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    Airframe Family: Fairchild M62 / PT-19 / PT-23 / PT-26 Cornell
    Latest Model:Cornell II
    Last Military Serial:14474 RCAF
    Construction Number:635
    Last Civil Registration:N1175N
    Compressed ID:Fairchild Cornell II sn 14474 RCAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:Historic Flights Foundation Corp, Kokomo, IN

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a PT-26A-FE by Fleet at Fort Erie, ON, Canada.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-71050.
    The USAAF s/n was assigned for Lend-Lease purposes; USAAF did not TOS.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n FT635.
    Aircraft Lend-Leased to RAF, and RAF in turn provided the aircraft to the RCAF.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 14474 as a Cornell II.

    By 12 May 1956

    To unknown owner with c/r N1175N.

    12 May 1956

    Certificate of airworthiness for N1175N (M-62A-3, FT-635) issued.

    By 1963

    To Cornell Flying Club, Everett, WA keeping c/r N1175N.

    1971

    To Eduardo C. Escallon, Cape Canaveral, FL keeping c/r N1175N.

    1975


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: Still with the PT-26 canopy. In X51.

    28 September 1992

    To Kevin R. Antrim, Frankton, IN keeping c/r N1175N.

    16 September 1998

    To Kevin R. Antrim, Elwood, IN keeping c/r N1175N.

    Markings Applied: 43, AA 43

    5 September 2009


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Antique Airfield, Blakesburg, IA

    7 May 2010

    To Eduardo C. Escallon, Elwood, IN keeping c/r N1175N.

    Based at Anderson Municipal Airport, Anderson-Chesterfield, IN.
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    28 July 2010


    Photographer: Todd Royer
    Notes: EAA Airventure 2010

    11 February 2014

    To Eduardo C. Escallon, Elwood, IN keeping c/r N1175N.

    25 July 2014


    Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
    Notes: At Brodhead, Wisconcin

    1 April 2020

    To David M. Johnston, Elwood, IN keeping c/r N1175N.

    21 April 2022

    To unknown owner with c/r N1175N.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Kokomo, IN.

    8 November 2022

    To Historic Flights Foundation Corp, Kokomo, IN keeping c/r N1175N.
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