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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:AT-6D Texan
    Last Military Serial:42-84717 USAAF
    Construction Number:88-16498
    Last Civil Registration:N7979C
    Compressed ID:NA AT-6D sn 42-84717 USAAF cn 88-16...
    Latest Owner or Location:Bill L. Rogers, Mukilteo, WA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an AT-6D.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-84717.

    30 October 1958

    Certificate of airworthiness for N7979C (AT-6D, 84827) issued.

    To unknown owner with c/r N7979C.

    27 April 1964

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report for event ID 81114: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 22:00 hours. The airframe was destroyed. Incident occurred at the Russell Field Airport, Ft Worth, TX. Suffered a hard landing on touch down. The gear collapsed on touch down.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    18 May 1973


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Ex USAF 42-84717 transferred to USN as SNJ-5 84827 seen at Gillespie, California in the Summer of 1973.

    20 July 1999

    To Wilbert L. Mehrer, Portland, OR keeping c/r N7979C.

    20 November 2003

    To Mehrers Stearman NW Inc, Canby, OR keeping c/r N7979C.

    From Unknown to 5 February 2013

    Based at Pearson Air Museum, Pearson Airpark Airport, Vancouver, WA.
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    23 June 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2012 photo outside the Hangar at Pearson Air Museum, Vancouver WA

    23 June 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Artwork on Texan at Pearson Air Museum

    30 April 2014

    To unknown owner with c/r N7979C.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Mukilteo, WA.

    1 July 2014

    To Bill L. Rogers, Mukilteo, WA keeping c/r N7979C.
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