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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:Harvard II
    Last Military Serial:AJ586 RCAF
    Construction Number:76-3556
    Last Civil Registration:D-FITE
    Compressed ID:NA Harvard II sn AJ586 RCAF cn 76-3...
    Latest Owner or Location:Hanger 10, Heringsdorf, Zirchow - Garz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Harvard II.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n AJ586.
    It is likely this airframe never served with the RAF, but the assignment of the RAF serial was for facilitating the transfer of the airframe to the RCAF.

    28 July 1941

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n AJ586.

    Transferred to No 31 SFTS Kingston, ON.
    No 31 SFTS was an RAF operated school for Fleet Air Arm pilots.

    Most likely had the buzz code 49.

    September 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n AJ586.

    After 1945

    Had ATR-11 radio fitted postwar.

    Transferred to 401 (Aux) Squadron, Saint. Hubert, QC.

    10 October 1960

    To T Time Aviation Llc, Kalamazoo, MI with new c/r N586AJ.

    11 October 1960

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Canadian Air Force.

    From By 1966 to By 2002

    To Robert H. Horn, Plainwell, MI with new c/r N4657T.

    16 January 2003

    To T Time Aviation/Barry R. Smith, Kalamazoo, MI.

    16 January 2003

    To T Time Aviation Llc, Kalamazoo, MI with new c/r N586AJ.

    From 13 June 2003 to By 2007

    To T Time Aviation, Kalamazoo, MI with new c/r N586AJ.

    By 2004

    Markings Applied: 89, AJ586

    5 July 2007


    Photographer: Mark Pasqualino
    Notes: At Rockford International

    6 July 2007

    Civil registration, N586AJ, cancelled.
    Exported to Germany.

    September 2007

    To T. Ruppel, Berlin-Tempelhof with new c/r D-FITE.

    To Air Fighter Academy GMBH, Heringsdorf (EDAH) keeping c/r D-FITE.

    Circa March 2010

    Contracted to Meiermotors GMBH, Bremgarten Airport, Eschbach, Baden-Wurttemberg for work on the airframe.
    Maintenance work carried out by Meiermotors.
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    By 19 March 2010

    Markings Applied: TA-556, D-FITE, U.S. AIR FORCE 765-56

    19 March 2010


    Photographer: Matthias Dorst
    Notes: the AT-6 D-FITE in front of the MeierMotors shop

    19 March 2010


    Photographer: Matthias Dorst

    19 March 2010


    Photographer: Matthias Dorst

    19 March 2010


    Photographer: Matthias Dorst

    Based at Hanger 10, Heringsdorf, Zirchow-Garz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
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    7 June 2019


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: with new reg HB-RTA at the event Daks over Normandy, Caen-Carpiquet, France

    4 September 2022


    Photographer: Mario Richard
    Notes: Langenthal-Bleienbach LSPL

    8 July 2023


    Photographer: Mario Richard
    Notes: Stanserhorn


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    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall

    Internet Sources
    Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America

    Individual Contributors
    Shane Clayton
    Matthias Dorst
    Mike Henniger
    kelsey jewett

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