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    Airframe Family: Beech 45/T-34 Mentor
    Latest Model:D45
    Last Military Serial:1611 FAD
    Construction Number:BG-411
    Last Civil Registration:N234MC
    Compressed ID:Beech D45 sn 1611 FAD cn BG-411 cr...
    Latest Owner or Location:Warbirds Llc, Chesterton, IN

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    Dates

    Event

    1956

    Constructed as a D45.
    BEECH D-45 BG-411

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 144104.

    To unknown owner with c/r N75MC.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Fuerza Aerea Dominicana with s/n 1611.

    10 January 1974

    Certificate of airworthiness for N234MC (D-45, BG-411) issued.

    6 December 1991

    To James M. Read, Chesterton, IN with new c/r N234MC.

    18 March 1998

    To James M. Read, Chesterton, IN with new c/r N234MC.

    25 June 1999

    Crashed.

    To Indiana Aviation Museum, Porter County Municipal, Valparaiso, IN.
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    Markings Applied: JR/34

    25 August 2007


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Indianapolis Air Show, Indianapolis IN

    29 July 2009


    Photographer: Todd Royer

    1 January 2010

    Certificate of airworthiness for N234MC (D-45, BG-411) issued.

    27 February 2015

    To unknown owner with c/r N234MC.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Chesterton, IN.

    12 November 2015

    To Warbirds Llc, Chesterton, IN keeping c/r N234MC.

    6 March 2019

    Civil registration, N234MC, cancelled.

    25 April 2019

    To Warbirds Llc, Chesterton, IN with new c/r N234MC.
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
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    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
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