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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:T-6G Texan
    Last Military Serial:49-3402 USAAF
    Construction Number:88-11594
    Last Civil Registration:N85JR
    Compressed ID:NA T-6G sn 49-3402 USAAF cn 88-1159...
    Latest Owner or Location:Pond Warbirds Llc, Reno, NV

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an AT-6C.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-3890.

    Converted to a T-6G by North American at Downey, CA.
    New construction number, 168-526, assigned to the airframe.

    Circa 1949

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 49-3402.

    2 July 1959

    Certificate of airworthiness for N9882C (AT-6G, 493402) issued.

    From By 1963 to By 1969

    To Walker H. Harris, Denver, CO with new c/r N9882C.

    January 1985

    To John Roark, Fort Lupton, CO with new c/r N85JR.

    From 9 September 1985 to 15 September 1985

    Raced as #85.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was John Roark. Qualified in 18th place with an average speed of 191.936 mph. Raced in Heat 1C. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 192.622 mph. Raced in the Medallion 2 race. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 187.786 mph.

    From By 1986 to By 1997

    Based at Planes of Fame East/Robert J. Pond, Eden Prairie, MN.
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    By 1998

    To Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs/Pond Warbirds Llc/Bob Pond, CA keeping c/r N85JR.

    29 October 1999

    To Robert J. Pond, Palm Springs, CA keeping c/r N85JR.

    3 July 2001

    To Pond Warbirds Llc, Palm Springs, CA keeping c/r N85JR.

    3 July 2001

    To Pond Warbirds Llc, Saint Cloud, MN keeping c/r N85JR.

    1 January 2002

    Certificate of airworthiness for N85JR (AT-6G, 493402) issued.

    Based at Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs International Airport, Palm Springs, CA.
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    By 6 September 2011

    Markings Applied: 2-P-7, U.S. NAVY Minneapolis, SNJ 0084

    6 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    14 April 2012

    To Pond Warbirds Llc, Saint Cloud, MN keeping c/r N85JR.

    28 May 2013


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Displayed at the Palm Springs Air Museum, California

    4 October 2016


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: Palm Springs Air Museum, CA.

    22 April 2017


    Photographer: Marcin Rogowski
    Notes: At the Palm Springs Air Museum, CA, USA.

    13 February 2018

    To Pond Warbirds Llc, Reno, NV keeping c/r N85JR.
    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
    Reno Air Racing Association (National Championship Air Races)
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
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