Serial #: 42-84211 Construction #: 88-15992 Civil Registration: N42897
Model(s): AT-6D Texan Name: None Status: Airworthy Last info: 2011 |
History:
Manufactured by North American, Dallas, TX.
Delivered to the USAAF as 42-84211, March 9, 1944.
Allocated to AAF Flying Training Command, Jackson AAF, MS, March 1944.
Transferred to 2116th AAF Base Unit (Basic Pilot School, ATC) Eglin AAF, Fl, July 1944.
Transferred to 2146th AAF Base Unit
(Specialized Four Engine Pilot School, ATC) Smyrna AAF, TN, November 1944
Transferred to 4185th AAF Base Unit (Air Material Command), Independence AAF KS (storage), April 1945
Transferred to San Antonio Air Materiel Area, Kelly AFB TX, January 1948
Transferred to 3545th Basic Pilot Training Wing (ATC), Goodfellow AFB TX, October 1948
Deployed to Greenville AB, TX.
Transferred to San Antonio Air Materiel Area, Kelly AFB TX, May 1953
Transferred to Mobile Air Materiel Area, Brookley AFB AL, October 1954
Dropped from inventory by transfer to Korea under MDAP, Dec 1954
Delivered To Spanish A.F. as C.6-6017.
BOC: Dec 1954
SOC: June 26, 1981.
Delivered as top-deck cargo on Aircraft Carrier to Spain.
last squadron code 421-71.
Sold auction, Torrejon A.B. Spain, 09 Jul 1983
Lance Aircraft Supply, 1984
Texas Turbo Jet Inc Dallas TX (reg.#N42897) May 1992
- Registered as N42897.
Richard C. Slaney, Eugene OR, 26 May 1992
Mark Chambliss Tallahassee, FL, 1996
Gold Coast Warbird Adventures Inc, Miami, FL, December 17, 1999-2010.
6 year restoration to airworthy, completed 2010.
First flight since Spain, Aug 2010.
Source(s): Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Photo Source(s):
Vincent Tirado III Research Assistance: Vincent Tirado III |