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    Airframe Family: Grumman TBF / TBM Avenger
    Latest Model:Avenger AS.3
    Last Military Serial:86180 RCN
    Construction Number:2999
    Last Civil Registration:C-FMUD
    Compressed ID:Fairey Aviation Avenger AS.3 sn 861...
    Latest Owner or Location:Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum, Cape May County Airport, Rio Grande, New Jersey

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an Avenger AS.3 by Fairey Aviation at Canada.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 86180.

    From 19 October 1950 to 5 July 1960

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Navy with s/n 86180.

    Transferred to VC 920.
    Operated with markings: 324

    1961

    To Skyway Air Services, Langley BC with new c/r CF-MUD.

    Operated as fire service #612.

    1969

    To Conair Aviation Ltd, Abbotsford BC keeping c/r CF-MUD.

    Operated as fire service #612.

    September 1975


    Photographer: John Stewart
    Notes: At Abbotsford, British Columbia. This aircraft was delivered to the RCAF as 86180, RCN 324; it flew with several Canadian spraying operations 1960-2002 as CF-MUD; restored at the NAS Wildwood Fdn. 2002 in anonymous US Navy markings

    August 1977

    To Forrest Protection Limited with new c/r C-FMUD.
    Purchased for $20,000.

    Operated as fire service #612.

    Operated as fire service #12.

    From 1994 to 2000

    Withdrawn from use.
    Stored at Fredericton.

    June 2002

    To US Naval Station Wildwood Aviation Museum, Cape May Airport, NJ.

    8 November 2008


    Photographer: Daniel Berek
    Notes: This aircraft was delivered to the RCAF as 86180, RCN 324; it flew with several Canadian spraying operations 1960-2002 as CF-MUD; restored at the NAS Wildwood. 2002 in anonymous US Navy markings

    To Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum, Cape May County Airport, Rio Grande, NJ.
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     TBM Avengers and Forest Protection Limited
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