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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:AT-6C-NT Texan
    Last Military Serial:41-33790 USAAF
    Construction Number:88-14167
    Last Civil Registration:N7471S
    Compressed ID:NA AT-6C-NT sn 41-33790 USAAF cn 88...
    Latest Owner or Location:Lonestar 6 Llc, Warwick, RI

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    Dates

    Event

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

    1 January 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 41-33790.

    7 April 1950

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX7471S (AT-6C, 8814167) issued.

    18 February 1997

    To Flier Llc, Douglasville, GA with new c/r N7471S.

    30 July 2004

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX7471S (AT-6C, 8814167) issued.

    From 15 September 2004 to 19 September 2004

    Raced as #20, named VIXEN.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Paul Redlich from Huntington, IN. Qualified in 8th place with an average speed of 219.273 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 217.244 mph. Raced in Heat 2C. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 211.781 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 211.644 mph.

    From 11 September 2006 to 17 September 2006

    Raced as #20.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Paul Redlich from Batavia, OH. Qualified in 16th place with an average speed of 214.667 mph. Raced in Heat 1C. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 218.638 mph. Raced in Heat 2D. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 215.167 mph. Raced in the Medallion 2 race. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 219.665 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 213.739 mph.

    13 September 2006


    Photographer: Nigel Roling
    Notes: N7471S Vixen at Reno_13-9-06

    19 May 2008

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX7471S (AT-6C, 88-14167) issued.

    13 April 2011

    To Flier Llc, Cincinnati, OH keeping c/r N7471S.

    11 July 2019

    To Flier Llc, Cincinnati, OH keeping c/r N7471S.

    3 November 2020

    To Lonestar 6 Llc, Warwick, RI keeping c/r N7471S.

    18 June 2022

    Displayed at the Innovations in Flight fly-in 2022, Udvar-Hazy Center, National Air and Space Museum.

    18 June 2022


    Photographer: Andrew Lisowski
    Notes: Displayed at the Innovations in Flight fly-in 2022, Udvar-Hazy Center, National Air and Space Museum. Aircraft has US national rondel, lettered TA-167 and nose art Lil Rhody.

    25 July 2023


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: Lil Rhody cartoon on N7471S at Oshkosh, WI

    30 July 2023


    Photographer: G R Dennis Price
    Notes: At Oshkosh, WI


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