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52-6092 • N65035

C-FJIM

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• 52-6092 USAF #1254 L-20. .No: 255. Command AF-3. Delivered 10-Mar-1953. Built as L-20A and re-designated U-6A in 1962.

• 52-6092 Stored at MASDC Davis Monthan AFB., AZ. Arrived 20-Jul-1971.Struck off charge on 25-Jan-1972

• N65035 Victor Valley College, Victorville, CA. Regd Dec-1971. Sale reported at 02-Mar-1990. Canx 11-Dec-1990 as sold in Canada.

• C-FJIM Ts’Ang Aero Marine Ltd., Delta, BC. Regd 19-Dec-1990. Canx 21-Dec-1992.

Note. Ts’ang means beaver. Noted serving with WAGAIR in 1992.

• C-FJIM C. N. Danroth Contracting Ltd., Gibsons, BC. Regd 21-Dec-1992. Canx 05-Aug-1994.

Incident: Vancouver, BC. 26-Oct-1993. Pilot reported rough running engine whilst inbound for landing. Landed safely with emergency and rescue service on standby. CADORS report 1993P0399

• C-FJIM Mid Coast Air Services Ltd., Port McNeill, BC. Regd 05-Aug-1994. Canx 25-Aug-1999.

• C-FJIM Bates Air Ltd., Powell River, BC. Regd 25-Aug-1999. Canx 08-Dec-1999.

• C-FJIM Mid Coast Air Services Ltd., Sechelt, BC. Regd 08-Dec-1999. Canx 03-May-2000.

• C-FJIM Tofino Airlines Ltd., Tofino, BC. Regd 07-Jul-2000, Canx 07-Jul-2000. Re-regd 24-Jul-2000, 15-Apr-2003 & 23-Apr-2003.

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USAF History

52-6092 was made available to the 6600^th Air Depot AMO (Air Material Overseas Unit) unit of the USAF at Downsview, ON., on 30-Jan-1953, accepted 16-Feb-1953 and delivered to the Air Defence Command at Stewart AFB., NY., and the 4700^th Air Base Group on 10-Mar-1953. It remained until passed to the 9^th Liaison Squadron on the same base on 15-Apr-1953 before returning to the 4700^th on 25-Sep-1953.

Its next allocation was to New Castle County Airport, DE., and the 525^th Air Defence Group. It effectively stayed at this location until 10-Oct-1955 but also had a brief stay with the TAC at Langley and the 405^th Fighter Bomber Wing from 06-Jul-1954 until 16-Jul-1954 and back with the ADC and the Middletown Air Depot at Olmstead between 15-Feb-1955 and 09-Feb-1955.

Emblem of 525^th Air Defence Group

After New Castle it was next attached to Andrews AFB., MD., and the 85^th Air Division. This was between 10-Oct-1955 and 22-Nov-1956.

Emblem of 85^th Air Division - Defence

Its next port of call was to the Ramore Air Station, a SAGE unit in ON., Canada, and the 912^nd Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron. But as in the circumstances with other aircraft attached to ACW Squadrons it managed to escape to other locations from time to time. It this aircrafts situation these included to the 82^nd Fighter Group, New Castle AFB., DE., from 18-Aug-1956 until later in the year (date unknown); the 2500^th Air Base Wing at Mitchel AFB., NY., from 04-Feb-1957 to 21-Mar-1957  and to Downsview presumably for maintenance from 08-Apr-1957  and 24-May-1957. It ended its time at Ramore on 17-Dec-1961.

Emblem of 912th ACW Sqd

Its next allocation was to Kincheloe AFB., with the 507^th Consolidated Maintenance Squadron remaining until 16-Apr-1962 after which the aircraft moved to Lowther AFB., ON.,, Canada and the 639^th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron until 27-Jun-1963. It was then back to Kincheloe and the 507^th for just under three months until 05-Sep-1963. McGuire AFB., was the next stop where it was attached to the 539^th Fighter Interceptor Squadron.

Its remaining USAF history is still to be researched but we are aware that it was with the 58^th Tactical Fighter Training Wing, Luke AFB., AZ., in 1969 after which it passed to MASDC at Davis Monthan AFB., AZ on 21-Jul-1971. It was struck off charge on 25-Jan-1972.

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