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Dates |
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October 1940 |
Constructed as a L-18-08. |
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Circa 4 October 1940 |
Ferry flight. |
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From After 4 October 1940 to 19 November 1940 |
Transported by ship. |
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1 January 1941 |
Assigned civil registration: ZS-ASU |
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Circa January 1941 |
Transferred to No. 5 Wing SAAF. |
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10 December 1941 |
Certificate of airworthiness for ZS-ASU expired. |
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Circa 10 December 1941 |
Taken on Strength/Charge with the South African Air Force with s/n 1373. |
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April 1942 |
Temporarily modified to bomber configuration in anticipation of Japanese invasion of Madagascar. Later restored back to original configuration. |
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May 1945 |
Struck off Strength/Charge from the South African Air Force. |
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From 4 May 1945 to May 1950 |
To South African Airlines with new c/r ZS-ASU. |
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From May 1950 to January 1953 |
To East African Airways. |
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6 September 1950 |
Assigned civil registration: VP-KHW |
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Converted to a L-18-56. |
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From January 1953 to 1956 |
To Comair. |
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4 February 1953 |
Assigned civil registration: ZS-DHK |
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From 1956 to April 1957 |
To Aero-Nord, Sweden. |
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15 February 1957 |
Assigned civil registration: SE-CDR |
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Circa February 1957 |
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25 April 1957 |
Civil registration, SE-CDR, cancelled. |
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After 25 April 1957 |
To unknown owner with c/r N6064V. |
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6 May 1980 |
To Gary R. Larkins, Colfax, CA with new c/r N102V. |
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To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH. |
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By 1991 |
To Castle Air Museum, Castle Airport (formerly Castle AFB), Atwater, CA. |
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By 1991 |
Markings Applied: LU-R |
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2 September 1991 |
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19 April 1999 |
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By 2003 |
Markings Applied: 1373 |
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12 September 2010 |
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12 September 2010 |
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11 May 2012 |
Civil registration, N102V, cancelled. |
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By 2013 |
Markings Applied: 254 |
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27 November 2013 |
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27 November 2013 |
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1 May 2017 |
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