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    Airframe Family: Fairchild 24 Argus / C-61 Forwarder / C-68 / GK / J2K
    Latest Model:Argus II
    Last Military Serial:FZ827 RAF
    Construction Number:0767
    Last Civil Registration:F-AYMI
    Compressed ID:Fairchild Argus II sn FZ827 RAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Valot Jean-Rene, Ceyzeriat, Rhone Alpes

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    Dates

    Event

    1943

    Constructed as an UC-61A-FA by Fairchild at Hagerstown, MD, USA.

    Circa 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-14803.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n FZ827 as a Argus II.

    From 16 January 1947 to 16 January 1963

    To unknown owner with c/r HB-EMI (24W-41A (UC-61A), 767).

    From 18 June 1975 to 29 May 2015

    To unknown owner with c/r HB-EMI.

    21 May 2013


    Photographer: Graham Tiller
    Notes: At Ecuvillens Airport, Switzerland

    28 June 2014


    Photographer: Mario Richard
    Notes: at Ecuvillens LSGE RIO

    25 November 2015

    To Valot Jean-Rene, Ceyzeriat, Rhone Alpes with new c/r F-AYMI.
    Based at Bourg Ceyzeriat.

    September 2019


    Photographer: Eric Bannwarth
    Notes: At the Paris-Villaroche Air Legend airshow at Aerodrome de Melun Villaroche in France
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     Civil Aircraft Register of the World by Pascal Brugier
    DGCA Civil Aircraft Register (France)
    Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Confederation Suisse
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     Terry Fletcher
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