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Serial Number TN-12
April 1953 - manufactured
  • Used the airframe from Navion NAV-4-1038.

N2V

April 1953 - date unknown
owner unknown
USA
  • date unknown - exported to the Philippines.

PI-C551

date unknown - July 1963
Hamilton Parish
Manila, Philippines
  • Leased to Walter Phillips from June to July 1963.

July 1963 - May 1969
Walter Phillips
Manila, Philippines


Seen with one of only two other Navions in Manila, PI-C551
is seen shortly after arriving in the Pacific. (via ANS)


May 1969 - 1973
Helena Almazar (on behalf of Walter Phillips)
Mabini, Philippines

RP-C551

1973 - February 1975
Helena Almazar (on behalf of Walter Phillips)
Mabini, Philippines
  • Registration change brought on by the replacement of of the PI prefix with RP.

February 1975 - date unknown
Charles Mulvaney (on behalf of Walter Phillips)
Manila, Philippines
  • Following Walter Phillips' divorce, RP-C551 became a major point of contention and a long legal battle for ownership.

  • Abandoned following the closure of the Lahug Airport in Cebu City.

  • As of the mid-1990s, the condition was reported as fair, considering its abandoned status.


    Looking worn and neglected, RP-C551 sits in the Philippines.
    (Gig Hagad)

  • This aircraft was reportedly cut up sometime after 1995.


Current status: Destroyed

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