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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:T-6G Texan
    Last Military Serial:52-8238 USAAF
    Construction Number:197-042
    Last Civil Registration:N555Q
    Compressed ID:NA T-6G sn 52-8238 USAAF cn 197-042...
    Latest Owner or Location:Sfbawb DBA Bay Area Warbirds, Monte Vista, CA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a T-6G.

    26 March 1953

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 52-8238.

    28 January 1958

    Certificate of airworthiness for N555Q (AT-6G, 197-042) issued.

    By 16 April 1970

    To unknown owner with c/r N555Q.

    From 16 April 1970 to 19 April 1970

    Raced as #22.
    Competed at the Florida National Air Races in the T-6 class. The pilots were B F McKinney, P Connell and. Qualified in 15th place with an average speed of 187.59 mph.

    20 June 1977


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: This T-6G Texan was resident at Republic Airport on Long Island, New York in the Summer of 1977.

    8 March 1984

    To Yankee Flyers Museum Inc, Southfield, MI keeping c/r N555Q.

    16 August 2006

    To Bay Area Warbirds Llc, Monte Vista, CA keeping c/r N555Q.

    Based at Hayward Executive Airport, Hayward, CA.
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    Markings Applied: TA-900

    1 August 2008


    Photographer: David Miller
    Notes: At 2008 AirVenture at Oshkosh

    28 July 2009

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Ely Airport (yelland Field) Airport (ELY) Ely, NV, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. The pilot reported that during the landing roll in the tailwheel-equipped airplane, he lowered the tail and applied braking action to slow the airplane. After applying the brakes, the airplane veered to the right and exited the runway into an area of soft dirt...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    Based at Livermore Municipal Airport (north side), Livermore, CA.
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    2 August 2017

    To unknown owner with c/r N555Q.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Monte Vista, CA.

    12 September 2017

    To Sfbawb DBA Bay Area Warbirds, Monte Vista, CA keeping c/r N555Q.
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    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    International 1971 Air Racing Annual by John Tegler
    Internet Sources
     Aerodata Quantum+
    AMCAR
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
    Individual Contributors
     John Bennett
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