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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:SNJ-4 Texan
    Last Military Serial:52017 USN
    Construction Number:88-15205
    Last Civil Registration:N543LB
    Compressed ID:NA SNJ-4 sn 52017 USN cn 88-15205 c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Creve Coeur Airport, Saint Louis, Missouri

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a SNJ-4.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 52017.

    30 September 1959

    Certificate of airworthiness for N543LB (SNJ-5, 52017) issued.

    Circa 30 September 1959

    To unknown owner with c/r N3260G.
    Your Assistance is Needed: Can you confirm the airframe was assigned the civil registration N3260G when it was certified for airworthiness in September 1959? Who was the owner of the airframe at the time?
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    30 September 1959

    Certificate of airworthiness for N3260G (SNJ-5, 52017) issued.

    From By 1963 to By 1964

    To Joe B. Hill, Freemont CA keeping c/r N3260G.

    1966

    Appeared briefly in the movie Agent for H.A.R.M. in faded black scheme with white fuselage stripe and silver rudder.

    From By 1966 to By 1972

    To Dudley A. Main, Georgetown SC/San Diego CA keeping c/r N3260G.

    By 1976

    To Speedway Volkswagen, Indianapolis, IN with new c/r N543LB.

    1977

    To Lowell Blossom, Zionsville, IN keeping c/r N543LB.

    8 September 1979


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: In Galesburg, IL

    8 September 1979


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: In Galesburg, IL.

    From By 1984 to By 1992

    To Ed Buerckholtz, Chesterfield, MO keeping c/r N543LB.

    Markings Applied: 76, IJ43, U.S. NAVY

    1984


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: Topeka, KS.

    1984


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: Topeka, KS

    1986


    Photographer: Paul Maseman
    Notes: Taken from Gary Abrams C-182 with photographer shooting out the baggage door. Over the Silver Bell Mountains, just West of Avra Valley Airport near Marana, Arizona

    11 May 1992

    To Albert I. Stix, Saint Louis, MO keeping c/r N543LB.

    Based at Creve Coeur Airport, Saint Louis, MO.
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     Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall
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    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
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