This aircraft (N305AB, C/N 21290) was built on March 29, 1951, for U.S. Army for export to Japan, S/N 50-1597. It served in Korea with the 24th Infantry Div ision(1951-54), Japan Self-Defense Force (1954-1973). It returned to the U.S. to Milwaukee Area Tech College for training in 1973 and is privately owned since 1995.