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    Airframe Family: Chase (Fairchild) C-123 Provider
    Latest Model:C-123K Provider
    Last Military Serial:54-0565 USAF
    Construction Number:20014
    Last Civil Registration:N123K
    Compressed ID:Chase C-123K sn 54-0565 USAF cn 200...
    Latest Owner or Location:Everts Air Fuel Inc, Fairbanks, AK

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a C-123B-3-FA by Fairchild at Hagerstown, Maryland, USA.

    Circa 1954

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 54-0565.

    Converted to a C-123K.

    30 August 1982

    Transferred to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) with inventory number CP0084.

    To NMNA, NAS Pensacola FL.

    11 February 1986

    To Roy D. Reagan, Chico, CA with new c/r N123K.

    From November 1987 to By 1990

    Based at Lone Star Flight Museum, Scholes Field, Galveston, TX.
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    From June 1990 to By 1996

    To Thunderbird Aviation, Phoenix, AZ keeping c/r N123K.

    17 March 1993

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR123K (C-123K, 54-565) issued.

    2 October 1993


    Photographer: eLaReF
    Notes: 40565 Deer Valley

    2 October 1993


    Photographer: eLaReF
    Notes: 40565 Deer Valley

    From By 1996 to By 2007

    Withdrawn from use and placed in open storage at Deer Valley, AZ.

    25 April 1997


    Photographer: Marcel de Jong

    From 22 February 1999 to By 2001

    To Maritime Sales Leasing Inc, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N123K.

    Markings Applied: 40565
    Used for electronic sensor trials.

    5 May 2003

    To All West Freight/Bill Michels, Delta Junction, AK keeping c/r N123K.

    From By 3 December 2005 to By 20 November 2009

    To Phoenix Deer Valley Municipal Airport (North Side), Phoenix, AZ.
    This Provider was stored/parked at Phoenix at one time.
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    3 December 2005


    Photographer: John Meneely
    Notes: Deer Valley Airport, AZ (DVT). This C-123 has since been flown to a new life in Alaska.

    16 March 2007


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Photo taken at Phoenix - Deer Valley, AZ, USA

    5 June 2015

    To unknown owner with c/r N123K.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Kenai, AK.

    13 July 2015

    To Aero Equipment Llc, Kenai, AK keeping c/r N123K.

    Based at Fairbanks International Airport, Fairbanks, AK.
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    1 January 2017

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR123K (C-123K, 54-565) issued.

    Circa 1 January 2017

    To All West Freight Inc, Delta Junction, AK keeping c/r N123K.

    9 January 2019

    Civil registration, N123K, cancelled.

    5 June 2019

    To Everts Air Fuel Inc, Fairbanks, AK keeping c/r N123K.
    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 2007 by Andy Marden
    Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall
    Internet Sources
     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Scramble of the Dutch Aviation Society
    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
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