Warbird Information Exchange

Hollly Fletcher was a straight up guy. He never would do anything unless it was 100% above board.
His aircraft were impectible and both his A-26s still flyand his A-24s are at Tillamook and the AFM.
Plus of course the TBM at the bottom of the lake.

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Not disputing that this TBM could be BuNo. 53801, but BuNo. 53801 never served with the RCN and XB448 was a Royal Navy serial for BuNo. 86154.

Jim

If the airplane had a registration then it had to have an airworthiness certificate. I wonder if the paperwork might have got mislaid at the FSDO or was it GADO in those days? I have come across aircraft modified properly with entries made referencing the modification form 337 and yet the FAA data for that particular plane did not have the copy that should have been sent to OKC. Some of the entries were made by guys known to be straight up type as well. I wonder if the FEDs have a "dead letter" office somewhere....?

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What I have.........
That's a fascinating TBM, About all I can give you is the BuNo
(53801). This is confirmed by the FAA card file that has no other
information. It is not in the 1963 Register.
So it must have been sold surplus out of Canada. A lot of RCN TBMs were surplused in the 1959-60 time frame.

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