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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:SNJ-5C Texan
    Last Military Serial:51764 USN
    Construction Number:88-14618
    Last Civil Registration:N7973C
    Compressed ID:NA SNJ-5C sn 51764 USN cn 88-14618...
    Latest Owner or Location:Torrance Municipal Airport - Zamperini Field, Los Angeles, California

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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 41-33874.

    Possibily originally assigned to the RAF as a Harvard III with s/n EX901, but not delivered.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 51764 as a SNJ-5C.

    To unknown owner with c/r K-215.

    To unknown owner with c/r N15WS.

    From By 1963 to By 1964

    To Farmers Crop Dusters, Rapid City, SD with new c/r N7973C.

    By 1966

    To Snedigar Flying Service, Rapid City, SD keeping c/r N7973C.

    3 March 1967

    Certificate of airworthiness for N7973C (SNJ-5, 51764) issued.

    From By 1969 to By 1972

    To Donald O. Koehmstedt, Overly, ND keeping c/r N7973C.

    From By 1976 to By 1977

    To Waldon D. Spillers, Versailles, OH with new c/r N15WS.

    From 12 May 1982 to By 1999

    To Georgia Historical Aviation Museum, Stone Mountain, GA keeping c/r N15WS.

    From 24 February 2000 to By 2001

    To Ronald S. Burton, Houston, TX keeping c/r N15WS.

    From 7 September 2001 to By 2003

    To Charles W. Brooks, Ventura, CA with new c/r N7973C.

    1 January 2003

    Certificate of airworthiness for N7973C (SNJ-5, 51764) issued.

    18 February 2003

    To T6 Leasing Corp, Henderson, NV keeping c/r N7973C.

    Based at Yesterdays Flyers, Carson City Airport, Carson City, NV.
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    Markings Applied: 15

    22 November 2010

    To Owens Wilbur, RCH Palos VRD, CA keeping c/r N7973C.

    Based at Torrance Municipal Airport-Zamperini Field, Los Angeles, CA.
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    22 May 2013


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Appears to be now based at Torrance Municipal Airport, California - in a hangar adjacent to the existing location of the Western Museum of Flight
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     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
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
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