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    Airframe Family: Vultee BT-13/BT-15/SNV Valiant
    Latest Model:BT-15 Valiant
    Last Military Serial:42-41689 USAAF
    Construction Number:9536
    Last Civil Registration:N69987
    Compressed ID:Vultee BT-15 sn 42-41689 USAAF cn 9...
    Latest Owner or Location:Wings of the North Inc, Eden Prairie, MN

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a BT-15.

    From Circa 1942 to September 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-41689.

    June 1946

    To Lavern Pfeifer of Stillwater, MN.

    July 1946

    To Harold G Sommers, Lake Elmo, MN with new c/r NC69987.

    March 1947

    To Thomas H North/North Aviation, Co., White Bear Lake, MN keeping c/r NC69987.

    January 1948

    To C. V. Meline Oisanti, MN keeping c/r NC69987.

    June 1950

    To Brant Aero, Holman Field, Saint. Paul, MN keeping c/r NC69987.

    March 1952

    To John Giles of Madison, WI keeping c/r NC69987.

    1 June 1952

    To Glenway Enhert of West Bend, WI keeping c/r NC69987.

    October 1954

    To Edward and Chester Pachnik of Chicago, IL keeping c/r NC69987.

    13 February 1984

    To Michael L. Rawson, Minneapolis, MN with new c/r N69987 (BT-15, 9536).

    Based at Wings of the North/Mike Rawson, Flying Cloud Municipal Airport, Eden Prairie, MN.
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    2003

    Restoration started.
    Wings Restoration LLC (a subsidary of Wings of the North) purchases a share of NC69987 and begins a complete restoration in partnership with Mike Rawson.

    30 November 2012

    To unknown owner with c/r N69987.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Eden Prairie, MN.

    26 January 2013

    To Wings of the North Inc, Eden Prairie, MN keeping c/r N69987.

    2014


    Photographer: Wings of the North
    Notes: Under restoration

    20 July 2014


    Photographer: Max Sabin
    Notes: Taken at KFCM during the 2014 Air Expo
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    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
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     AMCAR
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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