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    Airframe Family: Stearman Kaydet / Boeing 75/76/90/91 / X-90 / X-91 / XBT-17
    Latest Model:N2S-5 Kaydet
    Last Military Serial:43319 USN
    Construction Number:75-8413
    Last Civil Registration:N43320
    Compressed ID:Boeing N2S-5 sn 43319 USN cn 75-841...
    Latest Owner or Location:USS Alabama Battleship Foundation Inc, Mobile, AL

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a PT-13D by Boeing.

    Circa 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-109380.

    Circa 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 43319 as a N2S-5.

    23 May 1992


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: In FL97.

    23 May 1992


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: In FL97.

    21 April 1993


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: In Lakeland, FL.

    By 23 September 1993

    To Michael B Danforth with new c/r N43320.

    23 September 1993

    Crashed.
    There were four minor injuries. The accident occurred at the Lafayette Landings Airport (FD90) Deland, FL, United States while on appoach. The damage was substantial. The airstrip owner had advised the pilot of a Boeing E75 (N43320) to use a right traffic pattern for landing due to the number of aircraft involved in a fly-in. As the E75 pilot was in a right pattern to land, a Cessna 150 (N2660J), which was arriving from another airport, was in a left pattern for landing on the same runway...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    Markings Applied: 43

    1994


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At Lakeland, Florida. This a/c was later used in the Jimmy Buffet music video, Trip Around the Sun. I think he still owns the airplane.

    21 May 1997

    To Michael B. Danforth, Orlando, FL keeping c/r N43320.

    To Palm Beach County Airport, Palm Beach, FL.
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    19 March 2002

    To Strange Bird Inc, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N43320.

    6 January 2022

    To unknown owner with c/r N43320.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Mobile, AL.

    23 July 2022

    To USS Alabama Battleship Foundation Inc, Mobile, AL keeping c/r N43320.


    Photographer: Nigel Roling
    Notes: N43320 43 N2S-4 Stearman Kaydet awaiting assembly at Battleship Park, Mobile, AL, 25th April22
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