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    Airframe Family: Aero L-39
    Latest Model:L-39C Albatros
    Construction Number:730840
    Last Civil Registration:N139RM
    Compressed ID:Aero L-39C cn 730840 cr N139RM
    Latest Owner or Location:Columbia Aviation Airport, Canby, Oregon

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    Dates

    Event

    1 January 1978

    Constructed as a L-39C.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Povitryani Syly Ukrayiny.
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    From December 2002 to By 2003

    Civil registration N139RM reserved.

    11 June 2003

    To Hanger Llc, Wilsonville, OR with new c/r N139RM.

    Based at Columbia Aviation Airport, Canby, OR.
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    From 8 September 2008 to 14 September 2008

    Raced as #54, named Robin I.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Jet class. The primary pilot was Robert *Hoot* Gibson from Murfreesboro, TN. Qualified in 7th place with an average speed of 422.806 mph. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 7th place with an average speed of 414.366 mph. Raced in Heat 2B. Finished in 7th place with an average speed of 419.11 mph. Raced in Heat 3C. Finished in 7th place with an average speed of 423.998 mph. Raced in Heat 3 Gold. Finished in 7th place with an average speed of 419.941 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 7th place with an average speed of 424.762 mph. Raced in the Championship race. Finished in 7th place with an average speed of 414.973 mph.

    8 September 2008


    Photographer: Charlene Aro
    Notes: Photographed at the National Championship Air Races at Stead Field near Reno, NV.

    10 February 2009

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX139RM (L39C, 730840) issued.

    From 13 September 2010 to 19 September 2010

    Raced as #54, named Robin I.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Jet class. The primary pilot was Curt Brown from Hudson, WI. Qualified in 7th place with an average speed of 443.794 mph. Raced in Heat 3D. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 413.792 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 422.882 mph.

    18 September 2010


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

    From 12 September 2011 to 16 September 2011

    Raced as #54, named Robin I.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Jet class. The primary pilot was Curt Brown from Hudson, WI. Qualified in 8th place with an average speed of 433.479 mph. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 8th place with an average speed of 405.373 mph. Raced in Heat 2C. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 424.826 mph.

    13 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

    14 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    15 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    From 10 September 2012 to 16 September 2012

    Raced as #54, named Robin I.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Jet class. The primary pilot was Curt Brown from Hudson, WI. Qualified in 8th place with an average speed of 419.021 mph. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 6th place with an average speed of 409.233 mph. Did not start in Heat 3D. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 401.706 mph.

    From 9 September 2013 to 15 September 2013

    Raced as #54, named Robin I.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Jet class. The primary pilot was Phil Fogg from Tualatin, OR. Qualified in 6th place with an average speed of 418.325 mph. Did not start in Heat 1A. Raced in Heat 2B. Finished in 6th place with an average speed of 413.073 mph. Did not start in Heat 3D. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 412.689 mph.

    15 September 2013


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

    From 8 September 2014 to 14 September 2014

    Raced as #54, named Robin I.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Jet class. The primary pilot was Mike Mangold from Victorville, CA. Qualified in 8th place with an average speed of 414.556 mph. Did not start in Heat 1B. Raced in Heat 2C. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 412.221 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 426.437 mph. Raced in the Championship race. Finished in 7th place with an average speed of 424.224 mph.

    From 14 September 2015 to 20 September 2015

    Raced as #54, named Robin I.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Jet class. The primary pilot was Jeff Turney from Reno, NV. Qualified in 6th place with an average speed of 451.840 mph. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 6th place with an average speed of 436.17 mph. Raced in Heat 2D. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 388.868 mph. Raced in Heat 2C. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 439.102 mph. Raced in Heat 2B. Finished in 7th place with an average speed of 424.789 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 420.297 mph. Raced in the Championship race. Finished in 8th place with an average speed of 417.158 mph.

    From 12 September 2016 to 18 September 2016

    Raced as #54, named Robin I.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Jet class. The primary pilot was Jeff Turney from Reno, NV. Qualified in 14th place with an average speed of 395.485 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 432.943 mph. Raced in Heat 2C. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 409.123 mph. Raced in Heat 3D. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 403.591 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 427.012 mph. Raced in the Championship race. Finished in 8th place with an average speed of 418.603 mph.

    From 11 September 2017 to 17 September 2017

    Raced as #54, named Robin I.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Jet class. The primary pilot was Jeff Turney from Reno, NV. Qualified in 9th place with an average speed of 426.147 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 404.022 mph. Raced in Heat 2C. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 405.465 mph. Started Heat 3D, but was disqualified. Raced in Heat 3C. Finished in 7th place with an average speed of 426.487 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 407.974 mph.

    From 10 September 2018 to 16 September 2018

    Raced as #54, named Robin I.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Jet class. The primary pilot was Jeff Turney from Reno, NV. Qualified in 8th place with an average speed of 422.229 mph. Raced in Heat 2C. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 428.008 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 420.069 mph.

    From 9 September 2019 to 15 September 2019

    Raced as #54, named Robin I.
    The markings in 2019 remained unchanged from 2018. Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Jet class. The pilots were Jeff Turney, Phil Fogg and. Qualified in 8th place with an average speed of 446.876 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 425.903 mph. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 418.67 mph. Raced in Heat 2C. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 418.914 mph. Raced in Heat 3D. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 417.616 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 429.113 mph. Raced in the Championship race. Finished in 7th place with an average speed of 415.344 mph.

    14 September 2021


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

    From 15 September 2021 to 19 September 2021

    Raced as #54, named Robin 1.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Jet class. The primary pilot was Jeff Turney from Reno, NV. Qualified in 6th place with an average speed of 432.752 mph. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 419.786 mph. Raced in Heat 2C. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 429.407 mph. Raced in Heat 3D. The race was canceled and 2nd place was assigned based on previous heat results. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 435.015 mph.

    17 September 2021


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

    10 September 2022


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the National Championship Air Races at the Reno Stead Airport, Reno, NV.

    From 14 September 2022 to 18 September 2022

    Raced as #54, named Robin 1.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the Jet class. The primary pilot was Jeff Turney from Reno, NV. Qualified in 7th place with an average speed of 437.049 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 447.52 mph. Started the Championship race, but the race ended with a red flag.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall
    Internet Sources
     Euro Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Reno Air Racing Association (National Championship Air Races)
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