05/31/2018. Remarks by Johan Visschedijk: "The pictured aircraft was built in 1943 as a Fairchild M-62A and under the designation PT-19B-FA (serialed 42-83297) it was delivered to the USAAF; it was withdrawn from service on October 26, 1944. In the early 1960s it was converted to a WM-62C agplane. Above it is seen taking off from Patterson Field, this additional photo shows the aircraft at the Weatherly plant in Hollister. The registration was cancelled July 30, 2013."
Read the type remarks on page 10424.