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AIRCRAFT DATA |
| Manufacturer: |
Republic
Aviation Corporation, Farmingdale, Long Island, New York, USA. |
| Model: |
Republic
RC-3 Seabee |
| Type
Certificate No: |
A-769 |
| Serial
Number: |
412 |
| Manufacturing
Date: |
1947-02-?? |
| Engine: |
Franklin
6A8-215-B8F (215 HP at 2500 RPM)
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| Remarks: |
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| Reg.
No. |
Date |
Remarks |
| (SE-AXE) |
1947-02-?? |
Manufacturing
Date. |
| 1947-02-?? |
Test
flight. |
| 1947-02-17 |
Weighed
at Republic. |
| 1947-02-28 |
Officially
delivered from Republic Aviation Corp. to Hans Osterman AB,
Stockholm, Sweden. |
| 1947-03-?? |
Imported
to Sweden by Hans Osterman AB; Stockholm, Sweden. Shipped from USA
to Sweden on ship SS "Mormacpenn", together with c/n 270, 401
and 402. |
| 1947-03-22 |
Payment
of $ 24.377,89 = SEK 88.306,33 completed. For c/n 270, 401 and 402. |
| 1947-04-15 |
Inspected
by Swedish CAA. |
| 1947-04-22 |
Sold
to AB Smålandsflyg (ASF); Jönköping. Price: SEK 33.880,-. |
| SE-AXE |
1947-05-07 |
Temporarily
registered on Swedish CAR. |
| 1947-06-06 |
C
of R # 611 and C of A # 705 issued. Registered owner: Thorsten
Gustafsson; Jönköping. |
| 1947-07-01 |
During
a heavy thunderstorm the Seabee broke the moorings and right wing float
was damaged when it hit land. |
| 1947-09-28 |
During
operations on Sandhemssjön (lake), one of the wing floats broke off and
the Seabee capsized. Damages to hull and wing. |
| 1948-04-16 |
Not
airworthy until 1948-05-01. |
| 1949-02-27 |
Prince
Edward School, Salisbury, South Rhodesia. Crashed
on take off from bush airstrip in Belvedero, South Rhodesia. The
Seabee reached a height of 90 m AGL, when it started to lose height and
crashed into ground. Pilot and passengers escaped with light
injuries. The Seabee probably crashed due to approximately 50 kg
overweight, hot air and high airstrip altitude. Aircraft destroyed. |
| 1949-06-07 |
Cancelled
from Swedish CAR. |
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Sources: |
Mr.
Benny G. Karlsson/NORARC; Sweden.
SFF "Svenskt civilregister 1; t.o.m. SE-AZZ".
RAC Delivery List. |
