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    Airframe Family: Douglas BT2D/AD/A-1 Skyraider
    Latest Model:AD-1 Skyraider
    Last Military Serial:09257 USN
    Construction Number:2085
    Last Civil Registration:N2AD
    Compressed ID:Douglas AD-1 sn 09257 USN cn 2085 c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Vintage Combat Aircraft Llc, Wilmington, DE

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an AD-1 by Douglas at El Segundo, California, USA.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 09257.

    From 1960 to 1981

    Withdrawn from use.
    Stored at Sundance Airpark, Oklahoma City, OK.

    1981

    To Douglas W. Wood, Dallas, TX with new c/r N2AD.
    Operated with markings: USN/501/Sincerely Sandy

    From 1996 to 2007

    To Walter Newton, Granite Falls, NC keeping c/r N2AD.

    Circa 16 November 1997


    Photographer: Tom OROURKE
    Notes: Boshears Memorial Airshow, Augusta GA.

    6 November 2008

    To Skyraider Historic Military Aircraft Llc, Lake Forest, IL keeping c/r N2AD.
    Markings added: USAF/6T/52509/Bad News

    1 June 2009

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX2AD (AD-1, 09257) issued.

    29 July 2009


    Photographer: Todd Royer
    Notes: Airventure 2009

    To Warbird Heritage Foundation, Waukegan Regional Airport, Waukegan, IL.
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    22 July 2012


    Photographer: John Tomlinson
    Notes: 2012 photo at Waukegan, IL

    July 2014


    Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
    Notes: At 2014 EAA Airventure at Oshkosh, Wisconsin

    17 July 2015


    Photographer: Mark Pasqualino
    Notes: At Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh

    6 September 2016

    To Skyraider Historic Military Aircraft Llc, Waukegan, IL keeping c/r N2AD.

    16 June 2023

    To Skyraider Historic Military Aircraft Llc, Waukegan, IL keeping c/r N2AD.

    24 July 2023


    Photographer: G R Dennis Price
    Notes: At Oshkosh, WI.

    27 July 2023


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: Skyraider N2AD with new tail number 52-609 at Oshkosh, WI

    31 October 2024

    To Vintage Combat Aircraft Llc, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N2AD.
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