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    Airframe Family: Grumman TBF / TBM Avenger
    Latest Model:TBM-3E Avenger
    Last Military Serial:86064 USN
    Construction Number:2883
    Last Civil Registration:C-GFPO
    Compressed ID:General Motors TBM-3E sn 86064 USN...
    Latest Owner or Location:Forrest Protection Limited

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a TBM-3E by General Motors.

    1960

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 86064.

    From 1963 to 1963

    To Routh Aircraft/Jim Routh, Paso Robles, CA with new c/r N7161C.
    From USN to Routh.

    1963


    Photographer: Steve Zuger
    Notes: Jim Routh/Routh Aircraft, Paso Robles, CA, 1963.

    Operated as fire service #C97.

    From 1963 to 1964

    To Multiple Management Corp, Long Beach, CA keeping c/r N7161C.

    From 1966 to 1973

    To Hemet Valley Flying Service, Hemet, CA keeping c/r N7161C.

    Operated as fire service #E97.

    From 12 April 1975 to 1976

    To Hillcrest Aircraft Co Inc, Lewiston, ID keeping c/r N7161C.

    Operated as fire service #E97.

    31 March 1976

    Civil registration, N7161C, cancelled.

    From March 1976 to 1983

    To Forrest Protection Limited with new c/r C-GFPO.
    $35,520 average price.

    From 1976 to 1978

    Operated as fire service #97.

    From 1978 to 1983

    Operated as fire service #19.

    22 May 1983

    Crashed.
    CGFPO piloted by Bob Hyslop (out of Sevogle airstrip) and owned by FPL experienced a power loss and crashed in a wooded area approximately 1 mile north of the airstrip. The pilot suffered a broken leg and was taken to hospital. The aircraft was extensively damaged.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
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     American Aviation Historical Society
    American Aviation Historical Society
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    TBM Avengers and Forest Protection Limited
    Warbird Registry by Scott Rose
    Individual Contributors
     Chris Adam
    Mike Henniger
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