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    Airframe Family: Grumman TBF / TBM Avenger
    Latest Model:TBM-3 Avenger
    Last Military Serial:53200 RCN
    Construction Number:3262
    Last Civil Registration:C-GLEL
    Compressed ID:General Motors TBM-3 sn 53200 RCN c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Museum of Mountain Flying, Missoula International Airport, Missoula, Montana

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    Dates

    Event

    1950

    Constructed as a TBM-3 by General Motors.

    1950

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 53200.

    29 May 1952

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Navy with s/n 53200.

    Markings Applied: 377

    17 January 1958

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Canadian Navy.

    From 1963 to 1966

    To Hillcrest Aircraft, Lewiston, ID with new c/r N9010C.

    Operated as fire service #D6.

    Operated as fire service #A13.

    6 April 1967

    To Johnson Flying Service Inc, Missoula, MT keeping c/r N9010C.

    16 September 1968


    Photographer: Neil Aird
    Notes: At Missoula, Montana

    From 1969 to 1972

    To Johnson Flying Service, Missoula, MT keeping c/r N9010C.

    Operated as fire service #A13.

    6 February 1975

    Civil registration, N9010C, cancelled.

    1975

    To Evergreen Air Service Ltd, Roxboro, Quebec, with new c/r C-GLEL.

    9 May 1977

    To Forest Protection Limited, Lincoln, NB keeping c/r C-GLEL.
    Purchased by FPL for $26,820 CDN.

    Operated as fire service #A13.

    Operated as fire service #13.

    17 July 2009


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: C-GLEL as Firefighter 13 at Miramichi, NB, Canada

    23 September 2011

    To Planes and Parts Ltd, Cochrane, AB keeping c/r C-GLEL.

    2012

    Based at Museum of Mountain Flying, Missoula International Airport, Missoula, MT.
    For restoration into Johnson Flying Services livery.
    View the Location Dossier

    After 2012


    Photographer: Museum of Mountain Flying
    Notes: At Museum of Mountain Flying - still airworthy

    15 November 2019


    Photographer: Nate Wilburn
    Notes: Museum of Mountain Flying, Missoula, Montana.

    15 November 2019


    Photographer: Nate Wilburn
    Notes: Missoula, Montana. Museum of Mountain Flying.

    5 August 2020


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: In Missoula, MT.
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    TBM Avengers and Forest Protection Limited
    Transport Canada
    Warbird Registry by Scott Rose
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     Terry Fletcher
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