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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:SNJ-4 Texan
    Last Military Serial:27245 USN
    Construction Number:88-12281
    Last Civil Registration:N24554
    Compressed ID:NA SNJ-4 sn 27245 USN cn 88-12281 c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Mid Atlantic Air Museum Inc, Reading, PA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a SNJ-4.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 27245.

    26 August 1958

    Certificate of airworthiness for N6419D (SNJ-4, 88-13369) issued.

    From 1963 to 1970

    To Walter R. Griffin, Greensboro NC with new c/r N6419D.

    1972

    To Jack W. Reddick, Pleasant Garden NC keeping c/r N6419D.

    1973


    Photographer: Leon Cleaver

    29 July 1973

    Crashed.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number IAD74FLJ06: There was one fatality. Incident occurred at 09:45 hours. The damage was substantial. The flight departed from Long Beach, NC, with the destination Liberty, NC. The engine failed or malfunctioned while cruising. Stalled while in flight. The factors included; high obstructions on terrain. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine. The emergency circumstances included; forced off-airport landing on land...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    From By 1976 to 1977

    To Banaire Enterprises Inc, Hemet, CA with new c/r N24554.

    1 May 1978

    Certificate of airworthiness for N24554 (SNJ-4, 88-12281) issued.

    1 February 1983

    To Mid Atlantic Air Museum Inc, Reading, PA keeping c/r N24554.

    Based at Mid-Atlantic Air Museum, Reading, PA.
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    Markings Applied: 43

    23 July 1995


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Museum at Reading, Pennsylvania.

    23 July 1995


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Museum at Reading, Pennsylvania.

    6 June 2009


    Photographer: Daniel L. Berek
    Notes: Displayed at the Mid Atlantic Air Museum

    13 February 2013

    To unknown owner with c/r N6419D.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Oklahoma City, OK.

    16 July 2013

    To Mid Atlantic Air Museum Inc, Reading, PA keeping c/r N24554.

    10 July 2018


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier

    10 July 2018


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier

    18 August 2023

    To Mid Atlantic Air Museum Inc, Reading, PA keeping c/r N24554.
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     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
    Internet Sources
     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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