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    Airframe Family: Consolidated B-24/C-87/C-109 Liberator / PB4Y/P-4 Privateer
    Latest Model:P4Y-2
    Last Military Serial:59932 USN
    Last Civil Registration:N9829C
    Compressed ID:Consolidated P4Y-2 sn 59932 USN cr...
    Latest Owner or Location:Ed Kaleta/Kal Aero Service, San Diego CA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a P4Y-2.

    October 1954

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 59932.
    Delivered to NAS Litchfield Park for storage.

    To Hill Aerospace Museum, Roy, Ogden, UT.
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    Markings Applied: B-24D

    1 October 1957

    To Walter Metals, Compton CA with new c/r N9829C.

    Circa 26 January 1959

    Certificate of airworthiness for N9829C (P4Y-2, 59932) issued.

    From 1960 to 1971

    To George T. Baker Aviation School, Miami Airport FL.
    As Instructional airframe.

    28 May 1965

    Civil registration, N9829C, cancelled.

    1971

    To Buster Droznenk, Miami FL.

    1971

    Transported by ground.
    Trucked to Big Cyprus, Florida.

    To Yesterdays Air Force, Saint. Petersburg FL.

    February 1989


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Clearwater Airport, FL

    1990

    To Jay Wisler, Kissimmee FL.

    From 1990 to 1996

    To Tom Reilly Vintage Aircraft, Kissimmee FL.

    Planned rebuild using B-24D hulk ex Canada: but B-24 export from Canada refused.

    29 November 1991


    Photographer: eLaReF
    Notes: At Kissimmee, Florida

    16 March 1993


    Photographer: Robert Abbott
    Notes: I took this at the Flying Tigers Warbird Museum in Kissimmee Florida. Airframe is void of markings. More info found here: http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries6.html

    Note single tail base. Tail missing.

    From 1996 to Circa 2002

    To Ed Kaleta/Kal Aero Service, San Diego CA.

    1997

    Stored at Ocotillo Wells CA.


    Photographer: Unknown
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Internet Sources
     Aviation History Site by Geoff Goodall
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
    Individual Contributors
     Robert Abbott
    Terry Fletcher
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