Navion L-17

[lawsoft]

When was the Navion L-17 decommissioned by the Air Force?

 

[Richard]

1962?

Also, if you were serious in your research, you could start with the civilian registry of retired L-17s to come up with a date of transfer to civilian ownership.

http://www.l-17.org/

That's how I determined the history of the Stinson L-5 I had.

 

[TangoWhiskey]

Welcome to the board, Kent!

From http://www.warbirdalley.com/l17.htm:

When the all-service renaming of aircraft took place in 1962, surviving L-17s were re-designated U-18. The Navion was retired from active service shortly thereafter, some surviving to the present as civilian aircraft. Counting the military products, Ryan manufactured 1,240 Navions between 1949-51.

Another reference: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/l-17.htm