c/n 522

52-6133 • N4565

N2502

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• 52-6133 USAF #1295. L-20 No: 296. Command AF-3. Delivered 13-Jul-1953. Built as L-20A and re-designated U-6A in 1962

• 52-6133 Stored at MASDC Davis Monthan AFB., AZ. Arrived 08-Jul-1971, Departure details unknown.

• N4565 Details Unknown (P/E 1972 in basic USAF colour scheme).

• N2502 South Seattle Community College, Seattle, WA. Regd Apr-1972

Airworthiness Date: 29-Oct-1985

• N2502 Dylan Bay Charter Co., Seattle, WA. Regd 13-Jan-1986. Canx 13-Mar-2009

Accident: Kirkland, WA, 22-Dec-2000. The aircraft was involved in a forced landing. Whilst flying at 1,800 ft. the engine stopped and after a short restart completely refused. The pilot landed on a playing field but overran into a chain link fence. The NTSB determined the incident to have been caused by a malfunction of the aircraft’s fuel selector valve and subsequent fuel starvation. No injuries to two persons on board. SEA01LA031

Note: Seen at Sealand Aviation Ltd., Campbell River, BC, 07-Jul-2005.

• N2502 N2502 LLC., Seattle, Washington. Regd 08-Apr-2009. Expiry date 30-Sep-2014.

Note: tt 12,222 hours (2018).

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USAF History

52-6133 was made available on 12-Jun-1953 and accepted on 02-Jul-1953 by the 6600^th Air Depot AMO (Air Material Overseas Unit), at Downsview, ON., after which it was delivered to the Tactical Air Command and the 1^st Liaison Squadron at George AFB., CA., on 13-Jul-1953 remaining with the unit until 18-Jan-1954. It then moved to the Air Material Command San Antonio Air Depot at McClellan AFB., CA., and then the San Francisco Port of Embarkation on 24-Mar 1954 prior to transportation to Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific Marshall Islands arriving on 03-Apr-1954.

At Eniwetok it was initially attached to the 4931^st Test Squadron, Part of the Special Weapons Centre and also served with the 4930th Support Test Group and Wing and the 4951^st Support Test Squadron. This took it up to 04-Jan-1957 when it was taken to Showa/ Tachikawa in Japan for attention and then returned to Eniwetok to the 4951^st Support Squadron on 27-Jan-1957.

It returned to the US Mainland, still with the Special Weapons Centre to Kirtland AFB., NM., on 25-Sep-1958 and then spent time at the San Antonio Air Depot at McLellan AFB., CA., between 05-Nov-1958 and 07-Sep-1959. A new assignment saw it pass to the Strategic Air Command at Canada’s Ernest Harmon AFB., NL. Here it was attached to the 4081^st Combat Support Group, a unit of the 4081^st Strategic Wing at the base between 07-Sep-1959 and 29-Apr-1960. Next, another assignment to the Tactical Air force Command at Langley, VA with the 4440^th Air Defence Group. This lasted until 14-Apr-1961.

Emblem of the 4081^st Strategic Wing at Ernest Harmon AFB

Another assignment, this time with the Air Defence Command saw the aircraft with the 4603^rd Consolidated Maintenance Squadron at Stewart AFB., NY., until 31-Sep-1962. It returned to the TAC with the 478^th Fighter Wing at Grand Forks, ND and then staying at this location with the 319^th Bombardment Wing until 21-Oct-1963. Next it passed to Luke AFB., AZ.,and the 4510^th Combat Crew Training Wing

The aircraft’s further military service is still to be researched but it is understood to have served with the 479^th Field Maintenance Squadron at George AFB., CA., circa 1971.

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