REPUBLIC RC-3 SEABEE # 202 |
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AIRCRAFT DATA |
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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: | 202 | |
| Manufacturing Date: | 1947-01- | |
| Engine: | Franklin 6A8-215-B9F (215 HP at 2500 RPM) | |
| Remarks: | ? | |
| Reg. No. | Date | Remarks |
| (LN-MAF) | 1947- | Reserved registration number at factory. |
| 1947-01- | Manufacturing Date. | |
| 1947-01- | Test flight. | |
| 1947-01-13 | Officially delivered from Republic Aviation Corp. to Thor Solberg, Oslo, Norway. Assembly at Flatöy SPB, Meland, north of Bergen. | |
| LN-MAF | 1947-05-07 | C
of A No: 172 issued to; Thor Solbergs Flyveselskap AS; Bergen, Norway |
| 1947-10-31 | Crashed on landing, near Atlöy, Sogn, Norway. Stored until sold in 1950. | |
| 1950-06-21 | Cancelled from Norwegian CAR as sold to Sweden. | |
| SE-BXA | 1950-06-29 | Ostermans Aero AB; Stockholm, Sweden. |
| 1957-03-20 | Cancelled from Swedish CAR as sold to Norway. | |
| LN-BDT | 1957-03-21 | Temporarily registered on Norwegian CAR. |
| 1957-03-23 | C
of A No: 417 issued to; Mörefly AS; Ålesund, Norway. |
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| 1957-08-08 | Landing accident at Gossen. | |
| 1963-11-15 | A/S Sea Bee; c/o Leif Steine; Bergen, Norway. | |
| 1965-09-30 | C of A expired. A/C withdrawn from use and stored. | |
| 1972-01-14 | Cancelled from Norwegian CAR. | |
| Aircraft was stored at the hangars of Westwing AS, Sandviken SPB, Bergen, until 1980, when scrapped after a "clean-up" at their hangars. Parts (doors, wings, wheels) where rescued by local aviation enthusiasts for museum. Wings are currently stored at Flyhistorisk Museum Sola, for possible rebuild of Seabee in the future. | ||
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Updated: 2007-03-07Copyright © 2004-2007 Steinar Saevdal |
