Republic RC-3 Seabee # 865 [ LN-PAK / SE-CMM ]

REPUBLIC RC-3 SEABEE # 865

LN-PAK (Photo: John Stroud via Jan Richard Liby)

LN-PAK
Photo: © John Stroud

AIRCRAFT DATA
Manufacturer:		Republic Aviation Corporation, Farmingdale, Long Island, New York, USA.
Model:		Republic RC-3 Seabee
Type Certificate No:		A-769
Serial Number:		865
Manufacturing Date:		1947-05
Engine:		Franklin 6A8-215-B9F (215 HP at 2500 RPM)
Remarks:		?

Reg. No.	Date	Remarks
(LN-PAK)	1947-05-??	Manufacturing Date.
	1947-05-??	Test flight.
	1947-05-23	Official delivery date 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-PAK	1947-07-17	Taxiing accident at Bergen Harbour.
	1947-07-18	C of R # 171 and C of A # 194 issued. Registered owner: Vestlandske Luftfartselskap AS; Bergen, Norway.
	1947-11-26	Crashed on landing at Kjevik. Repaired.
	1955-07-16	Hit by LN-TSN (s/n 645) in taxiing accident at Aalesund SPB.
	1956-08-27	Mørefly AS; Aalesund.
	1959-04-07	Water take off accident at Skodje.
	1962-03-14	Cancelled from Norwegian CAR as sold to Sweden.
(SE-CMM)	1962-06-??	Temporarily registered on Swedish CAR to O. E. Fredin; Hägersten, Sweden.
	1962-07-23	Interim C of R # 45/62 issued to O. E. Fredin.
	1962-09-02	Crashed in Gävle. Rebuilt.
SE-CMM	1964-08-14	Officially registered on Swedish CAR to: (1) Yngve Karl-Erik Eriksson; Selångder. (2) Anders Agardh Sandström; Sveg.
	1964-08-15	Crashed in Stenungsund, when landing gear down on sea during instruction flight.
	1965-01-14	Cancelled from Swedish CAR.
	?	Wreck sold to Norway?
	Sources:	Mr. Benny G. Karlsson/NORARC; Sweden. Mr. Paul R. Compton/NORARC; Sweden. Mr. Kay Hagby/NORARC; Norway. "Fra Nielsen & Winther til Boeing 747". Mr. Lars E. Lundin; Sweden. SFF "Svenskt civilregister 3; SE-CAA t.o.m. SE-CZZ". RAC Delivery List.