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    Airframe Family: Stearman Kaydet / Boeing 75/76/90/91 / X-90 / X-91 / XBT-17
    Latest Model:PT-17 Kaydet
    Last Military Serial:42-16458 USAAF
    Construction Number:75-4621
    Last Civil Registration:N450PW
    Compressed ID:Boeing PT-17 sn 42-16458 USAAF cn 7...
    Latest Owner or Location:Western Antique Aeroplane and Auto Museum, Hood River Jernstedt Airfield, Hood River, Oregon

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a PT-17 by Boeing.

    Circa 1941

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-16458.

    1944

    Transferred to 2161 BU Squadron, Taylor Field, Ocala, FL.

    To unknown owner with c/r N61932.


    Photographer: Larry Johnson Collection

    From 1964 to After 1971

    To Richard Lybarger, Osage keeping c/r N61932.


    Photographer: Thompson Productions
    Notes: This was shot before being registered N450PW.

    29 April 1976

    To Robert H. Wagner, West Milton, OH with new c/r N450PW.

    27 February 1979

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number MIA79FLA15: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 15:35 hours. The damage was substantial. The flight departed from Hastings, FL, with the destination Plerson, FL. The engine failed or malfunctioned while cruising. Collided with a dirt bank during the landing rollout. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine. The emergency circumstances included; forced off-airport landing on land...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    11 February 1980

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX450PW (A75N1(PT17), 75-4621) issued.

    Circa 1982


    Photographer: David Miller
    Notes: At Oshkosh AirVenture

    1994


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photo taken at Tillsonburg Air Show.

    1994


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photo taken at Tillsonburg Air Show.

    August 1994


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Tillsonburg Air Show.

    August 1994


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Tillsonburg Air Show.

    21 January 1997

    To Robert H. Wagner, West Milton, OH keeping c/r N450PW.

    10 January 2018

    To Jetran Llc, Horseshoe Bay, TX keeping c/r N450PW.

    31 July 2018

    To Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum, Hood River, OR keeping c/r N450PW.

    15 October 2022


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At the WAAAM museum in Hood River, OR.

    Based at Western Antique Aeroplane and Auto Museum, Hood River Jernstedt Airfield, Hood River, OR.
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