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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:T-6G Texan
    Last Military Serial:E.16-114 EdA
    Construction Number:168-496
    Last Civil Registration:N5451E
    Compressed ID:NA T-6G sn E.16-114 EdA cn 168-496...
    Latest Owner or Location:David M. Steele, Glen Allen, VA

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    Dates

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    Constructed as an AT-6.
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    1949

    Converted to a T-6G.

    Circa 1949

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 49-3382.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Ejercito de Aire with s/n E.16-114 and operated with these markings: 793-7.

    14 October 1983

    Assigned to Patrimoine Aeronautique Nationale, Luxembourg-Findel for storage.

    From By 1983 to By 1984

    Placed in outside storage (parked) at Findel.

    By June 1984

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Ejercito de Aire.

    To unknown owner.
    Sold as surplus.

    6 June 1984

    To Dodson Aviation Inc, Ottawa, KS with new c/r N5451E.

    28 September 1984

    Certificate of airworthiness for N5451E (T-6G, 49-3382) issued.

    By 1986

    To Aubrey J. Vidrine, Broussard, LA keeping c/r N5451E.

    From November 1986 to By 1995

    To Frank C. Nelson, Vicksburg, MS keeping c/r N5451E.

    29 June 1998


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: This photo was taken at the Valiant Air Command Museum at Tittusville, FL.

    3 March 1999

    To Selby R. Burch, Winter Garden, FL keeping c/r N5451E.

    Based at Valiant Air Command Museum, Space Center Executive Airport (North East Side), Titusville, FL.
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    29 March 2010

    To unknown owner with c/r N5451E.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Winter Garden, FL.

    10 August 2010

    To unknown owner with c/r N5451E.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Winter Garden, FL.

    24 September 2010

    To Selby R. Burch Trustee, Winter Garden, FL keeping c/r N5451E.

    3 April 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2012 photo at New Smyrna Beach, Florida

    21 April 2015

    To William Brady Burch Trustee, Winter Garden, FL keeping c/r N5451E.

    To Flying Tigers Museum, Kissimmee Municipal Airport, Kissimmee, FL.
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    5 March 2018

    To unknown owner with c/r N5451E.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Glen Allen, VA.

    29 March 2018

    To David M. Steele, Glen Allen, VA keeping c/r N5451E.

    28 July 2022


    Photographer: Nigel Roling
    Notes: N5451E at Oshkosh 28th July 2022
    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 2007 by Andy Marden
    Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall
    Internet Sources
     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
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