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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: | 864 | |
| Manufacturing Date: | 1947-05-?? | |
| Engine: | Franklin 6A8-215-B9F (215 HP at 2500 RPM) | |
| Remarks: | ? | |
| Reg. No. | Date | Remarks |
| (LN-PAI) | 1947-05-?? | Manufacturing Date. |
| 1947-05-?? | Test flight. | |
| 1947-05-23 | Officially delivered from Republic Aviation Corp. to Thor Solberg, Oslo, Norway. | |
| 1947-06-?? | Imported to Norway by Thor Solberg, Oslo, Norway. Assembly at Flatöy SPB, Meland, north of Bergen. | |
| LN-PAI | 1947-07-10 | Taxiing accident at Bergen Harbour. |
| 1947-07-18 | C
of R # 170 and C
of A # 193 issued. Registered owner: Vestlandske Luftfartselskap AS; Bergen, Norway. |
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| 1948-03-23 | Crashed in Høyanger, Sogn, when hitting a submerged object during take off from sea. Taken ashore, but never repaired? | |
| 1950-08-24 | Cancelled from Norwegian CAR. | |
| Sources: |
Mr. Kay Hagby/NORARC; Norway. "Fra Nielsen & Winther til Boeing
747". Mr. Jan Richard Liby. RAC Delivery List. |
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After crash on 23 March 1948, in Høyanger, Norway
Photo: © via Jan Richard Liby
LN-PAI
After crash on 23 March 1948, in Høyanger, Norway
Photo: © via Jan Richard Liby
LN-PAI
After crash on 23 March 1948, in Høyanger, Norway
Photo: © via Jan Richard Liby
