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    Airframe Family: Svenska Aeroplan AB (SAAB) 35 Draken
    Latest Model:RF35 Draken
    Last Military Serial:AR-119 RDAF
    Construction Number:35-1119
    Last Civil Registration:N119XD
    Compressed ID:Svenska Aeroplan AB (SAAB) RF35 sn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Mojave Airport, Mojave, California

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a S35XD.

    6 December 1971

    First flight.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Danish Air Force with s/n AR-119.

    Converted to a RF35.

    12 July 1985


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: Arriving at IAT Fairford.

    1 September 1993

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Danish Air Force.

    June 1995

    Civil registration N119XD reserved.

    10 January 1996

    To Flight Test Dynamics, Yorba Linda, CA with new c/r N119XD.

    Based at Inyokern Airport, Inyokern, CA.
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    19 February 1998

    To Vortex Inc, Newport News, VA keeping c/r N119XD.

    To Anvendes af ATAC, Newport News/Williamsburg, VA.
    Apparently not moved from Inyokern. ATAC may have been owned by Vortex, or there may have been some other similar relationship.

    7 May 2003

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX119XD (F-35 DRAKEN, 35-1119) issued.

    5 March 2007

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX119XD (F-35 DRAKEN, 35-1119) issued.

    By 4 September 2011

    To Mojave Airport, Mojave, CA.
    Spotted parked here partially dissassembled on this date.
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    4 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    4 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    10 January 2018

    Civil registration, N119XD, cancelled.
    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
    Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall
    Internet Sources
     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    MilFly
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