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    Airframe Family: Republic RC-3 Seabee
    Latest Model:RC-3 Seabee
    Construction Number:0765
    Last Civil Registration:N713ET
    Compressed ID:Republic RC-3 cn 0765 cr N713ET
    Latest Owner or Location:Tello Edgar, Discovery Bay, CA

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    Dates

    Event

    April 1947

    Constructed as a RC-3.

    To Republic with new c/r NC6499K.

    April 1947

    First flight.

    5 May 1947

    To Buffalo Aeronautical Corp., Buffalo, NY keeping c/r N6499K.

    To Lester Christian, NY keeping c/r N6499K.

    1967

    To Bert W. Hanson, Cross, GA keeping c/r N6499K.

    18 July 1984

    To Edmond F. Freeman, Elgin, IL keeping c/r N6499K.

    20 November 1987

    Certificate of airworthiness for N713ET (RC-3, 765) issued.

    6 September 1988


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: 35mm slide photographed at DuPage Airport, West Chicago, IL

    23 December 1997

    To Tello Edgar, Longisland, NC with new c/r N713ET.

    6 May 2004

    To Tello Edgar, Catawba, NC keeping c/r N713ET.

    23 April 2009


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Sun-n-Fun, Lakeland Linder Regional Airport, Lakeland FL

    9 April 2010

    To Tello Edgar, Discovery Bay, CA keeping c/r N713ET.

    26 July 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Arriving at 2011 Oshkosh

    26 July 2011


    Photographer: Todd Royer

    30 July 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Visitor to 2011 Oshkosh

    31 March 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At 2012 Sun N Fun at Lakeland, Florida

    26 July 2017


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: at Lake Winnebago mooring during 2017 EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh
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