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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:SNJ-5 Texan
    Last Military Serial:52006 USN
    Construction Number:88-15194
    Last Civil Registration:N52006
    Compressed ID:NA SNJ-5 sn 52006 USN cn 88-15194 c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Los Angeles County Office Public Administrator, Los Angeles, CA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a SNJ-5.

    2 November 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 52006.

    2 November 1943

    Transferred to N. A. S. Pensacola.

    From By 1963 to By 1964

    To James J. Dickson, Riverside, CA with new c/r N7995C.

    From By 1966 to By 1969

    To Clifford G. Shirpser, North Hollywood, CA keeping c/r N7995C.

    May 1969


    Photographer: William T Larkins
    Notes: At Watsonville May 1969.

    By 1970

    To Clifford G. Shirpser, Van Nuys, CA with new c/r N52006.

    Based at Van Nuys Airport, Los Angeles, CA.
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    Markings Applied: 006

    17 June 1985

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR52006 (SNJ-5, 52006) issued.

    25 May 1986


    Photographer: Nate Wilburn
    Notes: Van Nuys Airport, L.A.

    21 October 1998

    To Clifford G. Shirpser, No Hollywood, CA keeping c/r N52006.

    1 January 2017

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR52006 (SNJ-5, 52006) issued.

    20 July 2017

    Civil registration, N52006, cancelled.

    By 13 January 2018

    Markings Applied: 006, RESCUE, USAF 52006

    13 January 2018


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Van Nuys Airport, California.

    13 January 2018


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Van Nuys Airport, California.

    1 July 2019

    To Los Angeles County Office Public Administrator, Los Angeles, CA keeping c/r N52006.

    17 September 2019

    Offered for sale by online auction by Los Angeles County Public Administrator.

    5 November 2022

    Civil registration, N52006, cancelled.
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    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall
    Internet Sources
     AMCAR
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Christopher Brame
    Mike Henniger
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