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    Airframe Family: Grumman G-111/SA-16/HU-16/UF Albatross
    Latest Model:HU-16C Albatross
    Last Military Serial:137915 USN
    Construction Number:G-388
    Last Civil Registration:N4796U
    Compressed ID:Grumman HU-16C sn 137915 USN cn G-3...
    Latest Owner or Location:TRE Aviation Corp, Wilmington, DE

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    Dates

    Event

    By 1955

    Constructed as a HU-16C.

    20 January 1955

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 137915.

    Circa 1959


    Photographer: Comet4
    Notes: 1959 photo at Blackbushe Airport during Farnborough Airshow Week

    1 April 1968

    New serial number assigned: 1U0024 MASDC

    20 January 1982

    To Dross Metals Inc, Tucson AZ.

    March 1984

    To Dross Metals Inc, Tucson AZ with new c/r N4796U.

    May 1984

    To ACME, Shakopee MN keeping c/r N4796U.

    14 October 1988

    To Robert C. Mace, Globe AZ keeping c/r N4796U.

    To Globe San Carlos Regional Airport, San Carlos-Globe, AZ.
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    May 2008

    To T. H. Leasing Inc, Wilmington de keeping c/r N4796U.

    Circa 18 September 2008

    Certificate of airworthiness for N4796U (HU-16, 137915) issued.

    18 September 2008

    To TRE Aviation Corp, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N4796U.

    10 March 2011


    Photographer: Piet Meijerink
    Notes: 2011 photo at San Carlos
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