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Brazil
C-1A Traders Listed in numerical order by US Navy Bureau Number This page updated 5-9-2018. The aircraft below were purchased by Brazil in 2011 and will be converted to turbine engine aircraft by Marsh Aviation in Mesa, AZ.
An October Update from Camilo in Brazil on
the status of the Traders.
"The Brazilian Navy and March Aviation
Company signed yesterday, Oct 20 2011, the contract for the
modernization/remotorization/reconfiguration of four (out of eight
bought) C-1A Traders to the Carrier-on-Board Delivery/Air-to-Air
Refueling (COD/AAR) KC-2 Turbo Trader standard.
The contract has a four years duration and
the first aircraft is scheduled to be delivered in April 2014 and the
fourth and last in October 2015.
The Turbo Trader will be used on board
Brazilian Navy Aircraft Carrier A-12 Sao Paulo (ex-French Navy Foch).
Click on the link bellow to see an
artistic impression of the KC-2 in BN colors. I don't know if this
is the official paint scheme. Probably just what it is, i.e., an
enthusiast artistic impression based on BN paint scheme standards."
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Type | Location | Links for the aircraft and other information |
| 136763 |
Marsh Aviation, Mesa, AZ |
Grumman Serial
Number 16. Was registered as N61932, which was cancelled in 2002.
In October of 2010 the airframe was moved to UAC from MASDC, and then
trucked to Marsh Aviation in April 2018 for conversion. |
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| 146024 | Assume conversion complete, and currently in Brazil. |
This was photographed at Marsh Aviation in
October of 2012 by Tony Inkster. See Below. Grumman Serial Number 54. Was registered as N32628, which was cancelled in 2002. |
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| 146025 | Marsh Aviation, Mesa, AZ |
This was photographed at the United Yard in
October of 2012 by Tony Inkster. See Below. Grumman Serial Number 55. Was registered as N32636, which was cancelled in 2002.
In October of 2010 the airframe was moved to
UAC from MASDC, and then trucked to Marsh Aviation in April 2018 for
conversion. |
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| 146026 | Assume conversion complete, and currently in Brazil. | This was
photographed at Marsh Aviation in October of 2012 by Tony Inkster.
See Below. Grumman Serial Number 56. |
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| 146027 | Assume conversion complete, and currently in Brazil. | This was
photographed at Marsh Aviation in October of 2012 by Tony Inkster.
See Below. Grumman Serial Number 57. Was registered as N32654, which was cancelled in 2002. See Photos Below. |
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| 146028 | Marsh Aviation, Mesa, AZ | This was
photographed at the United Yard in October of 2012 by Tony Inkster.
See Below. Grumman Serial Number 58. Was registered as N32658, which was cancelled in 2002.
In October of 2010 the airframe was moved to
UAC from MASDC, and then trucked to Marsh Aviation in April 2018 for
conversion. |
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| 146031 | Marsh Aviation, Mesa, AZ | This was
photographed at the United Yard in October of 2012 by Tony Inkster.
See Below. Grumman Serial Number 61. Was registered as N32695, which was cancelled in 2002.
In October of 2010 the airframe was moved to
UAC from MASDC, and then trucked to Marsh Aviation in April 2018 for
conversion. |
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| 146057 | Assume conversion complete, and currently in Brazil. | This was
photographed at Marsh Aviation in October of 2012 by Tony Inkster.
See Below. Grumman Serial Number 87. Was registered as N32579, which was cancelled in 2002. This was the last C-1A built. |
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United Aeronautical Corporation Salvage Yard in Tucson, AZ: 136763, 146025,146028 and 14603. Photos courtesy of Hangar51.
146031
146025, 146028 and 136763
This is an enlargement of the previous photo to show
the Bureau Number 146028.
Trader 146026 on the trailer for the trip to Mesa
from Tucson, AZ. Photo courtesy of Rootbeer.
146027 on the trailer for the move. Photo courtesy
of Rootbeer.
The purchase of the the eight Traders by the
Brazilians saved them from being scrapped. Photo courtesy of Rootbeer.
Photo courtesy of Rootbeer.
Photo courtesy of Rootbeer.
Photo courtesy of Rootbeer.
Photo courtesy of Rootbeer.