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    Airframe Family: Beech 17 Staggerwing / C-43/GB Traveler
    Latest Model:GB-2 Traveler
    Last Military Serial:23733 USN
    Construction Number:6913
    Last Civil Registration:N67198
    Compressed ID:Beech GB-2 sn 23733 USN cn 6913 cr...
    Latest Owner or Location:National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio

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    Dates

    Event

    1944

    Constructed as an UC-43.

    Circa 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-76068.
    This serial was likely used for transferring the airframe to the Navy. The airframe did not serve with the Army.

    19 May 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 23733 as a GB-2.

    1944

    Transferred to Shelton NAS, NE.

    Circa 1945

    Transferred to Quillayute NAAS/SO, WA.

    By 1945

    Transferred to Corvallis NAAS, OR.

    September 1945

    A war diary with dates 1 through 30 September 1945 shows: arrived from NAAS, Corvallis, via Navy GB-2, Bureau Number 23733, and departed Pasco for Walla Walla in Navy GB-2, on 10 September 1945.

    Circa 1945

    Transferred to Seattle NAS, WA.

    31 July 1946

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Navy.

    1963

    To Doctor D. W. Carter, Roseburg, OR with new c/r N67198.

    1966

    To P. Action, Fortuna, ND keeping c/r N67198.

    3 August 1968

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number CHI69F0156: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 15:30 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Neil Armstrong Airport, New Knoxvill, OH. Landed wheels up on touch down. Report remarks include: Down limit switch stuck, motor would not run to extend gr. Manual operation of gear not used.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    23 October 1968

    To Maj. Richard D. River, Chillicothe, OH keeping c/r N67198.

    24 January 1974

    Aircraft was donated to the NMUSAF, and painted as it was supposed to have originally been if the USAAF accepted the aircraft.

    Markings Applied: 9139
    Marked to represent an 8th Air Force aircraft in England in 1943.

    May 1974

    Ferry flight. Delivered to National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
    Accepted by the NMUSAF on this date.
    View the Location Dossier

    2 May 1974

    Civil registration, N67198, cancelled.

    23 November 1984


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    19 April 2013


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Beech 17 Production List
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Fold3
    National Museum of the United States Air Force
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
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