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    Airframe Family: North American T-28 Trojan / Fennec / Nomad
    Latest Model:T-28B Trojan
    Last Military Serial:138310 USN
    Construction Number:200-381
    Last Civil Registration:N393W
    Compressed ID:NA T-28B sn 138310 USN cn 200-381 c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Planes of Fame Air Museum, Chino, CA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a T-28B.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 138310.

    July 1986

    To Westair International USA Inc, Monument, CO with new c/r N393W.

    From By 1987 to By 1990

    To Forrest B. Fenn, Santa Fe, NM keeping c/r N393W.

    15 June 1990

    To Lafayette Classic Air, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N393W.

    From 25 July 1990 to By 1993

    To Apache Aviation, Dijon, France.

    Delivered to France from the USA.

    By 1992

    To Lafayette Classic Air, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N393W.
    Registry revised to show a new owner, but the airframe stayed in France.

    From 20 September 1993 to By 1996

    To Lafayette Aviation/C. Jacquard and Franklin Devaux, Dijon-Darois with new c/r F-AZIF (T-28 B, 138310).
    Based at Dijon Longvic.

    1996

    To Courtesy Aircraft Inc, Rockford, IL.

    10 January 1996

    Civil registration, F-AZIF, cancelled.

    February 1996

    Dismantled at Dijon for movement to the USA.

    6 February 1996

    To Courtesy Aircraft Inc, Rockford, IL with new c/r N393W.

    25 June 1996

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX393W (T-28B, 138310) issued.

    From 28 April 1997 to By 2000

    To Walter E. Strow, Prescott, AZ keeping c/r N393W.

    From 29 June 2001 to By 2003

    To CCM Leasing Co, Prescott, AZ keeping c/r N393W.

    2 February 2004

    To A Bar V Cattle and Commerce Corp, Prescott, AZ keeping c/r N393W.

    24 January 2006

    To Air Museum, Chino, CA keeping c/r N393W.

    Based at Planes of Fame Air Museum, Chino Airport, Chino, CA.
    View the Location Dossier

    By 2008

    To Planes of Fame-Grand Canyon, Valle Airport, Grand Canyon, AZ.
    View the Location Dossier

    Markings Applied: 651, 2P, 138310

    5 June 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher

    11 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    1 November 2018

    To Planes of Fame Air Museum, Chino, CA keeping c/r N393W.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
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     Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall
    Internet Sources
     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    AMCAR
    DGCA Civil Aircraft Register (France)
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
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