REPUBLIC RC-3 SEABEE # 919 |
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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: | 919 | |
| Manufacturing Date: | 1947-06 | |
| Engine: | Franklin 6A8-215-B9F (215 HP at 2500 RPM) | |
| Remarks: | ||
| Reg. No. | Date | Remarks |
| (NC6442K) | 1947-06 | Manufacturing Date. |
| 1947-06 | Test flight. | |
| 1947-06-21 | Officially delivered from Republic Aviation Corp. to Curtiss-Reid Flying Service, Inc., Montreal, Quebec, Canada. | |
| CF-FSG | 1947-06 | Imported to Canada by Curtiss-Reid Flying Service, Inc., Montreal, Quebec, Canada. |
| 1972-05-08 | Mr. Joseph Leutschaft; Box 5, Pickle Lake, Ontario P0V 3A0, Canada | |
| 1985-01-24 | C of R cancelled. | |
| Mr. Joseph Leutschaft; Central Patricia, Ontario, Canada | ||
| 2001-06-07 | C of R cancelled. | |
| 2006 | It now sits in front of a local bar/restaurant in Sioux Lookout, Ontario. The story was that the plane belongs to the bar's owner and at one time he planned to combine the remains of 'FSG with those from another Seabee. In the end the other plane was sold and the wreck of 'FSG was reassembled and put on display as a roadside attraction. He's now looking for a Grumman Widgeon. Directly below the propeller the hull is buckled, indicating a rather hard landing at some point. Most of the parts are dented and the soft aluminum wingtips and fairings have been badly damaged. | |
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Updated: 2006-09-25Copyright © 2004-2006 Steinar Saevdal |
