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    Airframe Family: Grumman TBF / TBM Avenger
    Latest Model:TBM-3E Avenger
    Last Military Serial:53319 USN
    Construction Number:3381
    Last Civil Registration:HB-RDG
    Compressed ID:General Motors TBM-3E sn 53319 USN...
    Latest Owner or Location:Association Charlies Heavy

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    Dates

    Event

    1945

    Constructed as a TBM-3E by General Motors.

    Circa 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 53319.

    To TBM Aircraft Inc, London with new c/r N3966A.

    22 September 1990


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: TBM-3 Avenger 53319 on display at the 1990 RAF Leuchars Airshow.

    4 February 1991

    Civil registration, N3966A, cancelled.

    From 5 February 1991 to 30 January 2006

    To Anthony Haig-Thomas with new c/r G-BTDP.

    30 August 1993


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: Great Warbirds Airshow, Wroughton, UK 1993

    24 February 2006

    To Anthony Haig-Thomas, Kirby Hall, Kirby-Le-Soken, Frinton-On-Sea keeping c/r G-BTDP.

    17 May 2006

    Civil registration, G-BTDP, cancelled.

    17 May 2006

    To Charles Trachsel/Laurent Calame with new c/r HB-RDG (TBM-3E, 53319).

    Based at Prilly, Lausanne, Canton of Vaud.
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    31 July 2006

    To Charles Trachsel, Cugy VD, Switzerland with new c/r HB-RDG.

    Operated by Association Charlies Heavy.

    16 August 2009


    Photographer: Joop de Groot
    Notes: 2009 photo taken at Schaffen Diest, Belgium. Photo displayed with written permission of Joop de Groot

    18 May 2011


    Photographer: Rich Tregear
    Notes: 2011 photo taken at Lausanne, Switzerland

    3 September 2011


    Photographer: Jacqueline Fischer
    Notes: Hahnweide, Germany

    28 June 2014


    Photographer: Jacqueline Fischer
    Notes: Ecuvillens, Switzerland

    10 July 2016


    Photographer: Thomas Delvoye
    Notes: Flying Legends Air Show

    10 July 2016


    Photographer: Thomas Delvoye
    Notes: Flying Legends Air Show

    28 June 2018


    Photographer: Mario Richard
    Notes: Ecuvillens LSGE
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