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    Airframe Family: Taylorcraft BC / BF / BL / DC / DCO / DF / DL / L-2 Grasshopper
    Latest Model:L-2M Grasshopper
    Last Military Serial:43-26243 USAAF
    Construction Number:05555
    Last Civil Registration:N50454
    Compressed ID:Taylorcraft L-2M sn 43-26243 USAAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:Kendall Tamiami Executive Airport, Miami, Florida

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a L-2M.

    1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-26243.

    29 May 1958

    Certificate of airworthiness for N50454 (DCO-65, 5555) issued.

    11 June 2002

    To Popovski Nikolce, Miami, FL with new c/r N50454.

    15 April 2010


    Photographer: EAA

    15 April 2010


    Photographer: EAA

    By 1 April 2012

    Markings Applied: N50454, 326243

    1 April 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Visitor to 2012 Sun N Fun at Lakeland, Florida

    1 April 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Visitor to 2012 Sun N Fun at Lakeland, Florida

    7 January 2014

    To unknown owner with c/r N50454.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Bear, DE.

    20 February 2014

    To Riverbank Partners Llc, Bear, DE keeping c/r N50454.

    20 November 2014

    To W J. Burdis, Beaver Falls, PA keeping c/r N50454.

    7 January 2016

    To James D. Fudge, Niceville, FL keeping c/r N50454.

    To Kendall Tamiami Executive Airport, Miami, FL.
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    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
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     Terry Fletcher
    Mike Henniger
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