAC Seabee Export List 1948-11-15. Air Britain "Archive" 1981 No. 3/4. http://antonakis.co.uk/registers/India.txt http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austb/VH-BBJ.html |
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