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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:SNJ-5 Texan
    Last Military Serial:43689 USN
    Construction Number:88-15390
    Last Civil Registration:N502
    Compressed ID:NA SNJ-5 sn 43689 USN cn 88-15390 c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Fightertown Llc, Colonial Heights, VA

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    Dates

    Event

    Circa 1941

    Constructed as a SNJ-5.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 43689.

    To unknown owner with c/r N9811C.

    From 15 September 1968 to 22 September 1968

    Raced as #50.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Walt Ohlrich. Qualified in 14th place with an average speed of 171.98 mph. The aircraft did not carry a race number, so the buzz number 502 was used and shortened to 50.

    From 15 September 1968 to 22 September 1968

    Raced as #502.
    Appeared at the National Championship Air Races to compete in the T-6 class, but did not qualify. The primary pilot was Walter Ohlrich.

    1969

    To unknown owner with c/r N502.

    1 May 1979

    To Walter E. Ohlrich DBA Jr, Virginia Beach, VI keeping c/r N502.

    By 25 May 1991

    Markings Applied: 502, CB

    25 May 1991


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at NAS Patuxent River Airshow

    25 May 1991


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at NAS Patuxent River Airshow

    21 August 2006

    To Fightertown Llc, Colonial Heights, VA keeping c/r N502.

    7 November 2010


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Warriors and Warbirds Airshow, Monroe NC

    22 August 2013


    Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
    Notes: Seen during Warbirds over the Beach, Virginia Beach, VA, USA
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    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     International 1969 Air Racing Annual (Arco Publishing) by John Tegler and Don Berliner
    Internet Sources
     AMCAR
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Reno Air Racing Association (National Championship Air Races)
    Individual Contributors
     Robert Nichols
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