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51-16482

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• 51-16482 USAF #1051. L-20A No: 52. Command AF-1. Available 28-Mar-1952. Built as L-20A.Accepted 15-Apr-1952. Delivered 22-Apr-1952 to Norton AFB., CA.

• Cannibalised •

USAF History

51-16482 was made available on 28-Mar-2011 and accepted by the Toronto AMO (Air Material Overseas) unit of the USAF on 15-Apl-1952 then initially delivered to the San Bernardino maintenance facility at Norton Air Force Bay, California, where it stayed between 22-Apr-1952 and 19-Jun-1952. It was transported to Kisarazu in Japan for assignment with the Far East Air Forces and allocated to the 6408^th Maintenance Unit Group attention prior to being allocated South Korea and the 10^th Liaison Squadron initially at Yong Dong Po between 22-Jul-1952 and 01-Feb-1954 and then with the same unit after it moved to Osan ni until 24-May-1954.

A return to Japan and the 6400^th Air Depot at the Showa Aircraft Factory maintenance facility lasted from 25-Apr-1954 and 12-Jul-1954 before a return back to the 10^th Liaison Squadron at Osan ni until 14-Oct-1954 and staying there with the 6171th Air Base Wing until 10-Nov-1954 and again with the 10^th Liaison Squadron until 15-Mar-1955.

A transfer to the 5^th Fighter Bomber Wing, still at Osan ni lasted until 18-Apr-1956, when it appears that it was reduced to spares.