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13 June 1939 |
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Constructed as a YC-43.
Was built as one of three YC-43s for evaluation by the Army Air Corps. |
June 1939 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Corps with s/n 39-139. |
June 1939 |
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Transferred to Flight Test Section, Materiel Division, Wright Field, OH.
Test flown by Army lieutenant George Price. |
June 1939 |
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Assigned to Brig.Gen. Martin F. Scanlon, US Air Attache, London, England. Flown from Hatfield and Hendon. |
1 May 1941 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n DR628 as a Traveler I. |
May 1941 |
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Transferred to Allied Flight unit. |
6 June 1944 |
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Transferred to England Military Mission. |
1 July 1945 |
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Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Air Force.
Returned to USAAF. |
1 July 1946 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 39-0139. |
1947 |
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Returned to USA, declared obsolete. |
1947 |
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To unknown owner with c/r NC91397. |
1950 |
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Transported by ship. Delivered to England.
Stored at Lympne. |
From 24 May 1950 to 6 July 1951 |
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To Irene Marrayda, Colchester with new c/r G-AMBY. |
From 16 July 1951 to 14 September 1951 |
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To Commercial Air Services (Rhodesia) Ltd, Kumalo, Southern Rhodesia keeping c/r G-AMBY. |
15 August 1951 |
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Assigned civil registration: VP-YIV
Departure from Croydon. |
1953 |
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To Air Carriers, Kumalo keeping c/r VP-YIV. |
1959 |
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To Rhodesia Nyasaland Air Charters, Lusaka keeping c/r VP-YIV. |
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To N. Bowker keeping c/r VP-YIV. |
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To P. C. Rawson, Salisbury keeping c/r VP-YIV. |
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To Peter H. William Dahl, Messina, Republic of South Africa, keeping c/r VP-YIV. |
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Repaired.
Aircraft re-covered. |
August 1972 |
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To Peter H. William Dahl, Messina with new c/r ZS-PWD. |
1978 |
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Restored. |
1985 |
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Offered for sale by Bob Ewing, president of the South African EAA to Ron Huckins, sold 6 months later, crated to US for 15 month restoration. |
1986 |
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To Ron Huckins, Bellevue, WA. |
From 1986 to 1987 |
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Restored.
Restored to original paint scheme of USAAC Air Attache. |
1987 |
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To Ron Huckins, Bellevue, WA with new c/r N295BS. |
19 May 1987 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for N295BS (D17S, 39-139) issued. |
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To Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, WA.
Donated by Mr. Huckins.
 View the Location Dossier |
1988 |
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To Bruce R. McCaw, Bellevue keeping c/r N295BS. |
1990 |
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To J. C. Prather, El Dorado, KS keeping c/r N295BS. |
2 July 1990 |
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To M. J. S. Corvettes Inc, El Dorado, KS keeping c/r N295BS. |
14 April 1994 |
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To Southern Cross Aviation Inc, Camarillo, CA keeping c/r N295BS. |
1995 |
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To Southern Cross Aviation, Eindhoven, Netherlands keeping c/r N295BS. |
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Used for business flights and by Duke of Brabant Air Force for airshow displays, regular visitor in the West European airshow circuit. |
2 September 2000 |
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Photographer: Dre Peijmen |
6 December 2007 |
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To Eastern Stearman Inc Trustee, Leesburg, VA keeping c/r N295BS. |
6 December 2007 |
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Operated by Southern Cross Aviation, Eindhoven, Netherlands. |
30 June 2012 |
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Photographer: Hugh Dodson
Notes: USAAF American Embassy London Beech D.17S Staggerwing N295BS at Duxford Flying Legends |
1 January 2019 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for N295BS (D17S, 39-139) issued. |
Circa 1 January 2019 |
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To Southern Cross Aviation Inc, Camarillo, CA keeping c/r N295BS. |
10 December 2021 |
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To Eastern Stearman Inc Trustee, Leesburg, VA keeping c/r N295BS. |
9 September 2023 |
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Photographer: Gordon Riley
Notes: Photographed at St Junien (LFBJ) showing damage sustained in a landing accident the previous day (2023-09-08) at 15:00hrs local. The aircraft was caught by a gust of wind and flipped nose down and turned on its back. Pilot and passenger were uninjured but the aircraft sustained significan damage. |
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