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    Airframe Family: Stinson L-5/OY/U-19 Sentinel / O-62
    Latest Model:L-5G Sentinel
    Last Military Serial:45-35046 USAAF
    Construction Number:4628
    Last Civil Registration:N63373
    Latest Owner or Location:South Dakota Air and Space Museum, Ellsworth AFB, Rapid City, South Dakota

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a L-5G.

    1946

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 45-35046.
    Aircraft was apparently not taken on strength by USAAF; s/n was allocated to this aircraft, but contract was cancelled due to end of war. Aircraft went direct to civilian hands.

    16 October 1955

    Certificate of airworthiness for N63373 (L-5G, 4628) issued.

    To unknown owner with c/r N63373.


    Photographer: L-5jockey

    8 June 1968

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number NYC69D0195: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 10:30 hours. The damage was substantial. The engine failed or malfunctioned while cruising. Collided with trees during the landing rollout. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine. The emergency circumstances included; forced off-airport landing on land. Report remarks include: Checking thermal activity prior to glider tow. Engine not run since accident...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    1981


    Photographer: John Hevesi
    Notes: Arrival (by road) at Coombs Farm, Woodstown NJ.

    28 January 1991

    To unknown owner with c/r N63373.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Wright Pattrsn AFB, OH.

    20 August 1992

    To National Museum of the USAF, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH keeping c/r N63373.

    20 August 1992

    Operated by National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
    View the Location Dossier

    By 1997

    Loaned to South Dakota Air and Space Museum, Ellsworth AFB, Rapid City, SD.
    View the Location Dossier

    14 September 1997


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    1 August 2006


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    13 February 2013

    Civil registration, N63373, cancelled.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Wright Pattrsn AFB, OH.

    1 January 2016

    Certificate of airworthiness for N63373 (L-5G, 4628) issued.

    1 January 2016

    To unknown owner with c/r N63373.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Wright Pattrsn AFB, OH.
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    unreviewed imported data.
    If you can verify the documented history or add to it with additional text and/or photos please feel free to do so by using the upload tool and the history editor.
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
    Mike Henniger
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