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    Airframe Family: Fairchild SA-226 Merlin / SA-226/SA-227 Metro
    Latest Model:Merlin IVC
    Last Military Serial:88002 SweAF
    Construction Number:AT-495B
    Last Civil Registration:N851BC
    Compressed ID:Swearingen Merlin IVC sn 88002 SweA...
    Latest Owner or Location:IBC Airways

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Merlin IVC by Swearingen.

    January 1982

    To unknown owner with c/r N3094T.

    February 1985

    To unknown owner with c/r SE-IRM.

    July 1986

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Flygvapnet with s/n 88002.

    11 June 1993

    To Golden Air with new c/r SE-IRM.

    18 June 1993

    To unknown owner with c/r N113GA.

    23 September 1993

    To unknown owner with c/r C-FNAL.

    March 1995

    To unknown owner with c/r N9UA.

    To IBC Airways with new c/r N851BC.

    Based at Miami International Airport, Miami, FL.
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    17 February 2013


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood, FL, USA

    To IBC Airways with new c/r.
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
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     John Bennett
    Mike Henniger
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