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United States Air Force - Convair VT-29B O-51-3811
United States Air Force Convair VT-29B (msn 239) O-51-3811. Entering service as a standard T-29B, 3811 was converted to NT-29B with extra dorsal and ventral radomes and a Solar T41 APU in an underwing pod, to provide power for the training equipment. Later converted to VT-29B. Disposed of to MASDC as TB293 on 27 June 1975 Became N91704 with Lansing Community College, Michigan on 7 April 1977. Registered to Great Circle Aviation of Miami, Florida on 26 February 1979 Registered VY-LLA Mar 1979. Seized by US Customs at Miami on drugs run as registration VY-LLA was illegal. Back to N91704 with Florida Aircraft Leasing Corp 27 March 1981. Aircraft was in fact scrapped at Fort Lauderdale, FL in July 1981 and registration was cancelled on 19 October 2004
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1975 1977 1979 1981 2004 Became Cancelled Circle College Community Convair Converted Corp Disposed Dorsal Drugs Entering Extra Fact Florida Fort Illegal Lansing Later Lauderdale Leasing Masdc Miami Michigan Power Provide Registered Registration Scrapped Seized Solar Standard Underwing Ventral Radomes
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This photograph captures a United States Air Force Convair VT-29B with the serial number 239 and military registration O-51-3811. Originally entering service as a standard T-29B in the US Air Force, this aircraft underwent several conversions throughout its career. In its first modification, it was converted to an NT-29B, featuring additional dorsal and ventral radomes and a Solar T41 auxiliary power unit in an underwing pod to power training equipment. Later, it was changed back to a VT-29B. After leaving military service, the VT-29B was disposed of to the Military Assistance and Sales Disposition Center (MASDC) and given the inventory number TB293 on June 27, 1975. It was then registered to Lansing Community College in Michigan on April 7, 1977. The aircraft was later registered to Great Circle Aviation of Miami, Florida, on February 26, 1979, and was given the registration number VY-LLA. However, its tenure with Great Circle Aviation was short-lived, as the aircraft was seized by US Customs at Miami International Airport in March 1979 due to its involvement in a drugs run, with the registration being illegal. The VT-29B was subsequently returned to Florida Aircraft Leasing Corp on March 27, 1981. Unfortunately, the aircraft was scrapped at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in July 1981, and its registration was cancelled on October 19, 2004.
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