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Constructed as an AD-4N by Douglas at El Segundo, California, USA. |
Circa 1950 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 126956. |
From Circa September 1952 to Circa August 1953 |
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Transferred to Marine Composite Squadron 1 (VMC-1), K-3 Pohang, Republic of Korea. |
Circa 1953 |
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Converted to an AD-4NA by Douglas at El Segundo, California, USA. |
Circa 1958 |
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Assigned to Litchfield Park, AZ for storage. |
Circa September 1960 |
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Ferry flight. Delivered to NAS Norfolk, VA.
For collection by the French. |
Circa September 1960 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Armee de l Air with s/n 126956. |
Circa October 1960 |
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New construction number, 45, assigned to the airframe.
Modified upon arrival in France by SFERMA in Bordeaux. |
November 1960 |
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Transferred to Escadron de Chasse 3/20 Oranie.
Operated with markings: 20-FD |
June 1963 |
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Markings Applied: 20-FY
Call sign F-TGFY. |
25 November 1963 |
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Transferred to Escadron dAviation dAppui 1/21, Djibouti.
Operated with markings: 21-LB
Callsign F-TFLB. |
3 May 1967 |
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Assigned to Entrepot de lArmee de lAir 601, ChAoteaudun Air Base for storage. |
18 December 1967 |
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Transferred to Escadron dAviation dAppui 2/21. |
7 October 1970 |
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Assigned to Entrepot de lArmee de lAir 601, ChAoteaudun Air Base for storage. |
12 May 1971 |
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Transferred to Escadron dAviation dAppui 2/21, Ivato, Madagascar.
Operated with markings: 21-ZF
Call Sign F-TGZF. |
19 June 1973 |
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Assigned to Entrepot de lArmee de lAir 601, ChAoteaudun Air Base for storage. |
3 July 1975 |
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Transferred to Escadrille LegAre dAviation dAppui 1/22.
Operated with markings: 22-DB
Call sign F-UIDB. |
30 October 1975 |
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Assigned to Entrepot de lArmee de lAir 601, ChAoteaudun Air Base for storage. |
9 February 1976 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Force Aerienne Gabonaises with s/n 126956 and operated with these markings: MP.
Call sign TR-KMP. |
October 1976 |
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Transferred to Groupement Aerient Presidentiel. |
20 July 1984 |
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To Amicale Jean-Baptiste Salis with new c/r F-WZDQ. |
Circa 5 September 1985 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for F-AZDQ (Douglas Ad-4n, 126956) issued. |
5 September 1985 |
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To Bourret Jacques, Saint Desirat, Rhone Alpes with new c/r F-AZDQ.
Based at St Rambert D Albon. |
By 5 July 1998 |
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Markings Applied: 3, MARINES, RM |
5 July 1998 |
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Photographer: David Blaker
Notes: At Flying Legends Display 1998 |
August 2008 |
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To Claude Hendrickson, Woodstock, AL keeping c/r F-AZDQ. |
August 2008 |
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Ferry flight.
France to Alabama via Port of New York. |
13 August 2008 |
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Photographer: Fred Taylor
Notes: Photographed at Duxford, UK on 13 August 2008. |
29 August 2008 |
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Civil registration, F-AZDQ, cancelled. |
Circa 17 September 2008 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for N121CH (AD-4N, 126956) issued. |
17 September 2008 |
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To Claude Hendrickson/Dixie Equipment Llc, Woodstock, AL with new c/r N121CH.
Civil registration reserved. |
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Based at Bessemer Airport, Greenwood, AL.
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Markings Applied: RM/3, MARINES |
25 April 2009 |
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The plane was found to have entered the country illegally and was seized by federal officials who returned it to the custody of the US Navy. |
6 January 2012 |
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In the inventory of National Naval Aviation Museum-Loan Program, NAS Pensacola, Pensacola, FL.
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January 2012 |
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Loaned to USS Battleship Alabama Memorial Park, Mobile, AL.
View the Location Dossier |
18 May 2012 |
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Civil registration, N121CH, cancelled. |
4 October 2012 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield |
4 November 2018 |
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Photographer: Robert Nichols |
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