REPUBLIC RC-3 SEABEE # 936

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HB-SEI Photo: Theodor Frey

HB-SEI
First flight!
St. Gallen-Altenrhein, Switzerland
20 May 2010
Photo: © courtesy Theodor Frey

AIRCRAFT DATA
Manufacturer: Republic Aviation Corporation, Farmingdale, Long Island, New York, USA.
Model: RC-3 Seabee
Type Certificate No: A-769
Serial Number: 936
Manufacturing Date: 1947-05-??
Engine: Franklin 6A8-215-B9F (215 HP at 2500 RPM)
Remarks: Based at St. Gallen-Altenrhein Airport, Switzerland.
 
Reg. No. Date Remarks
NC6659K
N6659K		 1947-05-?? Manufacturing Date.
1947-05-?? Test flight.
1947-06-27 Officially delivered from Republic Aviation Corp. to North American Airport Corp., White Plains, NY.
1948-03-19 Bill of Sale.  Seller: Robert W. Gallaway; Gen. Mgr., North American Airport Corp. / Purchaser: Thor Solberg; Lighthous, New Jersey, USA.
1952-04-28 Bill of Sale.  Seller: Thor Solberg; Lighthous, NJ. / Purchaser: W. H. Flickinger Inc.; Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA.
1952-05-05 A/C total time: 7:00.
1952-06-27 Bill of Sale.  Seller: W. H. Flickinger Inc.; Charlestown, MA. / Purchaser: Flick Distributing Co. Inc.; 40 Roland Street, Charlestown, MA, USA.
1953-06-08 A/C total time: 21:25.
1955-07-01 A/C total time: 41:05.
1955-08-20 A/W Date.  A/C total time: 62:08.
1960-11-25 Bill of Sale.  Seller: Flick Distributing Co. Inc.; Charlestown, MA. / Purchasers: Edward W. Nielson; 196 Shawsheen Road, Andover, MA, USA. F. Bryce Blanchard; 474 Park Street, North Reading, MA, USA.
1965-11-05 A/C total time: 324:00.
1968-10-07 Bill of Sale.  Seller: Edward W. Nielson; Road, Andover, MA. / Purchaser:  Frederick Bryce Blanchard; 474 Park Street, North Reading, MA, USA.
????-??-?? Frederick Bryce Blanchard; 474 Park Street, North Reading, MA 01864, USA.
/ 7859 Buccaneer Drive, Ft. Myers Beach, FL 33931, USA.
1970-07-20 A/C total time: 413:00.
1971-10-15 A/C total time: 419:00.
1974-12-15 A/C total time: 443:00.
1977-01-09 A/C total time: 480:20.
1979-06-15 A/C total time: 492:00.
1984-10-25 A/C total time: 510:30.
1991-01-23 A/C total time: 443:00.
1991-09-03 Bill of Sale.  Seller: Frederick Bryce Blanchard; North Reading, MA. / Purchaser: Graham Aley Sutherland; 939 Alexander Avenue, Port Orange, FL 32119 , USA.
1991-09-03 Graham Aley Sutherland; 939 Alexander Avenue, Port Orange, FL 32119 , USA.
2002-11-18 A/C total time: 550:00.
2003-12-01 A/C total time: 664:48.
2004-03-10 Bill of Sale. Seller: Graham Aley Sutherland; Port Orange, FL. / Purchaser: Dennis R Hynes; 1871 Spruce Creek Boulevard, Port Orange, FL 32128-6742, USA.
2004-03-10 Dennis R Hynes; 1871 Spruce Creek Boulevard, Port Orange, FL 32128-6742, USA.
(Deceased March 2009).
2005-05-24 A/C total time: 804:18.
2007-06-23 A/C total time: 817:00.
2007-08-17 For sale for $98,000.00:
  • 145 hours since total rebuild consisting of complete disassembly
  • New prime and paint
  • Reassembly of new control cables, hoses, glass, interior
  • New panel
  • New instruments
  • Full IFR GPS VOR ILS dual NAV/COMs intercom
  • Droop tips
  • New fuel cell
  • Strobes
  • All Rich Brumm's mods, including B9f engine
  • Engine 145 smoh
  • Prop 145 hrs since FACTORY NEW
2009-09-21 Bill of Sale.  Seller: Dennis R Hynes; Port Orange, FL, USA. / Purchaser: Theodor Frey; Held 789, CH-9428 Walzenhausen, Switzerland.
2009-09-21 Cancelled from US CAR on sale to Switzerland.
A/C total time: 842:00.
HB-SEI 2009-12-23 Registered on Swiss CAR (FOCA) to;

Theodor Frey
Held 789
CH-9428 Walzenhausen,
Switzerland

E-mail: seabee@bluewin.ch
2010-05-20 First flight from St. Gallen-Altenrhein Airport, Switzerland.
  Sources: FAA Registry.
Theodor Frey.

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