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    Airframe Family: North American T3J/T-39 Sabreliner
    Latest Model:T-39A-1-NA Sabreliner
    Last Military Serial:60-3493 USAF
    Construction Number:265-21
    Compressed ID:NA T-39A-1-NA sn 60-3493 USAF cn 26...
    Latest Owner or Location:Big Bend Community College, Moses Lake, Washington

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a T-39A-1-NA by North American at Inglewood, California, USA.

    Circa 1960

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 60-3493.

    1 June 1971


    Photographer: Bob Baas
    Notes: Photo taken at the Carswell AFB Open House in June 1971.

    By June 1978

    Transferred to 4950th Test Wing, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.

    From 27 February 1985 to 8 January 2004

    Transferred to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) with inventory number TG057.

    By July 2004

    In the inventory of Big Bend Community College, Moses Lake, WA.
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    7 October 2019


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Moses Lake, Washington, U.S.A.

    7 October 2019


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Moses Lake, Washington, U.S.A
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Air History.org
    MASDC III, AMARC, Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona by Bonny, Swann and Fryer
    Individual Contributors
     John Bennett
    Mike Henniger
    Max Sabin
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