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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:SNJ-5 Texan
    Last Military Serial:85087 USN
    Construction Number:88-17308
    Last Civil Registration:N25SS
    Compressed ID:NA SNJ-5 sn 85087 USN cn 88-17308 c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Red Willow Aviation and Spraying Inc, McCook, NE

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an AT-6D.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-85527.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 85087 as a SNJ-5.

    To unknown owner with c/r N3257G.

    10 January 1961

    Certificate of airworthiness for N25SS (AT-6D, 85087) issued.

    From 1963 to 1964

    To Joe L. Phillips, San Bernadino, CA keeping c/r N3257G.

    1966

    To Robert H. Garlow, Bakersfield, CA keeping c/r N3257G.

    From 1969 to 1972

    To Richard E. Lowney, San Jose, CA keeping c/r N3257G.

    From 14 September 1969 to 21 September 1969

    Raced as #57.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Walt Ohlrich. Qualified in 17th place with an average speed of 177.92 mph. Raced in the Make-Up race. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 172.66 mph.


    Photographer: William T Larkins

    From 21 September 1971 to 26 September 1971

    Raced as #57.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Marvin Quaid. Qualified in 8th place with an average speed of 200.37 mph. Raced in the Thirty Seccond Climb race. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 178.66 mph. Raced in the Reserve race. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 197.67 mph.

    From 11 September 1973 to 16 September 1973

    Raced as #57, named Sneaky Pete.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was James Wirtz. Qualified in 25th place with an average speed of 185.57 mph.

    From 1975 to 1977

    To Duane Potts, Marengo, IA with new c/r N25SS.

    26 April 1975


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: In Lakeland, FL.

    July 1978


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: Photographed at Oshkosh.

    From 1984 to 1988

    To John P. Silberman, Tampa, FL keeping c/r N25SS.

    By 22 March 1985

    Markings Applied: 087, US NAVY, 85087 SNJ-5

    22 March 1985


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At Lakeland, Florida

    From 20 July 1989 to 2009

    To Campbell Barnett, Mount Airy, NC keeping c/r N25SS.

    20 July 1992

    To Barnett Campbell, Mount Airy, NC keeping c/r N25SS.

    18 November 2009

    To CP Air Llc, Broomfield, CO keeping c/r N25SS.

    27 October 2014

    To Griff H. Malleck DBA, McCook, NE keeping c/r N25SS.

    11 May 2017

    To Griff H. Malleck DBA, McCook, NE keeping c/r N25SS.

    14 May 2022

    To Red Willow Aviation and Spraying Inc, McCook, NE keeping c/r N25SS.
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     International 1970 Air Racing Annual (Atlantic Coast Air Races) by John Tegler
    Internet Sources
     AMCAR
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Reno Air Racing Association (National Championship Air Races)
    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
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