REPUBLIC RC-3 SEABEE # 424 |
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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: | 424 | |
| Manufacturing Date: | 1947-02 | |
| Engine: | Franklin 6A8-215-B9F (215 HP at 2500 RPM) | |
| Remarks: | ||
| Reg. No. | Date | Remarks |
| N6221K | 1947-02 | Manufacturing Date. |
| 1947-02 | Test flight. | |
| 1947-02-27 | Officially delivered from Republic Aviation Corp. to Southern Airways Co., Atlanta, Georgia, USA. | |
| ? | Cancelled from US CAR. | |
| CF-FVS | ? | Mr. Lloyd Atkinson; Atkinson Machine and Marine, Town Dock, Midland, Ontario, Canada. |
| 1953-07-14 | Crashed on a local beach after loosing height after take off from sea near Midland. The pilot, Lloyd Atkinson, and his two sons Doug and Tommy, and neighbor boy Ricky Mohan escaped with minor injuries. 32 year old fifth passenger Fred Thompson suffered a fractured pelvis and was taken to hospital. The Seabee was scrapped after this accident. | |
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Updated: 2006-09-21Copyright © 2006 Steinar Saevdal |
