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    Airframe Family: North American AJ/A-2 Savage
    Latest Model:AJ-1 Savage
    Last Military Serial:124158 USN
    Construction Number:160-2
    Last Civil Registration:N9142Z
    Compressed ID:NA AJ-1 sn 124158 USN cn 160-2 cr N...
    Latest Owner or Location:Columbia Flying SVC, Hollister, CA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an AJ-1.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 124158.

    From 1960 to 1962

    To Bellroy Air Tankers, Long Beach California with new c/r N9142Z.

    Operated as fire service #E88.

    1962

    To A J Air Tankers Inc, Los Angeles, CA keeping c/r N9142Z.

    1962


    Photographer: Ed Coates
    Notes: AJ-1 Savage N9142Z #E88 at Van Nuys Airport fire attack base 1962

    Circa 22 March 1965

    Certificate of airworthiness for N9142Z (AJ-1, 124158) issued.

    To Columbia Flying SVC, Hollister, CA keeping c/r N9142Z.

    1969

    Scrapped.

    30 June 1970

    Civil registration, N9142Z, cancelled.
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    Scramble of the Dutch Aviation Society
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     Terry Fletcher
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