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    Airframe Family: Cessna T-50/AT-17/C-78 Bobcat / Crane
    Latest Model:UC-78B Bobcat
    Last Military Serial:43-32706 USAAF
    Construction Number:6644
    Last Civil Registration:N51469
    Compressed ID:Cessna UC-78B sn 43-32706 USAAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Portland City Temple Inc, Oregon City, OR

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an UC-78B.

    Circa 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-32706.

    4 August 1955

    Certificate of airworthiness for N51469 (T-50, 6644) issued.

    14 April 1992

    To Texas Aviation Hall of Fame, Galveston, TX with new c/r N51469.

    Based at Lone Star Flight Museum, Scholes Field, Galveston, TX.
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    Markings Applied: 644

    April 2002


    Photographer: Mark Kennedy
    Notes: Cessna UC-78B Bobcat N51469 (Lone Star Flight Museum) at Spirit Of Flight Airshow, Scholes Field, Galveston, Tx. Apr. 2002.

    14 November 2003


    Photographer: John Tomlinson
    Notes: 2003 photo taken at Lone Star Flight Museum, Galveston in Texas

    1 January 2004

    Certificate of airworthiness for N51469 (T-50, 6644) issued.

    12 September 2008

    Damaged.
    Heavily damaged by Hurricane Ike.

    2 December 2016

    To Lone Star Flight Museum, Galveston, TX keeping c/r N51469.

    Based at Lone Star Flight Museum, Scholes Field, Galveston, TX.
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    16 August 2017

    To Lone Star Flight Museum, Houston, TX keeping c/r N51469.
    Steward Bailey comments (5 September 2019): Aircraft was not moved to Lone Star Flight Museums new location at Ellington Field, Houston TX.

    October 2018

    To Big Sky Stearman, Oregon City, OR.
    Lone Star gave the airframe to Big Sky Stearman.

    7 January 2019

    To unknown owner with c/r N51469.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Oregon City, OR.

    2 April 2019

    To unknown owner with c/r N51469.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Oregon City, OR.

    21 May 2019

    To Portland City Temple Inc, Oregon City, OR keeping c/r N51469.
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Individual Contributors
     Stewart Bailey
    Mike Henniger
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