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S/N B-63
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Manufactured in 1944 JRF-5 Bu37810
U.S. Navy
Alaska Coastal Ellis Airlines - Juneau, AK 1962-1966
Alaska Coastal Airlines - Juneau, AK 1966-1968
Alaska Airlines - Seattle, WA 1968-1969
converted to Turbo Goose than back to standard P&W 985's
Antilles Air Boats - U.S.V.I 1969-1981
AAB ceased operations in 1981 - relocated aircraft to A. Hamilton Airport, St. Croix
Malcom A. Soare - Sidney, MT May 1985
Bristol Uriel - Miami, FL Sept. 1985
Consolidated Aviation Enterprises, Middlebury, VT 1985
struck off USCR "sold to Sweden"
Aces High Ltd. - Duxford, UK reg. res G-BMGS 1985Swedish
Swedish Air Force Museum (flygvapenmuseum) 1986 - present
photo credit Mel Lawrence
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photo credit Steve Krauss
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Capt. Charles F. Blair
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photo credit Jay Sherlock Long Beach, CA 1969
photo credit Glenn Arveson
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