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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:AT-6C-NT Texan
    Last Military Serial:1559 {1} FAPo
    Construction Number:88-12044
    Last Civil Registration:N4434N
    Compressed ID:NA AT-6C-NT sn 1559 FAPo cn 88-1204...
    Latest Owner or Location:Moonshot Marketing Llc, Fallon, NV

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    Dates

    Event

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

    Circa 1941

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 41-33573.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n EX600.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the South African Air Force with s/n 7382.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Forca Aerea Portuguesa with s/n 1559 {1}.

    1979

    To Euroworld International, UK with new c/r G-BGOV.

    From 28 March 1979 to 5 November 1980

    To Euroworld International Airline Operations Limited keeping c/r G-BGOV.

    March 1980

    Spotted at Biggin Hill, UK, still in a basic Portuguese Air Force marks.

    5 November 1980

    To Aces High Limited, Fairoaks Airport, Chobham, Surrey keeping c/r G-BGOV.

    25 August 1981


    Photographer: Paul Thallon
    Notes: 1981 photo at Blackpool - of a North American AT-6C Harvard IIA - Carring the false serial FX291 for the filming of the TV series Airline

    Restored.
    Markings Applied: FX291
    Restored and painted in RAF markings with fake RAF serial for a UK Television series Airline in the early 1980s.

    April 1983


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At Duxford Museum in the UK

    17 May 1983

    Civil registration, G-BGOV, cancelled.
    Exported to the United States.

    14 November 1983

    To Mourad June, Mercedes, TX with new c/r N4434N.

    15 November 1983

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX4434N (AT-6C(SNJ-4), 88-12044) issued.

    By 3 August 1985

    To unknown owner with c/r N4434N.

    3 August 1985

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Cameron County Airport (T31) Port Isabel, TX, United States while on appoach. The damage was substantial. The aircraft was substantially damaged when it undershot the runway and cartwheeled during an emergency landing following an engine failure in the traffic pattern. The pilot reported that initial examination of the engine revealed that initial examination of the engine revealed that 4 cylinder heads were cracked and separated from the barrels...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    23 April 2008

    To R F. Diver, Crossroads, TX keeping c/r N4434N.

    9 July 2014

    To unknown owner with c/r N4434N.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Xxx, OK.

    1 January 2015

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX4434N (AT-6G, 88-12044) issued.

    Circa 1 January 2015

    To Mourad June, Mercedes, TX keeping c/r N4434N.

    29 April 2015

    Civil registration, N4434N, cancelled.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Oklahoma.

    In the inventory of Dodson International, Rantoul, KS.
    View the Location Dossier

    21 April 2017

    To American Warbirds Inc, Fallon, NV with new c/r N4434N.

    7 July 2017

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX4434N (AT-6C(SNJ-4), 88-12044) issued.

    From 9 September 2019 to 15 September 2019

    Raced as #33, named Money Trap.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Dennis Buehn from Fallon, NV. Qualified in 14th place with an average speed of 192.636 mph. Raced in Heat 1C. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 195.837 mph. Raced in Heat 2D. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 191.164 mph. Raced in the Medallion 2 race. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 185.322 mph.

    9 September 2019


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

    10 September 2019


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

    11 September 2019


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

    31 October 2019

    Certificate of airworthiness for N4434N (AT-6C(SNJ-4), 88-12044) issued.

    30 December 2019

    To Moonshot Marketing Llc, Fallon, NV keeping c/r N4434N.


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    Internet Sources
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Reno Air Racing Association (National Championship Air Races)
    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood

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    Peter Nicholson
    Tony Szulc

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