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    Airframe Family: Travel Air 2000 / 3000 / 4000 / 6000 Travel Air / CW-12 / CW-14
    Latest Model:2000
    Construction Number:0589
    Last Civil Registration:N6085
    Compressed ID:Travel Air 2000 cn 0589 cr N6085
    Latest Owner or Location:Ranger Airfield, Ranger Municipal Airport, Ranger, Texas

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    Dates

    Event

    Circa 1927

    Constructed as a 2000.

    By 1928

    To Old Sport Aviation Llc with new c/r NC6085.

    By 1930

    To Ira T. Harnist, Belleville, IL keeping c/r NC6085.

    From By 1963 to After 1978

    To Mid Valley Dusters, Alamo, TX with new c/r N6085.

    16 January 1991

    To Thomas E. Duzan, Kennewick, WA keeping c/r N6085.

    26 June 1992

    Certificate of airworthiness for N6085 (TRAVEL AIR 4000, 589) issued.

    24 July 2012

    To MM Airshows, Westhampton, NY keeping c/r N6085.

    28 February 2014

    To William H. Butler, Amarillo, TX keeping c/r N6085.

    4 November 2015

    To Jared C. Calvert, Ranger, TX keeping c/r N6085.

    31 January 2017

    To Old Sport Aviation Llc, Ranger, TX keeping c/r N6085.

    6 October 2017


    Photographer: G R Dennis Price
    Notes: At Ranger, Texas

    Based at Ranger Airfield, Ranger Municipal Airport, Ranger, TX.
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    26 July 2018


    Photographer: Owen ORourke
    Notes: Travel Air 4000 NC6085 at Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) Oshkosh, WI

    3 October 2020


    Photographer: G R Dennis Price
    Notes: At a Fly-In at Ranger, Texas
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