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    Airframe Family: North American T-28 Trojan / Fennec / Nomad
    Latest Model:Fennec
    Last Military Serial:1-A-255 ARA
    Construction Number:174-185
    Last Civil Registration:HA-RDM
    Compressed ID:Sud Aviation Fennec sn 1-A-255 ARA...
    Latest Owner or Location:Michael Weber, Basel, Switzerland,

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    Dates

    Event

    1951

    Constructed as a T-28A.

    Circa 1951

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 51-3647.

    1959

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Armee de l Air with s/n 29 as a Fennec.

    1966

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Armada de la Republica Argentina with s/n 1-A-255.

    By 1983

    To Courtesy Aircraft Inc, Rockford, IL with new c/r N992CA.

    1984

    To Jacques Lacombe, Mascouche, QC with new c/r C-GLPM.

    1989

    To Joseph F. Ware, Camarillo, CA with new c/r N28FE.

    8 August 1989

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX28FE (T-28A, 51-3647) issued.

    23 August 1989


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Camarillo Airport, CA.

    Circa 1990


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Chino Airport, CA as NX28FE

    1990


    Photographer: Nate Wilburn
    Notes: Madera, California. Annual Gathering of the Warbirds airshow.

    1990


    Photographer: Nate Wilburn
    Notes: Madera, California. Annual Gathering of the Warbirds airshow.

    By 28 May 1995

    To The Park Avenue Group keeping c/r N28FE.

    28 May 1995

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at Arcadia, FL, United States while climbing. The damage was substantial. The pilot stated that after takeoff while climbing through 2500 feet, the oil pressure began dropping and the oil temperature began increasing. He executed a forced landing in a cow pasture landing intentionally gear-up. Examination of the engine revealed that 3 connecting rods were separated from the master rod for undetermined reason (s)...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    23 February 1999

    To Hattaway Nelson, Blakely, GA keeping c/r N28FE.

    13 May 2000


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Wings over Dixie Airshow, Peachtree City GA

    8 September 2001


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Wings over Dixie Airshow, Peachtree City GA

    21 December 2004

    To Thomas F. Dean, Long Beach, CA keeping c/r N28FE.

    13 December 2007


    Photographer: Mark Pasqualino
    Notes: At Rockford Int.

    21 May 2008

    Civil registration, N28FE, cancelled.
    Exported to South Africa.

    By July 2008

    To Stuart D. Davidson, Seaview, South Africa, with new c/r ZU-FAA.

    By May 2012

    To Willy Tschopp, Cape Town, South Africa keeping c/r ZU-FAA.

    From 19 December 2019 to 5 May 2021

    To Michael Weber, Basel, Switzerland, with new c/r HB-RDM.

    14 September 2020


    Photographer: Mario Richard
    Notes: at Grenchen LSZG for maintenanceHistory: since 1988 N28FE and gt; 2008 ZU-FAA and gt; 2019 HB-RDM

    5 May 2021

    Civil registration, HB-RDM, cancelled.

    30 June 2021

    To unknown owner with c/r HA-RDM.


    Photographer: Robert Dias
    Notes: Photographed at Travis AFB, Vacaville, CA.


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