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    Airframe Family: Grumman TBF / TBM Avenger
    Latest Model:TBM-3E Avenger
    Last Military Serial:69459 USN
    Construction Number:2198
    Last Civil Registration:N8397H
    Compressed ID:General Motors TBM-3E sn 69459 USN...
    Latest Owner or Location:War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa, NM

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    Dates

    Event

    1945

    Constructed as a TBM-3E by General Motors.

    1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 69459.

    1963

    To Cisco Aircraft Inc, Lancaster, CA with new c/r N8397H.

    From 1963 to 1972

    To Aerial Applicators Inc, Salt Lake City, UT keeping c/r N8397H.

    28 September 1966


    Photographer: Neil Aird

    1977

    To Hillcrest Aircraft, Lewiston, ID keeping c/r N8397H.

    1980

    To Stewart Aviation, Moses Lake, WA keeping c/r N8397H.

    1984

    To Paramount Leasing Corp, Bakersfield, CA keeping c/r N8397H.

    1986

    To Northwest Warbirds Inc, Kimberely, ID, keeping c/r N8397H.

    11 February 1987

    Certificate of airworthiness for NL8397H (TBM-3E, 69459) issued.

    19 March 1997

    To MacGuire John, Santa Teresa, NM keeping c/r N8397H.

    Circa 9 May 2001


    Photographer: Norm Jukes
    Notes: Photographed at the War Eagles Museum, Santa Teresa, NM.

    Circa 9 May 2001


    Photographer: Norm Jukes
    Notes: Photographed at the War Eagles Museum, Santa Teresa, NM.

    10 April 2007

    To War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa, NM keeping c/r N8397H.

    Placed on display with War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa Airport/Dona Ana County Airport, Santa Teresa, NM.
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    1 January 2011

    Certificate of airworthiness for NL8397H (TBM-3E, 69459) issued.

    Circa 1 January 2011

    To Macguire John, Santa Teresa, NM keeping c/r N8397H.

    26 January 2011

    To War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa, NM keeping c/r N8397H.

    28 June 2013


    Photographer: Zane Adams
    Notes: At the War Eagles Museum - Santa Teresa, NM
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