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    Airframe Family: Stearman Kaydet / Boeing 75/76/90/91 / X-90 / X-91 / XBT-17
    Latest Model:PT-13D Kaydet
    Last Military Serial:42-17438 USAAF
    Construction Number:75-5601
    Last Civil Registration:OE-AKJ
    Compressed ID:Boeing PT-13D sn 42-17438 USAAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Aachen - Merzbruck, Aachen, Merzbruck Airport, Broichweiden, North Rhine-Westphalia

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a PT-13D by Boeing.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-17438.

    By 1955

    To Quaadman Dusters, Corcoran, CA with new c/r N1318N.
    Operated with markings: 31

    14 May 1956

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR1318N (E75, 75-5601) issued.

    By January 1964

    To Byron Caldwell, Williams, CA keeping c/r N1318N.

    13 July 1967

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number OAK68D0065: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 18:15 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Williams Airport, Williams, CA. Stalled or mushed while turning around. Report remarks include: Aircraft flown thru its own prop wash.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    By 1970

    To Robert Caldwell, Williams CA keeping c/r N1318N.

    1 May 1992

    To Plane Fun Inc keeping c/r N1318N.

    9 December 1997

    To Aircraft International Registrations In, Cornwall keeping c/r N1318N.

    28 June 2003


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Airpower 03, Zeltweg, Austria

    11 September 2003

    To Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee, Cornwall England keeping c/r N1318N.
    Markings added: 207

    30 December 2008


    Photographer: Andreas Koch
    Notes: At Aachen-Merzbruck Airport, Aachen, Germany

    28 February 2009

    To Kraus Juergen with new c/r OE-AKJ.

    12 March 2009

    Civil registration, N1318N, cancelled.
    Exported to Austria.

    2014

    Based at Aachen-Merzbruck, Aachen, Merzbruck Airport, Broichweiden, North Rhine-Westphalia.
    Operated with markings: 207
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    14 August 2017


    Photographer: Nik Deblauwe
    Notes: At Oostende Airport, Belgium
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