


C/N J-38
J. Raun's Mallard dropping guest on 1951 fishing trip.



NC2973
5-19-48 Thomas S. Lee Enterprises Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
3-30-50 William Goetz
c/o Universl International Pictures
Universal City, CA
10-20-50 Terminal & Supply Corp.
Ruan Equipment Co.
Des Moines, Iowa
11-07-51 Thor Solberg Aviation Co.
Summerville, NJ
10-10-52 ESSO Shipping Co.
Standard Oil of N.J.
New York, NY
operated in Peru by subsidiary,
International Petroleum
6-16-58 Butterworth System Inc.
Standard Oil of N.J.
Bayonne, N.J.
1-01-60 ESSO Tank Inc.
Standard Oil of N.J.
New York, NY
12-28-61 Pan Air Corp.
New Orleans, LA
1-10-62 Toyo Menka Kaisha of Tokyo Japan
for Nitto Aviation
JA5106 re-registered for Nitto Aviation
later Japan Domestic Airways
Osaka
N7338
5-01-66 Universal Trading Company
Frederick B. Ayer & Co.
Panama
5-01-66 Frederick B. Ayers & Assoc. Inc.
New York, NY
10-19-67 Dean Franklin - Miami
operated by Chalks
3-03-74 Antilles Air Boats - U.S.V.I.
leased
8-19-74 Caribbean Flying Boats Inc.
(Charles F. Blair) on lease to A.A.B.
11-09-81 A.A.B. ceased operations
aircraft stored Hamilton Airport
relocated to Frakes Aviation
in Cleburne, TX
awaiting turbo conversion
4-17-84 Associated Consultants Int'l.
Virgin Island Seaplane Shuttle
N638SS
12-06-85 re-registered;
turbo conversion never completed.
9-24-91 Frakes Aviation still stored
Cleburne, TX
still stored as parts




photo credit Tom Anusewicz

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photo credit Peter Vercruijsse

photo credit Mick Bajcar



Not an editable photo of N7338 from V.I. Daily News on-line archives. Marijane Howard Sipple remembered that day and verified the aircraft.
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Bill Bailey Collection 2021

photo credit Keith Sessons
