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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:SNJ-5 Texan
    Last Military Serial:90725 USN
    Construction Number:88-17873
    Last Civil Registration:N3246G
    Compressed ID:NA SNJ-5 sn 90725 USN cn 88-17873 c...
    Latest Owner or Location:American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum Inc, Dallas, TX

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an AT-6D-NT by North American at Dallas, Texas, USA.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-86092.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 90725 as a SNJ-5.

    26 April 1962

    Certificate of airworthiness for N3246G (SNJ-5, 90725) issued.

    From By 1963 to By 1964

    To E. L. Honeywell, Fort Worth, TX with new c/r N3246G.

    By 1966

    To Aero Nutz Inc, Monroe, LA keeping c/r N3246G.

    Circa 1 October 1966


    Photographer: Art Brown
    Notes: Photographed at Tallulah, Louisiana fly-in while owned by Aero Nutz flying club. Thirty-five members put up $100 each to buy the SNJ.

    By 1969

    To Raymond K. Elias, Portland, TX keeping c/r N3246G.

    From 11 January 1973 to By 2008

    To American Airpower Heritage Fly Musm, Midland, TX keeping c/r N3246G.

    6 October 1978


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: SNJ-5 Bu.90725 coded CAF-46G at the 1978 Confederate Air Force Airshow at Harlingen, Texas.

    In the inventory of Commemorative Air Force Airpower Museum, Midland International Airport (MAF), Midland, TX.
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    Based at Commemorative Air Force-Arizona Wing, Falcon Field, Phoenix, AZ.
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    By April 1992


    Photographer: Unknown

    9 October 1993


    Photographer: eLaReF
    Notes: At the Confederate Air Force Air Show at Midland, Texas

    23 October 2001

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Falcon FLD Airport (FFZ) Mesa, AZ, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. On the landing rollout the airplane veered off to the right of the runway and impacted a runway distance marker. This was a proficiency flight. The pilot noted no control problems with the airplane while he was conducting maneuvers. After he was cleared to land, the local controller issued winds from 290 degrees at 8 knots...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    4 March 2006


    Photographer: Walter Wesch
    Notes: At Casa Grande, AZ

    Repaired.

    Markings Applied: 25, 90725

    By 10 September 2011

    Markings Applied: 25, 90725, SNJ-5

    10 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    10 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    7 October 2015

    To American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum Inc, Dallas, TX keeping c/r N3246G.

    20 March 2017


    Photographer: Steffen Rhode
    Notes: Mesa Falcon Field, Arizona
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