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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:AT-6D Texan
    Last Military Serial:42-86241 USAAF
    Construction Number:88-18022
    Last Civil Registration:N817TX
    Compressed ID:NA AT-6D sn 42-86241 USAAF cn 88-18...
    Latest Owner or Location:Air Cav Helicopters Llc, Wilmington, DE

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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 42-86241.

    17 December 1958

    Certificate of airworthiness for N7215C (AT-6D, 88-18022) issued.

    By 1963

    To Keele Birdsall, Bridgeton NJ with new c/r N7215C.

    1966

    To Spraymasters Co, Bridgeton NJ keeping c/r N7215C.

    1969

    To Suffolk Flight Associates, Huntington NY keeping c/r N7215C.

    20 March 1981


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At Lakeland, Florida

    July 1981

    To David R. Smith, San Antonio TX with new c/r N817TX.

    24 April 1986


    Photographer: Douglas E Slowiak via Bob Trennert Collection

    24 January 1992

    To Michael J. McCormick, Bay City, TX keeping c/r N817TX.

    19 July 2001

    To Richard D. Martin, Los Angeles, CA keeping c/r N817TX.

    22 August 2010


    Photographer: Todd Royer
    Notes: Shot at Camarillo California

    17 February 2011

    To unknown owner with c/r N817TX.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Centerpoint, IN.

    11 April 2011

    To unknown owner with c/r N817TX.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Centerpoint, IN.

    13 June 2011

    To BFT Warbirds Llc, Centerpoint, IN keeping c/r N817TX.

    2 May 2013

    To BP-Residential Llc, Midland, TX keeping c/r N817TX.

    19 July 2015


    Photographer: Mark Pasqualino
    Notes: At Oshkosh

    1 January 2017

    Certificate of airworthiness for N817TX (AT-6D, 88-18022) issued.

    Circa 1 January 2017

    To Richard D. Martin, Los Angeles, CA keeping c/r N817TX.

    30 April 2019

    To BP-Residential Llc, Dallas, TX keeping c/r N817TX.

    29 June 2021

    To Air Cav Helicopters Llc, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N817TX.
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