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| Military History |
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| 29 March 1943 |
Manufactured by Vultee Aircraft, Downey CA and received by the USAAF |
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| March 1943 |
To AAF Basic Pilot Training School (Air Training Command), Gunter AAF AL |
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| May 1943 |
To 554th AAF Base Unit (AAF Ferrying Command), Love Field, Dallas TX |
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| August 1944 |
To 4117th AAF Base Unit (Air Materiel Command), Robins AAF, GA (storage) |
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| September 1944 |
Dropped from inventory as salvage |
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| Civilian History |
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| June 1946 |
After being released as excess inventory by the War Assets Administration by C. Christian, it was purchased by LaVern Pfeifer of Stillwater, Minnesota for $200. |
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| July 1946 |
LaVern resold the aircraft to Harold G Sommers, a student pilot born in 1896, and living in Lake Elmo, Minnesota. Harold paid $600 and registered the BT-15 as NC69987. |
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| March 1947 |
He then sold the aircraft to Thomas H North of North Aviation, Co. in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. |
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| January 1948 |
It was next sold to C.V. Meline of Isanti, Minnesota. |
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| June 1950 |
It was sold again to Brant Aero at Holman Field, St. Paul, Minnesota. This made six civilian owners in 4 years and ends its first Minnesota stay. |
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| March 1952 |
69987 was sold to John Giles of Madison, Wisconsin. |
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| June 1952 |
The next owner was Glenway Enhert of West Bend, Wisconsin. |
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| October 1954 |
Two years later, Glenway sold the BT-15 to Edward and Chester Pachnik of Chicago, Illinois. |
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| May 1992 |
The Pachniks were the owners until after Edward’s death, when the aircraft was sold to Mike Rawson of Minneapolis, Minnesota. |
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