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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:AT-6D Texan
    Last Military Serial:NZ1024 RNZAF
    Construction Number:88-10253
    Last Civil Registration:VH-XNZ
    Compressed ID:NA AT-6D sn NZ1024 RNZAF cn 88-1025...
    Latest Owner or Location:Douglas Hamilton, Whorouly, VIC

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    Dates

    Event

    1942

    Constructed as an AT-6D.
    AT-6D 88-13188

    1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 41-33396.

    1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n EX423.
    Shipped direct to New Zealand.

    18 January 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal New Zealand Air Force with s/n NZ1024.

    From 1978 to 1985

    To F. William Pike and Joe G. Drage.

    From 1980 to 1985

    Placed on display with Drage Historic Aircraft Collection, Wodonga VIC.

    From 1985 to 1989

    Placed on display with Joe Drage/Drage Airworld, Wangaratta VIC.

    1991


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: 1991 photo at Bankstown, NSW

    27 February 1991

    To Douglas Hamilton, Whorouly, VIC with new c/r VH-XNZ.

    26 September 2002

    To Douglas Stuart Hamilton, Whorouly, VIC keeping c/r VH-XNZ.

    13 April 2005

    To Douglas Hamilton, Whorouly, VIC keeping c/r VH-XNZ.

    20 November 2015


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: At 2015 Warbirds Downunder at Temora NSW

    20 October 2024


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: VH-XNZ / NZ1024 performing at Warbirds Downunder, Temora, NSW
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