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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:SNJ-5B Texan
    Last Military Serial:43736 USN
    Construction Number:88-15677
    Last Civil Registration:N7861B
    Compressed ID:NA SNJ-5B sn 43736 USN cn 88-15677...
    Latest Owner or Location:Fargo Air Museum, Hector International Airport, Fargo, North Dakota

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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 41-34477.

    Circa 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 43736 as a SNJ-5.

    Converted to a SNJ-5B.
    Modified with two 30mm machine guns and a bomb rack mounted below each wing.

    1959

    To unknown owner with c/r N3259G.

    23 November 1959

    Certificate of airworthiness for N3259G (SNJ-5, 43736) issued.

    1963

    To Robert L. Wood, Laredo, TX keeping c/r N3259G.

    1963

    To Larry K. Payne, Safford, AZ keeping c/r N3259G.

    1966

    To Jay V. White, Rolla, MO keeping c/r N3259G.

    1969

    To Spence J. Edwards, Northbrook, IL keeping c/r N3259G.

    1972

    To Sydney R. Raike, Chicago, IL keeping c/r N3259G.

    1976

    To W. C. Boldt and Co, Hammond, IN keeping c/r N3259G.

    By August 1981

    Markings Applied: 736, NAVY, ST.LOUIS

    August 1981


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Aurora, IL

    February 1982


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: Fairfax Municipal Airport, Kansas City, KS.

    1983

    To Frank D. Ramuta, Joliet, IL keeping c/r N3259G.

    1986

    To Casey Aviation Services, Willowbrook, IL keeping c/r N3259G.

    1992

    To Frank L. Isbell/SNJ Aircraft Inc, Richmond, VA keeping c/r N3259G.

    15 August 1992

    To Joseph N. Miller, Pocono Pines, PA keeping c/r N3259G.

    12 April 1999


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Sun-n-Fun 1999, Lakeland FL

    10 April 2000

    To Timothy S. Savage/Torpedo Squadron Eight Inc, Indianapolis, IN keeping c/r N3259G.

    5 April 2002


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Kissimmee Gateway Airport, Kissimmee FL

    9 March 2005

    To Historic Aeroplane Works, Roanoke, IN keeping c/r N3259G.

    2 June 2008

    To Open Cockpit Llc, New York, NY keeping c/r N3259G.

    30 September 2008

    To Open Cockpit Llc, New York, NY with new c/r N7861B.

    Based at Huntington Municipal Airport, Huntington, IN.
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    15 January 2009


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: Stallion 51, Kissimmee, FL.

    15 January 2009


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: Stallion 51, Kissimmee, FL.

    15 January 2009


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: Stallion 51, Kissimmee, FL.

    16 January 2009

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Merritt Island Airport (COI) Merritt Island, FL, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. The pilot was landing on runway 29 at his destination airport. The winds were from 350 degrees at 15 knots, gusting to 18 knots. During the landing rollout, he lost directional control and the airplane ground-looped. The airplane then departed the right side of the runway and impacted a taxiway location sign...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    4 January 2012

    To Open Cockpit Llc, Kissimmee, FL keeping c/r N7861B.

    To Flying Tigers Museum, Kissimmee Municipal Airport, Kissimmee, FL.
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    5 April 2013

    To Portie Llc, Delano, MN keeping c/r N7861B.

    18 December 2017

    To unknown owner with c/r N7861B.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Fargo, ND.

    24 May 2018

    To Plane Crazy Aviation Llc, Fargo, ND keeping c/r N7861B.

    By May 2018

    Based at Fargo Air Museum, Hector International Airport, Fargo, ND.
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    24 July 2018


    Photographer: Andrew Shaw
    Notes: Taxiing out at AirVenture 2018 to take part in the mass Texan/Harvard flypast.


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    Credits
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    Print Sources
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden

    Internet Sources
    AMCAR
    Aviation History Site by Geoff Goodall
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher

    Individual Contributors
    Glenn Chatfield
    Max Sabin

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