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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:Harvard IIA
    Last Military Serial:1522 FAPo
    Construction Number:88-10679
    Last Civil Registration:N36CA
    Compressed ID:NA Harvard IIA sn 1522 FAPo cn 88-1...
    Latest Owner or Location:Southall Properties Llc, Vicksburg, MS

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an AT-6C-NT by North American at Dallas, Texas, USA.

    Circa August 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 41-33557.

    Circa 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n EX584 as a Harvard IIA.
    No evidence RAF received the aircraft; shipped directly to Africa.

    From March 1943 to 1969

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the South African Air Force with s/n 7244.

    From October 1969 to 1978

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Forca Aerea Portuguesa with s/n 1522.

    October 1969

    Transferred to Esquadra de Instructao de Pilotagem, Base Aerea No 1, Sintra, Lisbon.

    1978

    To Euroworld International Ltd, Biggin Hill, England.
    Aircraft still in Portugal.

    21 May 1978


    Photographer: John Yates

    From 25 January 1979 to 1980

    To G. R. B. Aviation Co Ltd, Biggin Hill with new c/r G-RBAC.

    13 May 1979

    Delivered to Biggin Hill.

    June 1980

    Civil registration G-BHXF reserved but not taken up.

    17 September 1980

    To Kayvale Finance Limited, Council Chambers, MAR, Ket Drayton Salop with new c/r G-RBAC.

    From 17 September 1980 to 1985

    To Kayvale Finance Ltd, Shobdon with new c/r G-VALE.
    Flew as USAF 8810677/LTA-584.

    1985

    To John Powell, Shobdon keeping c/r G-VALE.

    12 November 1985

    Civil registration, G-VALE, cancelled.
    Sold to USA.

    From November 1985 to January 1986

    To Courtesy Aircraft Inc, Rockford, IL with new c/r N36CA.

    From 1986 to 1988

    To Wally Braun, Chicago, IL keeping c/r N36CA.

    12 July 1986


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Glenview NAS, IL

    1988

    Operated by Confederate Air Force (MI Wing), Gary, IN.

    14 July 1989


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: Photographed from the Control Tower at DuPage Airport, West Chicago, IL

    From December 1989 to 2004

    To Leslie J. Raffel, Gurnee, IL keeping c/r N36CA.

    From 6 April 2004 to 2005

    To Dan Fordice/Waterwings Inc, Vicksburg, MS keeping c/r N36CA.

    15 September 2005

    To Southall Properties Llc, Vicksburg, MS keeping c/r N36CA.

    25 July 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At 2011 Oshkosh

    29 July 2011


    Photographer: Todd Royer
    Notes: EAA Airventure 2011

    2015

    To Southern Heritage Air Museum, Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport (KTVR), Mound, LA.
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    22 July 2015


    Photographer: Todd Royer
    Notes: EAA Airventure 2015 Wittman Field Oshkosh Wisconsin

    7 April 2021

    To Southall Properties Llc, Vicksburg, MS keeping c/r N36CA.


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    Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall

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