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    Airframe Family: Vultee BT-13/BT-15/SNV Valiant
    Latest Model:BT-13A Valiant
    Last Military Serial:41-21826 USAAF
    Construction Number:74-5665
    Last Civil Registration:N57486
    Compressed ID:Vultee BT-13A sn 41-21826 USAAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum Inc, Dallas, TX

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a BT-13A.

    1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 41-21826.

    By July 1943

    Transferred to 749th Basic Flying Training Squadron, Pecos AAF, TX.

    7 September 1943

    Involved in an incident.
    Landing accident with ground loop at Butte Auxiliary Field, TX, pilot Frank P. Lee, Jr.

    By February 1944

    Transferred to 2nd Army Air Force Flying Training Division, Ontario, CA.

    25 February 1944

    Involved in an incident.
    Forced landing due to weather, pilot R.M Burke.

    By 20 January 1957

    To unknown owner with c/r N57486 (BT-13A, 5665).

    20 January 1957

    Certificate of airworthiness for N57486 (BT-13A, 5665) issued.

    By 1963

    To Darrell G. Peason, Los Angeles, CA keeping c/r N57486.

    By 1978

    To Robert C. Cardwell, Fresno, CA keeping c/r N57486.

    1992

    To Wayne Edsall (Trustee), MT, Bozeman, MT keeping c/r N57486.

    6 August 1995


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Aurora, IL

    21 November 2000

    To James H. Boughan (Trustee), Kansas City, MO keeping c/r N57486.

    30 November 2005

    To Vultee Aircraft Historical Organization Inc, Indianapolis, IN keeping c/r N57486.

    Based at Commemorative Air Force-Heart of America Wing, Johnson County Industrial/New Century Air Center Airport, Olathe, KS.
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    Markings Applied: 903
    Prewar National insignia added.

    25 July 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At 2011 Oshkosh

    25 July 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At 2011 Oshkosh

    Based at Indianapolis Executive Airport, Indianapolis, IN.
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    28 July 2017


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At 2017 EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh

    2 September 2021

    To American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum Inc, Dallas, TX keeping c/r N57486.
    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
    Internet Sources
     Aviation Archaeology
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
    Terry Fletcher
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