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    Airframe Family: Beech 45/T-34 Mentor
    Latest Model:T-34B Mentor
    Last Military Serial:140745 USN
    Construction Number:BG-079
    Last Civil Registration:N134TD
    Compressed ID:Beech T-34B sn 140745 USN cn BG-079...
    Latest Owner or Location:Lima-Lima, Naper Aero Club Field, Chicago, Illinois

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a T-34B.

    1955

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 140745.

    May 1986

    Transferred to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) with inventory number 4T149.

    By 4 January 1989

    To John A. D Alessandris, Reno, NV with new c/r N134TD.

    15 March 1989

    Certificate of airworthiness for N134TD (T-34B, BG-79) issued.

    1992

    Restored.

    3 June 1997

    To Gary L. Donovan and Catherine E. Donovan, Lake City, FL keeping c/r N134TD.

    To Lima-Lima, Naper Aero Club Field, Chicago, IL.
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    Markings Applied: LL/20

    13 March 2010


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Tico Warbird Airshow, Titusville FL

    30 March 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At 2012 Sun N Fun

    7 April 2012

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX134TD (T-34B, BG-79) issued.

    25 July 2012


    Photographer: Todd Royer
    Notes: EAA Airventure 2012

    1 September 2012


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Davenport, IA

    1 September 2012


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Davenport, IA

    1 January 2015

    Certificate of airworthiness for N134TD (T-34B, BG-79) issued.

    22 July 2017


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At 2017 EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Military Aircraft Serials of North America by S. Mitchell and A Eastwood
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     AMCAR
    EAA Waarbiirds of America
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
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