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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:SNJ-5 Texan
    Last Military Serial:85047 USN
    Construction Number:88-16908
    Last Civil Registration:N4LH
    Compressed ID:NA SNJ-5 sn 85047 USN cn 88-16908 c...
    Latest Owner or Location:World War Two Warbirds Inc, Wilmington, DE

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a SNJ-5.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-85427.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 85047.

    From 1963 to 1970

    To J. R. Carter, Felda FL with new c/r N3640F.

    Circa 1975


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At a dusting strip in Tri-States

    By 1977

    To A. Castillo, Homestead FL keeping c/r N3640F.

    Circa 1977


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: Damaged by a ground loop.

    October 1984

    To W. Ray Goodrich, Oceanside CA with new c/r N246AT.

    January 1990

    To Linda H. Goodrich, Oceanside CA with new c/r N4LH.

    July 1990


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At MCAS El Toro, CA Air Show

    July 1992

    To Bruce L. Moore, Canaan NH keeping c/r N4LH.

    July 1995

    To World War Two Warbirds Inc, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N4LH.

    23 February 1996

    Crashed.
    There was one fatality. The accident occurred at West Palm Beach, FL, United States while maneuvering. The airframe was destroyed. Several witnesses observed the airplane flying over water about 1 to 2 miles east of the coastline. The airplane was observed to dive towards a boat. It then pulled up and performed a maneuver described as a wing-over to the left. The airplane was observed to dive again. During the pull up, the tail section of the airplane collided with the water...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    22 September 1998

    Civil registration, N4LH, cancelled.
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     Terry Fletcher
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