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    Airframe Family: North American L-17 Navion
    Latest Model:Navion A
    Construction Number:NAV-4-1463
    Last Civil Registration:N444AC
    Compressed ID:Ryan Navion A cn NAV-4-1463 cr N444...
    Latest Owner or Location:American Airpower Heritage Fly Museu, Dallas, TX

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    Dates

    Event

    1948

    Constructed as a Navion A by Ryan.

    28 November 1955

    Certificate of airworthiness for N444AC (NAVION A, NAV-4-1463) issued.

    10 September 1991

    To American Airpower Heritage Fly Museu, Midland, TX with new c/r N444AC.

    To Commemorative Air Force-Highland Lakes Squadron, Burnet Municipal Airport/Kate Craddock Field, Burnet, TX.
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    24 August 2015

    To American Airpower Heritage Fly Museu, Dallas, TX keeping c/r N444AC.

    29 October 2016


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At CAF Wings Over Dallas Airshow, Dallas Executive Airport, TX.

    6 October 2017


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At CAF Wings Over Dallas Airshow, Dallas Executive Airport, TX.

    7 May 2024


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Burnet, TX, USA
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