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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:SNJ-6 Texan
    Last Military Serial:112178 USN
    Construction Number:121-43141
    Last Civil Registration:N9820C
    Compressed ID:NA SNJ-6 sn 112178 USN cn 121-43141...
    Latest Owner or Location:American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum Inc, Dallas, TX

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    Dates

    Event

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

    1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-82314.
    NOT TOS. Ordered as such, diverted directly to USN.

    1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 112178 as a SNJ-6.

    1963

    To Erie Aviation, Erie PA with new c/r N9820C.

    From By 1966 to 1977

    To Wesley Y. Braggs, Virginia Beach, VA keeping c/r N9820C.

    9 September 1991

    To American Airpower Heritage Fly Museum, Midland, TX keeping c/r N9820C.

    In the inventory of Commemorative Air Force Airpower Museum, Midland International Airport (MAF), Midland, TX.
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    Operated by Commemorative Air Force-Gulf Coast Wing, David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH), Houston, TX.
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    Markings Applied: AI-118

    27 December 2000

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX9820C (SNJ-6, 112178) issued.

    8 September 2005

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX9820C (SNJ-6, 112178) issued.

    From 2007 to 2008

    Rebuilt by Houston-Clover TX as replica Zero.

    April 2008

    First flight. Flown with markings applied: AI-118
    First flight as Zero replica.

    26 July 2012


    Photographer: John Tomlinson
    Notes: At 2012 AirVenture at Oshkosh, WI.

    24 August 2015

    To American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum Inc, Dallas, TX keeping c/r N9820C.

    26 June 2016


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Davenport, IA

    6 April 2018


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: Space Coast Warbird Airshow, Titusville, FL. Tora! Tora! Tora!

    21 October 2018


    Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
    Notes: Wings over Houston Airshow, Texas
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