REPUBLIC RC-3 SEABEE # 116

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N87555

N87555
New Jersey, USA
1946
Photo: © Ed Byars courtesy of Guy Byars

AIRCRAFT DATA

Manufacturer: Republic Aviation Corporation; Farmingdale, Long Island, New York, USA.
Model: RC-3 Seabee
Type Certificate No: A-769
Serial Number: 116
Manufacturing Date: 1946-10-??
Engine: Franklin 6A8-215-B8F (215 HP at 2500 RPM)
Remarks:  
 
Reg. No. Date Remarks
N87555 1946-10-?? Manufacturing Date.
1946-10-?? Test flight.
1946-10-31 Officially delivered from Republic Aviation Corporation to Safair Flying Service; New York, NY, USA. 
1946-10-30 C of R issued to:
Todd VanWinkle; 167 Main Street, Matawan, New Jersey.
1949-01-11 C of R issued to:
Conn Air, Inc.; Danbury Airport, Danbury, Connecticut.
1949-09-19 C of R issued to:
O. G. Corben; Hotel Champ De Mars, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, W.I.
1952-04-15 Bill of Sale:
Purchaser: Perry H. Young; 1450 Union Street, Brooklyn, New York.
Seller: O. G. Corben.
1956-02-24 Cancelled from CAA Aircraft Register.
"No reply to audit questionnaire".
1956-06-08 Bill of Sale:
Purchaser: William F. Osborne; US Embassy, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Seller: Perry H. Young.
1956-07-26 C of R issued to:
Major William F. Osborne; USAF Mission, US Embassy, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
1958-10-06 C of R issued to:
Jules I. Beckwitt & Harry H. Engel; 36 NE 1st Avenue, Miami, Florida.
1960-10-19 C of R issued to:
Cary M. Nelson; 6625 SW 48th Street, Miami, Florida 33155.
1965-06-12 Cancelled from FAA Aircraft Registry as "totally destroyed".
  Sources: RAC Seabee Delivery List.
FAA File N87555.
Barry J. Collman.
Guy Byars.

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