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    Airframe Family: Stearman Kaydet / Boeing 75/76/90/91 / X-90 / X-91 / XBT-17
    Latest Model:PT-17 Kaydet
    Last Military Serial:41-0917 USAAF
    Construction Number:75-0677
    Last Civil Registration:N9686F
    Compressed ID:Boeing PT-17 sn 41-0917 USAAF cn 75...
    Latest Owner or Location:John J. Rettick, Bloomington, IL (later Hernando, MS)

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a PT-17 by Boeing.

    Circa January 1941

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Corps with s/n 41-0917.

    20 June 1941

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 41-0917.

    By August 1941

    Transferred to Stationed Tulare, CA.

    1 August 1941

    Damaged.
    Landing accident at Tulare, CA.

    By December 1941

    Transferred to 4th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment, (PCPS), Rankin Field, CA.

    29 December 1941

    Damaged.
    Landing accident at Rankin Field, CA.

    By February 1944

    Transferred to 17th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment (PCPS), Twentynine Palms, CA.

    17 February 1944

    Damaged.
    Landing accident at Condor Auxiliary Field 3, CA.

    By April 1944

    Transferred to 11th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment, Ryan Field, Tucson, AZ.

    Damaged.
    Landing accident Aux Field 5, 1 Mi SW Ryan Field, Tucson, AZ.

    To unknown owner with c/r XB-BON.

    4 November 1997

    To Charles J. Pozanac, Riverside, CA with new c/r N9686F.

    18 April 2003

    To Michael Wendt, Columbus, NE keeping c/r N9686F.

    7 April 2005

    Certificate of airworthiness for N9686F (PT-17, 75-677) issued.

    4 May 2007

    Certificate of airworthiness for N9686F (PT-17, 75-677) issued.

    23 July 2019


    Photographer: VIN (V77RFC)
    Notes: At Oshkosh, WI.

    9 January 2020

    To John J. Rettick, Bloomington, IL (later Hernando, MS) keeping c/r N9686F.

    10 September 2022


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At the annual Galesburg, IL Stearman Fly-In
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