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    Airframe Family: North American T-28 Trojan / Fennec / Nomad
    Latest Model:T-28B Trojan
    Last Military Serial:138347 USN
    Construction Number:200-418
    Last Civil Registration:N83AW
    Compressed ID:NA T-28B sn 138347 USN cn 200-418 c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Bower Aviation Llc, Watervliet, MI

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a T-28B with USN BuNo 138347.

    To unknown owner with c/r N83AW.

    21 January 1986

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX83AW (T-28B, 138347) issued.

    27 December 1988


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Chino Airport, CA

    27 February 1990

    To TCC Aviation, Roseville, CA with new c/r N83AW.

    From 18 March 1994 to 20 March 1994

    Raced as #6, named Bonanza.
    Competed at the Phoenix 500 Air Races in the T-28 class. The primary pilot was Boyce Thelen. Raced in Heat 2B. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 234.150 mph. Cut Pylon 5 on Lap 5.

    By 23 March 1995

    To unknown owner with c/r N83AW.

    From 23 March 1995 to 26 March 1995

    Raced as #6, named Bonanza.
    Competed at the Phoenix 500 Air Races in the T-28 class. The primary pilot was Boyce Thelen from Roseville, CA. Qualified in 4th place with an average speed of 257.605 mph. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 243.787 mph. Raced in the Championship race. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 234.150 mph. During the Gold race, cut pylon #5 on lap #5.

    From 14 September 1998 to 20 September 1998

    Raced as #95, named Mega Bucks.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-28 class. The primary pilot was Boyce Thelen from Loomis, CA. Qualified in 3rd place with an average speed of 285.692 mph. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 272.231 mph. Raced in Heat 2B. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 245.734 mph. Raced in Heat 3C. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 270.000 mph. Raced in the Championship race. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 272.317 mph.

    28 September 2006

    To Bower Aviation Llc, Watervliet, MI with new c/r N83AW.

    31 August 2007


    Photographer: Mark Pasqualino
    Notes: At Rockford Int, IL

    26 July 2017


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At 2017 EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh
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