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    Airframe Family: Grumman TBF / TBM Avenger
    Latest Model:TBM-3E Avenger
    Last Military Serial:91453 USN
    Construction Number:4358
    Last Civil Registration:N4170A
    Compressed ID:General Motors TBM-3E sn 91453 USN...
    Latest Owner or Location:MacDill AFB, Tampa, Florida

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a TBM-3E by General Motors.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 91453.

    From By 1963 to By 1963

    To Reeder Flying Service, Twin Falls, ID with new c/r N4170A.

    Operated as fire service #D10.

    Operated as fire service #10.

    By 1984

    To Gary M. Wolverton, Kimberly, ID keeping c/r N4170A.

    November 1984

    To James R. Williams, Obrien, OR later Berkeley, CA keeping c/r N4170A.

    From Unknown to By 1984

    To James R. Williams, Berkeley, CA keeping c/r N4170A.

    21 January 1987

    Certificate of airworthiness for NL4170A (TBM-3E, 91453) issued.

    21 January 1987

    To Christopher E. Johnson, William R. Klaers and Alan J. Wojciak keeping c/r N4170A.

    Circa 1990


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

    By August 1991


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: Photographed at Vacaville, CA.

    From 28 July 1995 to By 1995

    To John R. Carson, Santa Barbara, CA keeping c/r N4170A.

    April 1996


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At MCAS El Toro, CA Open House

    Markings Applied: 15, 91453

    1 February 1999

    To Christopher E. Johnson, Manassas, VA keeping c/r N4170A.

    Markings Applied: 15, US Marines, 91453, USS Carl Vinson

    1 February 1999

    To Christopher E. Johnson, Manassas, VA keeping c/r N4170A.

    21 August 1999


    Photographer: Earl A Holmquist
    Notes: Photographed at the Santa Rosa Airport Fly-In, CA.

    By 2002

    To Tennessee Museum of Aviation, Sevierville, TN.
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    Markings Applied: USS CARL VINSON, MARINES, VMT 232, 91453

    6 August 2004


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    6 August 2004


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    5 August 2006


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    7 September 2007

    To Christopher E. Johnson, Fort Valley, VA keeping c/r N4170A.

    Based at MacDill AFB, Tampa, FL.
    View the Location Dossier

    Markings Applied: 15
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2007 by Andy Marden
    Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall
    Internet Sources
     AMCAR
    American Aviation Historical Society
    American Aviation Historical Society
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Scramble of the Dutch Aviation Society
    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
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