| Status: | Flying |
| NAA Type: | |
| Serial #: | A68-100 |
| Adopted: |
44-14777 |
| Registry: | N51AB |
| .. past: | VH-BOW N51AB |
S/N A68-100
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1947: Nov 06, RAAF, BOC
1956: Feb 02, stored, Tocumwal NSW
1958: Apr 23, RAAF, SOC
1958: Apr 23, surplus, A.J.R. "Titus" Oates, Sydney Australia
1960: sale, Fawcett Aviation, Bankstown NSW
1961: Aug 25, VH-BOW, reg-ntu, Fawcett Aviation, Bankstown NSW
1961: Dec 12, VH-BOW, first-flight, mods for high altitude survey
1962: Mar 01, VH-BOW, last flight, stored
1967: VH-BOW, sale, Ed Flemming / Skyservice Aviation, Camden NSW
1967: Nov 20, VH-BOW, sale, L. James Ausland, Seattle WA, rebuilt
1971: July, N51AB, reg, L. James Ausland / Sports Air, Seattle WA, adopted 44-14777
1974: Feb 20, N51AB, sale, Joe Arnold, Greenville MS
1975: Aug 25, N51AB, sale, Robby Jones, Minter City MO, "Miss Escort"
1990: N51AB, sale, Norman Lewis, Louisville KY, "Flying Dutchman"
2000: Feb 03, N51AB, sale, Dr. Brian Adams, Gilroy Ca
2006: Oct 31, N51AB, sale, Steve Craig, Lawrence KS
2014: Oct 08, N51AB, sale, Plane Fun Inc, Snellville GA
2015: Jan 19, N51AB, arrived, Meier Motors Bremgarten Germany
2018: N51AB, rep. sale
2025: Oct 26, N51AB, active/flying, Finthen Germany
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1947: Nov 06, RAAF, BOC
1956: Feb 02, stored, Tocumwal NSW
1958: Apr 23, RAAF, SOC
1958: Apr 23, surplus, A.J.R. "Titus" Oates, Sydney Australia
1960: sale, Fawcett Aviation, Bankstown NSW
1961: Aug 25, VH-BOW, reg-ntu, Fawcett Aviation, Bankstown NSW
1961: Dec 12, VH-BOW, first-flight, mods for high altitude survey
1962: Mar 01, VH-BOW, last flight, stored
1967: VH-BOW, sale, Ed Flemming / Skyservice Aviation, Camden NSW
1967: Nov 20, VH-BOW, sale, L. James Ausland, Seattle WA, rebuilt
1971: July, N51AB, reg, L. James Ausland / Sports Air, Seattle WA, adopted 44-14777
1974: Feb 20, N51AB, sale, Joe Arnold, Greenville MS
1975: Aug 25, N51AB, sale, Robby Jones, Minter City MO, "Miss Escort"
1990: N51AB, sale, Norman Lewis, Louisville KY, "Flying Dutchman"
2000: Feb 03, N51AB, sale, Dr. Brian Adams, Gilroy Ca
2006: Oct 31, N51AB, sale, Steve Craig, Lawrence KS
2014: Oct 08, N51AB, sale, Plane Fun Inc, Snellville GA
2015: Jan 19, N51AB, arrived, Meier Motors Bremgarten Germany
2018: N51AB, rep. sale
2025: Oct 26, N51AB, active/flying, Finthen Germany
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