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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:T-6G Texan
    Last Military Serial:E.16-72 EdA
    Construction Number:168-463
    Last Civil Registration:N6G
    Compressed ID:NA T-6G sn E.16-72 EdA cn 168-463 c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Moore Enterprises Leasing Inc, Indianapolis, IN

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    Dates

    Event

    1951

    Constructed as a T-6G by North American at Downey, CA.
    Remanufactured from unknown older T-6 or SNJ.
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    2 May 1951

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 49-3349.
    Delivered to USAF at Downey, CA.

    3 May 1951

    Transferred to Air Materiel Command, Long Beach, CA.

    10 May 1951

    Transferred to 3302nd Pilot Training Squadron, Spence AFB, Moultrie, GA.

    29 June 1951

    Involved in an incident.
    Landing accident with ground loop, at Thomasville, GA; pilot Raymond G. Rottas.

    22 November 1954

    Transferred to 3040th Aircraft Storage Squadron (Air Materiel Command), Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ.

    By November 1957

    Transferred to Military Assistance Program.

    24 November 1957

    Transported by ship.
    Delivered by US Navy escort carrier CVE-64 Tripoli to Santander, Spain. Towed to Parayas airport and prepared for ferry flight to Matacan Air Base, Salamanca.

    November 1957

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Ejercito de Aire with s/n E.16-72.

    November 1957

    Transferred to Basic School of Pilots, Matacan AB.
    Operated with markings: 74-72

    1972

    Transferred to General Air Academy, San Javier, Murcia.
    Operated with markings: 793-24, later 793-4

    30 June 1982

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Ejercito de Aire.

    1982

    To unknown owner.
    Returned to U.S. Government, sold at auction, Torrejon Air Base, Madrid.

    19 November 1984

    To Dodson Aviation Inc, Ottawa, KS with new c/r N5830Z.

    From June 1985 to 1986

    To Ray Gentile, Youngstown, OH with new c/r N6G.

    From 29 September 1986 to January 2007

    To Ray Gentile (and) Al Reno/Quivira Flyers Inc, Olathe, KS keeping c/r N6G.

    From 1991 to 1991

    Placed on display with Combat Air Museum, Topeka, KS.

    6 August 1995


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Aurora, IL

    From 20 September 2007 to 2011

    To Dan Springer/Springer Aerospace Ltd, Wilmington de keeping c/r N6G.

    29 March 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Photographed at 2011 Sun n Fun at Lakeland, Florida

    17 January 2012

    To Larry D. Jacobi, Noblesville, IN keeping c/r N6G.

    Based at Commemorative Air Force-Heart of America Wing, Johnson County Industrial/New Century Air Center Airport, Olathe, KS.
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    25 July 2012


    Photographer: Todd Royer
    Notes: Airventure 2012

    29 December 2017

    To Moore Enterprises Leasing Inc, Indianapolis, IN keeping c/r N6G.


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    U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden

    Internet Sources
    Aviation Archaeology
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall

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    Glenn Chatfield

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