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    Airframe Family: North American T-28 Trojan / Fennec / Nomad
    Latest Model:T-28B Trojan
    Last Military Serial:140007 USN
    Construction Number:219-6
    Last Civil Registration:N5443E
    Compressed ID:NA T-28B sn 140007 USN cn 219-6 cr...
    Latest Owner or Location:Randall Porter, Woodstock, GA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a T-28B.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 140007.

    Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC).

    4 November 1983

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Navy.

    August 1984

    To Courtesy Aircraft Inc, Rockford, IL with new c/r N5443E (T-28B, 140007).

    14 November 1984


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Rockford, IL

    1986

    To Randall Porter, Woodstock, GA keeping c/r N5443E.

    30 March 1986

    Crashed.
    There were two fatalities. The accident occurred at the Flying N Airport (IGA2) Luthersville, GA, United States while maneuvering. The airframe was destroyed. After takeoff the aircraft was observed to climb straight out toan altitude of about 500-700 feet. It then turned to a northerly heading. After a short time on the northerly hdg, the aircraft was observed to initiated a left aileron or barrel roll, dishout and end up on an easterly heading in a steep dive...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    6 April 1988

    Civil registration, N5443E, cancelled.
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     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
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    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
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