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    Airframe Family: Vultee BT-13/BT-15/SNV Valiant
    Latest Model:BT-13A Valiant
    Last Military Serial:41-22578 USAAF
    Construction Number:74-6656
    Last Civil Registration:N56336
    Compressed ID:Vultee BT-13A sn 41-22578 USAAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Commemorative Air Force Airpower Museum, Midland International Airport (MAF), Midland, Texas

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    Dates

    Event

    1942

    Constructed as a BT-13A.

    1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 41-22578.

    By January 1968

    To Ray Smith Reynolds, Los Alimitos, CA with new c/r N56336.

    July 1968


    Photographer: Photo by Nick Williams
    Notes: Prior to the Tora,Tora,Tora conversion.

    1969

    Markings Applied: AI-231
    Converted to replicate Japanese D3A Val dive bomber for the movie Tora, Tora, Tora.

    Circa 1975

    To Confederate Air Force, Harlingen, TX keeping c/r N56336.

    1983

    To American Airpower Heritage Flight Museum, Midland, TX keeping c/r N56336.

    In the inventory of Commemorative Air Force Airpower Museum, Midland International Airport (MAF), Midland, TX.
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    By August 1985

    Markings Applied: EII-238

    By June 1986

    Markings Applied: EI-231

    June 1986


    Photographer: Mark Kennedy
    Notes: Aichi D3A Val Replica (BT-13A) at Brazoria County Airshow, Lake Jackson, Tx. June 1986.

    2 August 1988


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Oshkosh, WI

    By 1993


    Photographer: Corel Photo CD-ROM 1993

    19 August 1995


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Wings of Eagles Airshow at Batavia, New York.

    19 August 1995


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Wings of Eagles Airshow at Batavia, New York.

    19 August 1995


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Wings of Eagles Airshow at Batavia, New York.

    19 August 1995


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Wings of Eagles Airshow at Batavia, New York.

    17 April 2000

    Crashed.
    There was one serious injury. The accident occurred at Pearl Harbor, HI, United States while maneuvering. The airframe was destroyed. The pilot was flying a replica Japanese Val during the filming of Pearl Harbor on Ford Island, Hawaii. The movie shot called for a low pass of three Vals over a movie set with 65-FOOT-TALL palm trees. The number 2 and 3 wingmen were to stack up (above) on the flight leader number 1...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    23 August 2000

    Civil registration, N56336, cancelled.
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