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    Airframe Family: Grumman TBF / TBM Avenger
    Latest Model:TBM-3E Avenger
    Last Military Serial:91289 USN
    Construction Number:4194
    Last Civil Registration:C-GFPN
    Compressed ID:General Motors TBM-3E sn 91289 USN...
    Latest Owner or Location:Forrest Protection Limited

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a TBM-3E by General Motors.

    1954

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 91289.

    1960

    To Hemet Valley Flying Services, Hemet, CA with new c/r N7833C.

    By 28 July 1973

    Operated as fire service #74.

    Based at Ryan Field.

    28 July 1973


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: Tanker 74, Fighting forest fire out of Fresno, CA.

    18 April 1975

    To Hillcrest Aircraft Co Inc, Lewiston, ID keeping c/r N7833C.

    Operated as fire service #E56.

    12 April 1976

    Civil registration, N7833C, cancelled.

    Circa May 1977

    To Forrest Protection Limited with new c/r C-GFPN (TBM-3E, 91289).
    Purchased by FPL in a batch for an average price of $35,520.

    Operated as fire service #74.

    Operated as fire service #17.

    July 1988


    Photographer: Eric Bannwarth
    Notes: C-GFPN - TBM-3 Avenger - Forest Protection at Fredericton in July 1988

    By 1 May 1999

    Crashed.
    Crashed during a forced landing at Lawrence Station, NB.

    The wreck was buried at the crash site.
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    unreviewed imported data.
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    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Canadian Warplanes by Harold A. Skaarup
    Internet Sources
     American Aviation Historical Society
    American Aviation Historical Society
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    TBM Avengers and Forest Protection Limited
    Transport Canada
    Individual Contributors
     Robert Bourlier
    Terry Fletcher
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