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Constructed as a TBM-3E by General Motors. |
26 March 1945 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 85882. |
26 March 1945 |
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Ferry flight. Delivered to NAS Seattle, WA. |
From April 1945 to June 1945 |
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Transferred to Torpedo Squadron 51 (VT-51), NAS Pasco, WA and Naval Auxiliary Air Station Arlington, WA. |
From July 1945 to August 1945 |
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Transferred to VT-151, NAAS Corvallis, OR. |
From September 1945 to January 1946 |
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Transferred to VT-11, NAAS Santa Rosa, CA.
Served aboard USS Hornet (CV-12) during the last part of the war. |
February 1946 |
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Transferred to Carrier Air Service Unit (CASU) 36, NAAS Santa Rosa, CA. |
From March 1946 to 28 December 1946 |
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Transferred to Naval Air Reserve Training Unit (NARTU) Seattle, NAS Seattle, WA. |
From January 1947 to March 1947 |
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Transferred to Aircraft pool, NAS Norfolk, VA. |
April 1947 |
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Transferred to NAS Norfolk, VA.
For overhaul. |
From April 1947 to August 1948 |
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Transferred to Naval Air Test Center, NAS Patuxent River, MD. |
May 1949 |
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Transferred to NAS Norfolk, VA. |
From May 1950 to 25 January 1952 |
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Overhauled, stored, then modernized. |
From 9 February 1952 to 2 March 1953 |
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Transferred to Naval Air Reserve Training Command (NARTC), NAS Niagara Falls, NY.
Used in a post-student training role. |
From 5 May 1953 to November 1953 |
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Transferred to Advanced Training Unit 400 (ATU-400), Naval Air Advanced Training Command (NAATC), NAAS Kingsville, TX. |
1 December 1953 |
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Transferred to NAS Corpus Christi, TX.
For overhaul. |
16 December 1953 |
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Assigned to NAS Litchfield Park, AZ for storage. |
31 May 1956 |
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Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Navy.
With 1394 flight hours. |
25 January 1957 |
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To Reybold Selk of Selk Company, North Hollywood, CA with new c/r N9584Z.
Purchased from USN for $2600. |
30 September 1961 |
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To Zack C Monroe, Lancaster, CA keeping c/r N9584Z. |
11 October 1961 |
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To National City Aircraft Leasing Company, Chicago, IL keeping c/r N9584Z. |
11 October 1961 |
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Leased to Zack Monroes Cisco Aircraft Incorporated (California Insecticide Corporation).
Including optional equipment such as 600 gallon borate tank and 950 gallon spray tank. |
29 January 1965 |
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To Turbo-Mod, Inc keeping c/r N9584Z. |
9 February 1965 |
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To Michael T. Loening, Boise, ID keeping c/r N9584Z. |
1 March 1965 |
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To Loening Air, Inc, Boise, ID keeping c/r N9584Z.
Michael Loening President. |
1 June 1965 |
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To Dennis G. Smilanich, Boise, ID keeping c/r N9584Z. |
21 June 1965 |
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To Idaho Aircraft Company, Inc (Milt and Dennis Smilanich) Boise, ID keeping c/r N9584Z.
Used as parts source. |
29 December 1975 |
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To Ralph M. Ponte, Cedar Ridge, CA keeping c/r N9584Z. |
From February 1977 to June 1977 |
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Restored.
Restored to military configuration with turret and bomb bay doors. |
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To unknown owner.
Reported probable ID swap with BuNo 53818 while both being rebuilt at the same time by Ralph Ponte. |
June 1978 |
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To Joseph G. Mabee, Midland, TX keeping c/r N9584Z. |
From 1978 to 1996 |
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Stored all metallic in hangar at Midland. |
1993 |
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To David L. Tinker, Northville, MI keeping c/r N9584Z. |
From 1993 to 1996 |
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Restored.
Restored as warbird. |
24 April 1996 |
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To David L. Tinker, Northville, MI keeping c/r N9584Z. |
4 August 1998 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NL9584Z (TBM-3E, 85882) issued. |
1 January 2004 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NL9584Z (TBM-3E, 85882) issued. |
Circa 2008 |
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Photographer: Jeff Hunt
Notes: Taken at Ed Russells place near Niagara Falls Ontario |
9 August 2008 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger
Notes: Photographed at Thunder Over Michigan at the Yankee Air Force Museum in Ypsilanti, MI. |
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To Detroit Willow Run Airport (YIP), Ypsilanti, MI.
 View the Location Dossier |
7 May 2014 |
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To David L. Tinker, Plymouth, MI keeping c/r N9584Z. |
24 December 2015 |
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To Michael Kopp, Bellevue, WA keeping c/r N9584Z. |
14 July 2017 |
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To Michael Kopp, Seattle, WA keeping c/r N9584Z. |
22 July 2017 |
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Photographer: David Lednicer
Notes: Passing the crowd at Flying Heritage and Combat Armour Museum Skyfair at Paine Field, Everett |
15 May 2021 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At the Illinois Valley Regional Airport, Peru, IL |
19 September 2021 |
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Photographer: Mike Fuller
Notes: Illinois Valley Regional Airport, Peru IL/KVYS |
6 August 2022 |
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To unknown owner with c/r N9584Z.
Registration pending to a new owner in Latham, NY. |
19 September 2022 |
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To N9584Z Llc, Latham, NY keeping c/r N9584Z. |
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