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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:Harvard III
    Last Military Serial:7002 SAAF
    Construction Number:88-15328
    Last Civil Registration:N796WM
    Compressed ID:NA Harvard III sn 7002 SAAF cn 88-1...
    Latest Owner or Location:Orange County Airport, Orange - Nasons, Virginia

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an AT-6D-NT by North American at Dallas, Texas, USA.

    Circa 1941

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 41-34011.
    The USAAF serial was likely only assigned to facilitate the foreign military sale.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n EZ138 as a Harvard III.
    The RAF serial was likely only assigned to facilitate the foreign military sale.

    Transported by ship.
    Not delivered to the RAF, but rather shipped directly to South Africa.

    From March 1944 to By 1970

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the South African Air Force with s/n 7529.

    15 April 1970

    Transferred to Gabon Presidential Guard.
    Operated with markings: B

    After 1971


    Photographer: Borne Frederic
    Notes: Photo when operated by the Gabonese Air Force

    From By 1990 to By 1996

    New serial number assigned: 7002 SAAF
    Possibly the second SAAF Harvard to be assigned serial 7002.

    December 1996

    To National Warplane Museum, NY.

    From 9 April 1998 to By 2000

    To Wetherbee Ag Sales/Steve Wetherbee, Fairmount, ND with new c/r N796WM.

    5 May 1998

    Certificate of airworthiness for N796WM (AT-6D, 88-15328) issued.

    From 21 January 2000 to By 2004

    To Equipment Services Corp, Wahpeton, ND keeping c/r N796WM.

    1 January 2005

    Certificate of airworthiness for N796WM (AT-6D, 88-15328) issued.

    4 January 2006

    To Morton Transport Llc, Barrington, IL keeping c/r N796WM.

    3 September 2006

    Crashed.
    Crashed at Dekalb, IL.

    17 May 2007

    To R L D Leasing Inc, Downers Grove, IL keeping c/r N796WM.

    9 June 2008

    To R L D Leasing Ltd, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N796WM.

    Contracted to Tri-State Aviation, Wahpeton Municipal Airport/Harry Stern Airport, Wahpeton, ND for work on the airframe.
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    Restored.
    Markings Applied: 15328, 94

    31 August 2010

    To unknown owner.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Barrington, IL.

    1 October 2010

    To Morton Transport Llc, Barrington, IL keeping c/r N796WM.

    14 July 2011

    To Lizard Two Llc, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N796WM.

    To Orange County Airport, Orange-Nasons, VA.
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    Markings Applied: 94

    24 July 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At 2011 Oshkosh

    25 July 2011


    Photographer: Todd Royer
    Notes: EAA Airventure 2011

    25 July 2023


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: Texan N796WM showing its new gear painting at AirVenture 23, Oshkosh, WI


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

    Print Sources
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall

    Internet Sources
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood

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