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    Airframe Family: Grumman TBF / TBM Avenger
    Latest Model:TBF-1C Avenger
    Last Military Serial:47887 USN
    Construction Number:5653
    Last Civil Registration:N4169A
    Compressed ID:Grumman TBF-1C sn 47887 USN cn 5653...
    Latest Owner or Location:Parts Avenger Northwest Llc, Beaverton, OR

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a TBF-1C.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 47887.

    19 July 1961

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR4169A (TBM-3E, 5653) issued.

    13 March 1981

    To Gary M. Wolverton, Kimberly, ID with new c/r N4169A.

    3 June 1998

    To Parts Avenger Northwest Llc, Beaverton, OR keeping c/r N4169A.

    To Pacific Fighters, Fanning Field/Idaho Falls Regional Airport, Idaho Falls, ID.
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    To Fanning Field/Idaho Falls Regional Airport, Idaho Falls, ID.
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    To Reeder Flying SVC, Twin Fills, ID keeping c/r N4169A.

    2 October 2015

    To unknown owner with c/r N4169A.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Beaverton, OR.

    23 October 2015

    To Erickson Group Ltd, Beaverton, OR keeping c/r N4169A.

    21 April 2016

    To Avenger Llc, Beaverton, OR keeping c/r N4169A.

    18 October 2016

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX4169A (TBM-3E, 5653) issued.

    1 January 2019

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR4169A (TBM-3E, 5653) issued.

    1 January 2019

    To Parts Avenger Northwest Llc, Beaverton, OR keeping c/r N4169A.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    AMCAR
    American Aviation Historical Society
    American Aviation Historical Society
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
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