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    Airframe Family: Cessna 170 / 305 / L-19 / O-1 / OE / 325 / SIAI-Marchetti SM.1019
    Latest Model:O-1A Bird Dog
    Last Military Serial:11017 JGSDF
    Construction Number:21666
    Last Civil Registration:G-VNAM
    Compressed ID:Cessna O-1A sn 11017 JGSDF cn 21666...
    Latest Owner or Location:Lambourn Woodlands, Membury Airfield, Berkshire - West, England

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an O-1A.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 51-4781.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Japanese Ground Self Defence Force with s/n 11017.

    20 April 1982

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR5074G (305A, 21666) issued.

    17 September 1987

    To Soar Hawaii Sailplanes Incorporated, Honolulu, HI with new c/r N5074G.

    25 July 2002

    To Udd Elmer, Honolulu, HI keeping c/r N5074G.

    21 April 2010

    To unknown owner with c/r N5074G.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Honolulu, HI.

    26 May 2010

    To Elmers Gliders and Sailplanes Llc, Waialua, HI keeping c/r N5074G.

    10 August 2011


    Photographer: Simon Wallwork
    Notes: This Cessna Bird Dog, tugging at Dillingham Glider strip on Oahu, HI is N5074G. Its an ex USAF O-1E, 51-4781 and after that flew as 11017 with the Japanese Army. Its since moved to the UK and been registered as G-VNAM

    Based at Dillingham Airport, Dillingham, Oahu, HI.
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    31 July 2017

    Civil registration, N5074G, cancelled.
    Exported to United Kingdom.

    1 August 2017

    To Southern Sailplanes, Membury Airfield, Hungerford with new c/r G-VNAM.

    Base of operations changed to: Lambourn Woodlands, Membury Airfield, Berkshire-West, England.
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    Markings Applied: 0-14781

    3 May 2023


    Photographer: Fred Taylor
    Notes: G-VNAM/51-4781 photographed visiting Duxford, UK on 3 May 2023.
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    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
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    Terry Fletcher
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