c/n 151

C-FLLA in the circuit at CYPQ - Peterborough.

C-FLLA with her winter baffles in place.

Photos: Eric Dumigan © 03 March 2011 - www.airic.ca

N14YP at Casa Grande, Arizona.

Photos: Ian Wilson © 03 March 2008

N14YP back again enjoying Lake Mead, Nevada.

N14YP sporting nice new amphib floats this year.

Photos: Derek Linder © 03 February 2007

N14YP playing at 2006 Lake Mead gathering.

Photo: Derek Linder © 04 February 2006

Photo: Bob Shane © 04 February 2006 - Aird Archives

N5161G at home in Colorado.

Photo: Wayne Rudd © 2003

N5161G camps out at Oshkosh, WI.

Photo: Rich Hulina © 1996

N5161G at Vancouver, British Columbia.

Photo: John Kimberley © June 1984 - Aird Archives

N5161G at San Carlos, California.

Photo: Dave Kirkland © 14 February 1976 - Kenneth I. Swartz Collection.

N5161G at Hamilton AFB., for an Open House.

Photo: David W. Menard © 21 April 1973

c/n 151

51-16464 N5161G  N14YP

C-FLLA*

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• Available and accepted on 31-Oct-1951 • Delivered 21 -Nov- 1951

• 51-16464 USAF • #1001 • L-20 No: 2 • Command AF-1

• N5161G • Civil Air Patrol, Maxwell AFB., Montgomery, Alabama. Regd May-1971

• Airworthiness Cert. • 26-Jul-1977

• Forrest L. Klies, Butte, Montana • Regd 14-Jan-1987

• Wayne Rudd, Basalt, Colorado. • Regd 03-Oct-2001

• N14YP Oak Holdings LLC., Paradise Valley, Arizona • Regd 22-Oct-2004

• tt 8,854

• C-FLLA Laidman Lake Lodge Inc., Carp, Ontario • Regd 07-Aug-2009

• Based Laidman Lake, ON

• Active •

Military History

Available and accepted on 31 Oct 1951 Delivered 21 Nov 1951 from Toronto AMO (Air Material Overseas) on 21 Nov 1951 to Eglin AFB and the 3200^th Proving Ground Test Support Wing where it remained until 30 Mar 1952.

It was then assigned to the Special Weapons (SPW) Command at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico and assigned to the 4901^st Support Wing from 26 Mar 1952. The SPW Command was renamed Air Research and Development (ARD) Command just five days later, on 1 Apl 1952. On 18 Jul 1952 it moved to another ARD base, Wright Patterson and the Weapon Research and Development (WRD) Unit.

At Wright Patterson it appears that it had the designation of EL-20A from 23 Sep 1952 until 26 Oct 1952 after which it reverted L-20A and returned to Kirtland and the 4901^st Support Wing from 28 Oct 1952 until 21 Dec 1952 and then with the 4901st Air Base Wing for a few days until 1 Jan 1953 before going back to 4901^st Support Wing until 01 Apl 1953.

Still assigned to the ARD, a period at Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Field ensued from 1 Apl 1953 to 19 Jan 1954. with the 4935^th Air Base Wing and then back to Kirtland with 4901^st Support Wing until 5 May 1954.

A week at the Air Material Command and the Oklahoma Air City Depot, Tinker AFB, between 05 May 1954 and 12 May 1954 and then back to Kirtland on the 13 May 1954 with the 4901^st Support Wing and then the 4900^th Air Base Wing. It returned to Toronto at the end of June 1955 presumably for update or remedial work before going to the Air Material Centre at San Francisco in February 1956 to be prepared for shipping to Eniwetok’ an Air Force Base in the Marshall Islands in the Mid Pacific where it was allocated to the 4930^th Support Group between 28 Feb 1956 and 8 Mar 1956. Eniwetok Island was an Atomic Weapon Test site.

A chequered (or in view of the activities at Eniwetok, a glowing) career followed until in March 1956 it briefly returned to Toronto and then after short visits to Air Research and Development at Kirtland with the 4900^th Air Base Group it passed through the Air Material Command at McLelland AFB on 08 February 1956 before being shipped to Eniwetok again where it stayed until 31 July 1956. It returned to the Air Research Command at Kirtland with the 4900^th Air Base Group until 31 Aug 1956 and then the Air Material Command at Norton AFB between from 31-Aug and 30 Oct 1956. A longer period with the Air Research and Development Command at Indian Springs followed allocated to the 4935^th Air Base Wing and the Special Weapons Centre (WCF) between 20 Oct 1956 and 28 Jan 1958. A short stay at Norton AFB in January and February 1958 preceded a return to Indian Springs AFB between 12 Feb 1958 and 20 May 1959.

From 20 May 1959 until 20 Jul 1959 was spent at the Air Material Command Air Base at St Paul attached to the North American Corporation Maintenance facility and after that a return at Kirtland with the Air Research and Development Command between 20 Jul 1959 and 20 Feb 1960.

A re assignment to the Air Defence Command and the 478^th Fighter Wing at Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota lasted from 20 Feb 1960 until Mar 1962 when it moved to Hagerstown, Maryland and allocated to the Fairchild Aircraft Corporation Maintenance Facility but at this stage we have no other information on this allocation.

In 1962 the aircraft was re designated U-6A and reportedly later converted to TU-6A.

Remaining microfilm details to be researched.