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    Airframe Family: Douglas A-26/B-26/JD Invader
    Latest Model:A-26B-50-DL Invader
    Last Military Serial:44-34313 USAAF
    Construction Number:27592
    Last Civil Registration:N4313
    Compressed ID:Douglas A-26B-50-DL sn 44-34313 USA...
    Latest Owner or Location:Black Crow Aviation Llc, Windsor, CA

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    Event

    Constructed as an A-26B-50-DL by Douglas at Long Beach, Califoria, USA.

    Circa 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-34313.

    1959

    To Aero Atlas Inc, Red Bluff, CA with new c/r N5457V.

    Operated as fire service #27.

    Circa 1963

    To Wilson Aviation Industries/Hillcrest Aircraft, Lagrande, OR keeping c/r N5457V.

    From 1965 to 1975

    To Butler Aircraft Company keeping c/r N5457V.

    Operated as fire service #A20.

    1 August 1970


    Photographer: Scott Vilander
    Notes: We were on a family vacation and stopped by the Airport in Bend Oregon. I was 13 and took the photo of an A-26 and a B-17 equipped for fire fighting. Man in Photo is my step father George Lehman.

    By 30 May 1971

    Operated as fire service #16.

    30 May 1971


    Photographer: Ron Olsen

    30 May 1971


    Photographer: Ron Olsen

    13 November 1974

    To Conair, Abbotsford, BC with new c/r C-GHLK (A-26C, 44-34313).

    Operated as fire service #23.

    August 1986


    Photographer: Eric Bannwarth
    Notes: C-GHLK - A-26B Invader - Conair at Abbotsford in August 1986

    From 1990 to 1999

    To Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Mount Hope, ON.
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    October 1990


    Photographer: Jacqueline Fischer
    Notes: Houston-Ellington Field, TX

    17 June 1995


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Hamilton International Airshow at Mount Hope, Ontario.

    17 June 1995


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Hamilton International Airshow at Mount Hope, Ontario.

    17 June 1995


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Hamilton International Airshow at Mount Hope, Ontario.

    17 June 1995


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Hamilton International Airshow at Mount Hope, Ontario.

    17 June 1995


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Hamilton International Airshow at Mount Hope, Ontario.

    19 August 1995


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Wings of Eagles Airshow at Batavia, New York.

    8 June 1996


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Memorial Military Museum in Campbellford, Ontario.

    Markings Applied: BC-313

    1 July 1999

    To Courtesy Aircraft Inc, Rockford, IL with new c/r N119DR.

    7 January 2000

    To David R. Lane, Poway, CA keeping c/r N119DR.

    5 May 2000

    Certificate of airworthiness for NL4313 (A-26C, 44-34313) issued.

    Circa 9 September 2002


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: Photographed at the National Championship Air Races at Stead Field near Reno, NV.

    Based at Commemorative Air Force-Air Group One, San Diego Wing, Gillespie Field, San Diego, CA.
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    26 August 2011

    To Black Crow Aviation Llc, Windsor, CA with new c/r N4313.

    21 July 2018


    Photographer: Gary Maisack
    Notes: Flying at Skyfair 2018, Paine Field, WA


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