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| Manufacturer: | Republic Aviation Corporation, Farmingdale, Long Island, New York, USA. | |
| Model: | Republic RC-3 Seabee | |
| Type Certificate No: | A-769 | |
| Serial Number: | 120 / Experimental 120-916. | |
| Manufacturing Date: | 1946-10-29 | |
| Engine: | Franklin
6A8-215-B8F (215 HP at 2500 RPM) s/n 23120 1978-05-02 replaced Franklin 6A8-215-B9F, s/n 23773 Currently Franklin 6A8-215-B9F, s/n 23276 |
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| Remarks: |
Extended Wings Droop Wing Tips Extended spray rails |
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| Reg. No. | Date | Remarks |
| N87558 | 1946-10-29 | Manufacturing Date. |
| 1946-10-29 | Test flight. Total time at factory for acceptance 1:36. | |
| 1946-10-31 | Officially delivered from Republic Aviation Corp. to Piedmont Aviation, Inc., Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. | |
| 1957-??-?? | Operated by pilot Heintz. | |
| N14R | 1963-07-24 | B. Beck; 73 Union Street, Watertown, MA, USA. |
| 1978-05-02 | Engine s/n 23120 replaced by engine s/n 23774. | |
| ????-??-?? | Robert H. Bjornlund; 8425 Lamesa Boulevard, Lamesa, CA 92041, USA. | |
| 1981-05-22 | Ready for export to Sweden at TOT 698,5 hrs. | |
| 1981-??-?? | Cancelled from US CAR. | |
| SE-IIO | 1981-06-22 | First flight (0:30) in Sweden from ESSY (?). |
| 1981-07-02 | Leif Gustav Eriksson; Upplands Väsby, Sweden. | |
| 1982-07-19 | Registration LN-ALN reserved on Norwegian CAR for Per Coucheron; Oslo, Norway. A/C total time: Approx. 400 hrs. Not taken up. Reservation was cancelled on 1985-03-20. | |
| 1984-07-24 | Tommy Lundqvist; Täby. | |
| 1988-03-15 | Åke Leonard Jansson; Vallentuna. | |
| 1993-04-19 | Bo
J. O. Larsson Flintvägen 11 SE-175 61 Järfälla Sweden Åke Leonard Jansson |
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| 1993-05-13 | Gear down landing on Lake "Klemmingen", near Gnesta, W of Vängsö. Flipped over and sank. | |
| 1993-05-31 | C of A expired. Stored in Vallentuna. | |
| 1993-08-23 | Observed stored in Vallentuna. | |
| 1995 | Under
rebuild and restoration at Bromma (?) by Bo Larsson and Åke L. Jansson. Swedish EAA Chapter 222 "Experimental" building permit # 120-916. |
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| 1996-??-?? | Åke Leonard Jansson; Vallentuna. | |
| 2000-02-27 | Vings and control surfaces under restoration at Åke Jansson's workshop in Vallentuna. Fuselage under restoration at Bromma Airport by Bo Larsson. | |
| ????-??-?? | Björn
Ek Lindönäs gård SE-186 92 Vallentuna Sweden Tel: +46 851- 171 162 Mob: +46 705-171 162 Åke L. Jansson |
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| 2004-06-17 | Test flight permit issued for Björn Ek; Vallentuna. | |
| 2004-07-?? | Restoration finished. First flight after restoration. | |
| 2006-??-?? | Björn
& Anita Ek Lindönäs gård SE-186 92 Vallentuna Sweden Tel: +46 851-171 162 Mob: +46 705-171 162 |
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| Sources: | Mr.
Benny G. Karlsson/NORARC; Sweden. Svensk Luftfartygsregister. Paul R. Compton/NORARC Kay Hagby/NORARC; Norway. Björn Ek; Sweden. RAC Delivery List |
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