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    Airframe Family: North American T3J/T-39 Sabreliner
    Latest Model:GCT-39A Sabreliner
    Last Military Serial:60-3503 USAF
    Construction Number:265-31
    Compressed ID:NA GCT-39A sn 60-3503 USAF cn 265-3...
    Latest Owner or Location:Air Classics Museum, Aurora Municipal Airport, Sugar Grove, Illinois

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a T-39A-1-NA by North American at Inglewood, California, USA.

    1960

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 60-3503.

    By 1982

    Converted to a CT-39A.

    By 1986

    Transferred to Technical Training Center, Chanute AFB, IL.

    By 1986

    Redesignated as GCT-39A.

    By September 1993

    To Air Classics Museum, Dupage Airport, West Chicago, IL.

    4 September 1993


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: A fairly recent arrival at DuPage Airport, West Chicago, IL

    July 1998

    To Air Classics Museum, Aurora Municipal Airport, Sugar Grove, IL.
    Museum moved from DuPage Airport.
    View the Location Dossier

    30 September 2009


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: On the main ramp at the museums original location at Aurora Airport

    26 August 2010


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: On the west side of Aurora Airport, new museum location

    26 August 2010


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: On the west side of Aurora Airport, new museum location
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Military Aircraft Serials of North America by S. Mitchell and A Eastwood
    Internet Sources
     Plane Logger
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
    Mike Henniger
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