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Serial #: 41-16320 Construction #: 78-6698 Civil Registration: G-TIDE N3762J N42DQ N77TX Model: AT-6A Name: None Status: Airworthy Last info: 2007 |
History: Ordered by USAAC with order #W535 ac-15977, Oct. 1, 1940. Built by North American at Dallas, TX. Delivered to USAAC as 41-16320. - BOC: Jan. 10, 1942. - SOC: Oct. 3, 1945 - Allocated to Luke Field, Phoenix, AZ, Jan. 13, 1942. — Damaged during wheels up landing, May 5, 1942. —– Flown by Air Cadet Chia-Hua Chang, Chinese Air Force. - Transferred to WFTC, Roswell Army Air Field, Roswell, NM, July 1, 1942. - Transferred to Higley Field, Sept. 6, 1942. - Transferred to WFTC, Roswell Army Air Field, Roswell, NM, Dec. 2, 1942. - Transferred to Higley Field, Dec. 3, 1942. - Transferred to EFTC, Harlingen Army Air Field, TX, March 1943. - Transferred to Mather Field, Sacramento, CA, Apr. 10, 1943. - Transferred to EFTC, Las Vegas Army Air Field, NV, Apr. 10, 1943. - Transferred to Randolph Field, 2532 Base Unit, Station 8398, CFTC, Oct. 6, 1943. - Transferred to Kaufman County AP, Terrel, TX, 2564 Base Unit, Station 8631, CFTC, July 26, 1944. - Transferred to Kirtland Field, Albuquerque, NM, 4160 Base Unit, Station 8302, CFTC, Sept. 15, 1944. - Struck off charge, Oct. 3, 1945. Delivered to FA Portuguesa as 1620, 19??. Euroworld International Ltd, Biggin Hill, UK, Mar. 28, 1979. - Registered as G-TIDE. - Sold to USA, Apr. 16, 1980. Drew Wigley, Dallas, TX, April 17, 1980. Jimmie R. McMillan, Breckenridge, TX, May, 1980. - Registered as N3762J. Robert E. Richeson, Graham, TX, 1984-1990. - Registered as N42DQ, Aug. 1989. - Flew as race #42/"Dairy Queen Blizzard". Wells Oil Field Services, Graham, TX, March 27, 1990. William P. Lear Jr, Los Altos Hills, CA, Sept. 1990-1992. - Registered as N77TX. Gregory Hiser/Aero Concepts Inc, Wichita, KS, March 23, 1993-1995. C & B Aero Plain Co, Eden Prairie, MN, Feb. 1, 1996-2007. |
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Source(s): Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003. Federal Aviation Administration, www.faa.gov, 2007. |
Photo Source(s): William T. Larkins Research Assistance: Wings Of The North |
