Serial #: 51-17110
Construction #: CCF4-292
Civil Registration:
  G-BJST

Model: T-6J Texan
Name: None
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2025

History:
Delivered to United States Air Force as 51-17110
- BOC: Unknown.
- SOC: Unknown.
Delivered to Italian Air Force as MM537950
- BOC: Unknown.
- SOC: Unknown.
- Coded as “SC-66”.
- Open storage, Bergamo AB, 1975.
- Open storage, Grottaglie AB, 1977-1981.
- Sold by US Defense Logistics Agency.
- TT hrs 7.81.
Robs Lamplough, Duxford, UK, 1981.
- 1 of 4 Italian AF T-6s arriving at Southampton Docks from Bolognia on MV "Dragon", November 21, 1981.
Vic Norman & Michael Lawrence, Coventry, UK, December 21, 1981-1981-1994.
- Registered as G-BJST.
- Restoration, Kemble, UK, 1985.
- Rebuilt as Zero replica for movie Empire of the Sun, 1987.
- No certificate of airworthiness issued.
- Removed from civil registry, July 26, 1994.
Gerhard R. A. Schilling, Norath, Germany, November 5, 1996-1998.
- Registered as G-BJST.
Tuplin Holdings Ltd, Southall, UK, August 31, 2000-2004.
- Stored, Little Gransden, pending restoration, 2000.
- Under restoration at Thruxton, August 2003.
- Flew as RAF “KF729”.
Classic Aero Engineering Ltd, Thruxton, UK, 30.11.04-2005.
Peter J. Tuplin & Paul W. Portelli, Thruxton, UK, February 24, 2005-2009.
Classic Aero Engineering Ltd, Thruxton, UK, August 11, 2009-2010.
M. R. Francis, N. F. Oakman & G. J. Fricker/G-BJST Group, Saffron Walden, UK, July 22, 2010-2014.
G-BJST Group, Dunmow, UK, July 15, 2014-2025.
- Flown in camouflaged scheme as RAF “AJ841”.