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    Airframe Family: North American T-28 Trojan / Fennec / Nomad
    Latest Model:AT-28D Nomad
    Last Military Serial:516 FAZ
    Construction Number:226-93
    Last Civil Registration:N99153 {2}
    Compressed ID:NA AT-28D sn 516 FAZ cn 226-93 cr N...
    Latest Owner or Location:Duane S. Doyle, Castro Valley, CA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a T-28C.

    1956

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 140516.

    Transferred to NAS Pensacola, FL.

    Remanufactured as an AT-28D.

    25 May 1964

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Navy.

    25 May 1964

    Transferred to Military Assistance Program.

    27 May 1964

    Transported by air.
    Delivered by USAF C-133 to Leopoldville, Belgian Congo.

    Circa 27 May 1964

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Belgian Congo Air Force with s/n 516 and operated with these markings: FA-516.

    October 1971

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Force Aerienne Zairoise with s/n 516 and operated with these markings: FG-516.

    29 September 1975

    Withdrawn from use.

    February 1977

    To Euroworld Ltd, London with new c/r N99141.

    From December 1977 to 1978

    To William Nelson, El Paso, TX keeping c/r N99141.

    From December 1977 to April 1978

    Ferry flight.
    Delivered Zaire to USA by Euroworld, via Biggin Hillarrival on 1977-12-16, departed for USA 1978-04-17. Ferry route was Zaire to El Paso, TX via Gabon, Nigeria, Togo, Abidjan, Monrovia, Freetown, Bissau, Dakar, Port Etienne, Villa Cisneros, Marrakech, Spain, France, London, Iceland, Greenland (and) Labrador.

    12 March 1978


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: T-28C Trojan as seen at Biggin Hill, Kent in the Spring of 1978.

    6 December 1979

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX99153 {2} (T-28C, 226-93) issued.

    From 1980 to 1987

    To Raymond F. Mabrey/R. J. Enterprises, Robstown (later McAllen) TX with new c/r N99153 {2}.
    Operated with markings: 153, NAVY NJ-153

    1980


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: Topeka, KS Airshow.

    21 June 1988

    To William R. Montague, Oakland, CA keeping c/r N99153 {2}.

    Based at Metropolitan Oakland International Airport/North Field, San Francisco, CA.
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    By 2 July 2002


    Photographer: David Leininger
    Notes: Photographed at Castle AFB, Atwater, CA.

    Circa 25 May 2004


    Photographer: David Leininger
    Notes: Photographed at Castle AFB at Atwater, CA.

    1 January 2006

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX99153 {2} (T-28C, 226-93) issued.

    21 April 2017

    To Duane S. Doyle, Castro Valley, CA keeping c/r N99153 {2}.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     African Air Forces (ISBN 0-9583880-6-7) by Winston Brent
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall
    Individual Contributors
     John Bennett
    Robert Bourlier
    Glenn Chatfield
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