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    Airframe Family: Cessna 170 / 305 / L-19 / O-1 / OE / 325 / SIAI-Marchetti SM.1019
    Latest Model:TO-1D Bird Dog
    Last Military Serial:57-2842 US
    Construction Number:24020
    Last Civil Registration:N32FL
    Compressed ID:Cessna TO-1D sn 57-2842 US cn 24020...
    Latest Owner or Location:US Depatment of State, Melbourne, FL

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    Dates

    Event

    20 March 1958

    Constructed as a TL-19D.
    Factory roll out, accepted by the USAF for delivery to the Army

    March 1958

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 57-2842.

    18 September 1962

    Redesignated as TO-1D.

    Circa 1965

    Transferred to 611th Transportation Company (DS), 765th Transportation Battalion, Vinh Long, South Vietnam.

    1 August 1965

    Transferred to 221st Reconnaissance Airplane Company (RAC), Shotgun, Soc Trang, Ba Xuyen Province, South Vietnam.

    February 1969

    Transferred to 611th Transportation Company (DS), 765th Transportation Battalion, Vinh Long, South Vietnam.

    February 1969

    To Fort Lee Flying Club, Fort Lee, Petersburg, VA with new c/r N32FL.
    On loan from US Army.

    To Fort Knox Flying Club, Fort Knox, KY keeping c/r N32FL.

    1975

    Assigned to Sharpe Army Depot, Lathrop, CA for storage.

    1981

    To Headquarters, Civil Air Patrol, Maxwell AFB, AL keeping c/r N32FL.

    1986

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the FA Mexicana.

    24 April 1989

    To United States Department of State, Washington, DC with new c/r N32FL.
    Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Office of Aviation (INL/A).

    From 1998 to 2021

    Loaned to Army Aviation Heritage Foundation, Tra Field, Hampton, GA.

    Markings Applied: US ARMY 72795
    Painted in the unit markings of the 73rd Aviation Company, which operated in Vietnam.

    Based at Sky Soldiers Demonstration Team/Army Aviation Heritage Foundation, Tara Field, Hampton, GA.
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    28 April 2003

    Certificate of airworthiness for N32FL (TO-1D, 24020) issued.

    6 June 2007

    To unknown owner with c/r N32FL.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Oklahoma.

    27 October 2010

    To US Depatment of State, Patrick AFB, FL keeping c/r N32FL.

    27 October 2010

    To US Depatment of State, Melbourne, FL keeping c/r N32FL.

    26 August 2012

    Damaged.
    Damaged when the aircraft flared too high and ground looped at Winston Salem, NC.

    26 September 2015


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Keokuk, IA

    12 December 2017

    To US Depatment of State, Melbourne, FL keeping c/r N32FL.

    15 March 2019


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: Space Coast Warbird Airshow, Titusville, FL.

    31 March 2019


    Photographer: Hugh Dodson
    Notes: At the Melbourne Air Show, Florida

    6 August 2019

    Certificate of airworthiness for N32FL (305E, 24020) issued.


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