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    Airframe Family: Grumman TBF / TBM Avenger
    Latest Model:TBM-3 Avenger
    Last Military Serial:86091 USN
    Construction Number:2910
    Last Civil Registration:CF-AYL
    Compressed ID:General Motors TBM-3 sn 86091 USN c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Norfolk Spraying, Simcoe, ON

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a TBM-3 by General Motors.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 86091.

    From 1962 to 1964

    To Cisco Aircraft, Lancaster with new c/r N9387Z.

    Operated as fire service #E82.

    From 1966 to 1969

    To D and D Aerial Spraying, Rantoul, KS keeping c/r N9387Z.

    From 1970 to 1973

    To Norfolk Spraying, Simcoe, ON with new c/r CF-AYL.

    1971


    Photographer: Merrill McBride / TBM files
    Notes: at New Brunswick

    17 June 1973

    Crashed.
    In Juniper area during spraying operations. Pilot Gallagher was not hurt, but the aircraft was destroyed.
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