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    Airframe Family: Yakovlev Yak-55 / SP-55 / Yak-56
    Latest Model:Yak-55M
    Last Military Serial:27 Blue DOSAAF
    Construction Number:920402
    Last Civil Registration:ZK-YKV
    Compressed ID:Yakovlev Yak-55M sn 27 Blue DOSAAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:Steven Samuel Geard, Omokoroa

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    Dates

    Event

    1992

    Constructed as a Yak-55M.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Volunteer Society for Cooperation with the Army, Aviation, and Fleet with s/n 27 Blue.

    5 December 1994

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX5288N (YAK-55M, 920402) issued.

    27 January 1995

    To Stephan R. Fusco, Medford, OR with new c/r N5288N.

    21 January 1998

    To Stephan R. Fusco, Medford, OR with new c/r N5288N.

    1 January 2005

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX5288N (YAK-55M, 920402) issued.

    13 September 2005

    To Michael A. Carver, Olympia, WA keeping c/r N5288N.

    24 February 2006

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX5288N (YAK-55M, 920402) issued.

    6 March 2008

    Civil registration, N5288N, cancelled.

    11 March 2008

    To Nicholas T Pilbrow, Dunsandel with new c/r ZK-YKV.

    14 June 2008

    To 55M NZ Limited, Paeroa keeping c/r ZK-YKV.

    1 April 2014

    To Steven S Geard, Paeroa keeping c/r ZK-YKV.
    Based at Tauranga, North Island, NZ.

    Based at Tauranga Airport, Tauranga Airport, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, North Island.
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    November 2015


    Photographer: Peter Mole
    Notes: At Tauranga, North Island, New Zealand

    12 February 2016

    To Steven Samuel Geard, Omokoroa keeping c/r ZK-YKV.
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