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Constructed as a SB2C-5. |
5 July 1945 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 83589. |
July 1945 |
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Transferred to San Francisco and San Diego.
Used for training new SB2C pilots. |
1947 |
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Transferred to Attack Squadron 1B (VA-1B), NAS Alameda, CA. |
1948 |
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Transferred to NAS Corpus Christi.
Used for towing targets. |
August 1948 |
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Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Navy. |
14 October 1948 |
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Declared surplus. |
1952 |
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To Montana School of Aeronautics, Helena, MT.
Used for student ground training. |
May 1963 |
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Ferry flight. Delivered to Planes of Fame Air Museum/Ed Maloney, Ontario Airport, Ontario, CA.
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19 October 1971 |
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To Confederate Air Force.
Confederate Air Force Member purchased the plane from Air Museum of Ontario. |
Circa 1971 |
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Assigned civil registration: NX92879 |
20 December 1971 |
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Ferry flight. Delivered to Commemorative Air Force Airpower Museum, Midland International Airport (MAF), Midland, TX.
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3 June 1972 |
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Photographer: Peter Nicholson
Notes: The Confederate Air Force demonstrated this aircraft at the U.S. International Transportation Exposition, better known as Transpo 72, at Dulles International Airport, Virginia. |
Circa 16 January 1973 |
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Photographer: Unknown
Notes: Photographed at the Great Miami Air Race. |
6 October 1978 |
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Photographer: Peter Nicholson
Notes: SB2C-5 Helldiver of the Confederate Air Force as seen at their 1978 Airshow held at Harlingen, Texas. |
8 October 1978 |
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Photographer: Peter Nicholson
Notes: SB2C-5 Helldiver of the Confederate Air Force in action at their 1978 Airshow at Harlingen, Texas. |
12 September 1979 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NX92879 (SB2C5, 83589) issued. |
September 1980 |
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Photographer: Robert Bourlier
Notes: Topeka, KS Airshow. Markings are USN 5. |
Circa August 1985 |
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Crashed.
The engine failed resulting in a crash landing at Harlingen, TX. |
From 1987 to 1988 |
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Restored. |
1988 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger
Notes: Photographed at Breckenridge, TX. |
10 September 1991 |
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To American Airpower Heritage Fly Museum, Midland, TX with new c/r N92879. |
July 1993 |
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Photographer: Steve Tournay
Notes: Photographed at the Geneseo Air Show, Geneseo, NY. |
19 August 1995 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger |
October 1997 |
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Photographer: Jacqueline Fischer
Notes: Houston, TX |
27 September 1998 |
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First post-restoration Flight. |
12 August 2001 |
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Damaged.
Suffered minor damage in ground collision with a Cessna 152 at the New Orleans-Lakefront Airport, LA. |
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Based with Confederate Air Force-West Texas Wing. |
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Operated by Commemorative Air Force-Cactus Squadron/West Texas Wing, Graham Graham Municipal Airport, Graham, TX.
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Markings Applied: 32
The markings represent a Helldiver operating with CV-13 on the U.S.S. Franklin. |
By 8 December 2001 |
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To unknown owner with c/r N92879. |
8 December 2001 |
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Crashed.
The accident occurred at the Lakefront Airport (NEW) New Orleans, LA, United States while taxiing. The damage was minor. The student pilot landed the Cessna (N48727) on runway 36R. She was advised by the local controller to exit the runway with a right turn at the next taxiway, which was taxiway Juliet and to keep taxiing, come up on ground. However, she stopped the airplane just past the hold short line on taxiway Juliet to perform her after landing checklist...
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report. |
9 August 2003 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger |
8 April 2006 |
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Photographer: James Eubanks
Notes: Maxwell AFB, Montgomery AL |
17 June 2011 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger
Notes: Photographed at the Hamilton Air Show hosted by the Canadian Warplane Heritage in Mount Hope, Ontario. |
18 June 2011 |
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Photographer: Reinhard Zinab |
23 July 2011 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger
Notes: Photographed at the Thunder Over Michigan Air Show at Ypsilanti, Michigan. |
23 July 2011 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger
Notes: Photographed at the Thunder Over Michigan Air Show at Ypsilanti, Michigan. |
11 November 2011 |
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Photographer: Robert Bourlier
Notes: Blue Angels Homecoming Airshow, NAS Pensacola commemorating 100 years of Naval Aviation. |
1 January 2012 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NX92879 (SB2C5, 83589) issued. |
31 July 2015 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At Cedar Rapids, IA |
31 July 2015 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At Cedar Rapids, IA |
31 July 2015 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At Cedar Rapids, IA |
24 August 2015 |
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To American Airpower Heritage Fly Museu, Dallas, TX keeping c/r N92879. |
October 2017 |
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Photographer: Mark Kennedy
Notes: SB2C Helldiver (Commemorative Air Force) at Wings Over Houston Airshow, Ellington Field, Houston, Tx. Oct. 2017. |
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