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    Airframe Family: Stearman Kaydet / Boeing 75/76/90/91 / X-90 / X-91 / XBT-17
    Latest Model:PT-13D Kaydet
    Last Military Serial:42-17310 USAAF
    Construction Number:75-5473
    Last Civil Registration:N3955B
    Compressed ID:Boeing PT-13D sn 42-17310 USAAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:N3955B Corp Trustee, Wilmington, DE

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a PT-13D by Boeing.

    Circa 1941

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-17310.

    To Blue Mountain Air Service, La Grande, OR with new c/r N3955B.

    From 1964 to After 1971

    To Hillcrest Aviation, Lewiston, ID keeping c/r N3955B.

    1978

    To John W. McDonald, Philipsburg, MT keeping c/r N3955B.

    From 8 December 1983 to After 1992

    To Henry W. Neys, Lake Stevens, WA keeping c/r N3955B.

    22 April 1993

    Certificate of airworthiness for N3955B (E75, 75-5473) issued.

    17 May 1999

    To Wicon Leasing Inc, Olympia, WA keeping c/r N3955B.

    26 February 2014

    To Glacier Aviation Inc, Olympia, WA keeping c/r N3955B.

    13 November 2014

    To N3955B Corp Trustee, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N3955B.

    19 June 2016


    Photographer: Milos Jencik
    Notes: Picture taken at the Airshow in LKCT/Chotebor. Homebase LKTB/ Brno-Turany Airport, Czech Republic.

    September 2016


    Photographer: Marek Vanzura
    Notes: At Borsice Field, Czech Republic
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