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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:T-6D Texan
    Last Military Serial:42-84757 USAF
    Construction Number:88-16538
    Last Civil Registration:N43826
    Compressed ID:NA T-6D sn 42-84757 USAF cn 88-1653...
    Latest Owner or Location:Kokomo Municipal Airport, Kokomo, Indiana

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an AT-6D.

    Circa 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-84757.

    By 1945

    Transferred to 3706th Base Unit (Basic Training Center), Sheppard Field, Wichita Falls, TX.

    7 December 1945

    Damaged.
    Damaged landing at Love Field, Dallas, TX.

    18 September 1947

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 42-84757.

    Transferred to 3380th Maintenance Squadron, 3380th Maintenance and Supply Group, Keesler AFB, Biloxi, MS.

    11 June 1948

    Redesignated as T-6D.

    2 April 1949

    Damaged.
    Damaged in accident at Barksdale AFB, Shreveport, LA.

    20 April 1950

    Damaged.
    Damaged while ground looping on landing at Keesler AFB.

    29 May 1951

    Loaned to Royal Canadian Air Force Training Command.
    Retained USAF s/n.

    14 August 1952

    Transferred to No. 6 Repair Depot, Trenton, ON.
    For inspection and preparation for return to USAF.

    27 October 1952

    Returned from loan to USAF.

    1952

    Transferred to 1401st Air Base Wing (Military Air Transport Service), Andrews AFB, MD.

    5 September 1956

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Air Force.
    For disposal.

    24 January 2007

    To Historic Aeroplane Works, Inc, Roanoke, IN with new c/r N43826.

    Circa January 2007

    Certificate of airworthiness for N43826 (T-6D, 42-84757) issued.

    20 November 2008

    To Natre Air III Llc, Tipton, IN keeping c/r N43826.

    Based at Kokomo Municipal Airport, Kokomo, IN.
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    27 July 2010


    Photographer: Mark Pasqualino
    Notes: At 2010 Oshkosh

    Markings Applied: 35

    15 May 2021


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Illinois Valley Regional Airport, Peru, IL
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    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
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    Wiek Dwudziesty
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     Glenn Chatfield
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