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    This page documents a history of a specific aircraft. The details provided vary from aircraft to aircraft and are dependent on the research and amount of data uploaded to the Aerial Visuals database.

    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:T-6G Texan
    Last Military Serial:MM53655 AMI
    Last Civil Registration:N1364J
    Compressed ID:NA T-6G sn MM53655 AMI cr N1364J
    Latest Owner or Location:SNJ-2 Corp, Farmingdale, NY

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an AT-6.

    1951

    Remanufactured as a T-6G.
    New construction number, 188-71, assigned to the airframe.

    Circa 1951

    Assigned s/n 51-15208 with the United States Air Force for administrative purposes. It did not serve with this service.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Aeronautica Militare Italiana with s/n MM53655 and operated with these markings: SC-69.

    From By 1977 to By 1981

    Assigned to Grottaglie, AB for storage.

    March 1981

    Offered for sale by US Defense Logistics Agency.

    November 1981

    To unknown owner with c/r N1364J.

    2 April 1982

    Certificate of airworthiness for N1364J (T-6G, 53655) issued.

    24 March 1984

    Crashed.
    There was one minor injury. The accident occurred at the Romana Airport (139) Ramona, CA, United States while taxiing. The damage was minor. The pilot of a north american T-6G, N1364J, had just landed was taxiing down a parallel taxiway to the approach end of the runway to takeoff again. At about the same time, a Cessna 150K, N6402G, had been stopped at the intersection of the parallel taxiway another adjoining taxiway...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    By 1986

    To Robert W. Heckman, Ramona, CA keeping c/r N1364J.

    From By 1988 to By 2005

    To Charles A. Bivenour, Scottsdale, AZ keeping c/r N1364J.

    1 January 2002

    Certificate of airworthiness for N1364J (T-6G, 53655) issued.

    Markings Applied: 115208, TA-208
    Flown in USAF markings.

    Markings Applied: 53655
    Finished in USN markings. The BuNo 53655 belongs to a Grumman Avenger.

    By 2 March 2002

    Markings Applied: 54, NAVY VU-7, UH

    2 March 2002


    Photographer: Walter Wesch
    Notes: At Casa Grande, AZ

    1 January 2004

    Certificate of airworthiness for N1364J (T-6G, 53655) issued.

    15 December 2005

    To North American T-6G Inc, Scottsdale, AZ keeping c/r N1364J.

    2 October 2009

    To Warbirds Llc, Scottsdale, AZ keeping c/r N1364J.

    From 12 September 2011 to 16 September 2011

    Raced as #54.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Michael Pfleger from Scottsdale, AZ. Qualified in 17th place with an average speed of 201.314 mph. Raced in Heat 1C. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 198.365 mph. Raced in Heat 2D. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 198.506 mph.

    14 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

    From 10 September 2012 to 16 September 2012

    Raced as #54, named Mid Life Madness.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Michael Pfleger from Scottsdale, AZ. Qualified in 9th place with an average speed of 224.777 mph. Raced in Heat 1C. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 198.316 mph. Raced in Heat 2D. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 212.6 mph. Raced in the Medallion 2 race. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 189.983 mph.

    By 12 September 2012

    Markings Applied: Mid Life Madness, 54, NAVY VU-7, UH

    12 September 2012


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races at the Reno-Stead Airport, Nevada.

    From 9 September 2013 to 15 September 2013

    Raced as #54, named Mid Life Madness.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Michael Pfleger from Scottsdale, AZ. Qualified in 12th place with an average speed of 210.171 mph. Raced in Heat 1C. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 216.462 mph. Raced in Heat 2D. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 209.629 mph. Raced in the Medallion 2 race. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 213.617 mph.

    11 September 2013


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

    11 September 2013


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

    From 8 September 2014 to 14 September 2014

    Raced as #54, named Mid Life Madness.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Michael Pfleger from Scottsdale, AZ. Qualified in 13th place with an average speed of 208.966 mph. Raced in Heat 1C. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 212.13 mph. Raced in Heat 2D. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 208.646 mph. Raced in the Medallion 2 race. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 204.157 mph.

    25 October 2014


    Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
    Notes: Photographed during the Copperstate Fly-In at Casa Grande, Arizona

    From 14 September 2015 to 20 September 2015

    Raced as #54, named Mid Life Madness.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Michael Pfleger from Scottsdale, AZ. Qualified in 14th place with an average speed of 203.621 mph. Raced in Heat 1C. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 206.67 mph. Raced in Heat 2D. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 213.69 mph. Raced in the Medallion 2 race. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 214.433 mph.

    From 12 September 2016 to 18 September 2016

    Raced as #54, named Mid Life Madness.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Michael Pfleger from Scottsdale, AZ. Qualified in 13th place with an average speed of 208.557 mph. Raced in Heat 1C. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 209.716 mph. Raced in Heat 2D. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 210.661 mph. Raced in the Medallion 2 race. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 210.602 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 6th place with an average speed of 207.112 mph.

    From 11 September 2017 to 17 September 2017

    Raced as #54, named Mid Life Madness.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Michael Pfleger from Scottsdale, AZ. Qualified in 11th place with an average speed of 192.771 mph. Raced in Heat 1C. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 199.36 mph. Raced in Heat 2D. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 197.687 mph. Raced in the Medallion 2 race. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 193.286 mph.

    24 July 2018


    Photographer: Andrew Shaw
    Notes: Seen at AirVenture 2018, Oshkosh

    27 August 2018

    To SNJ-2 Corp, Farmingdale, NY keeping c/r N1364J.
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall
    Internet Sources
     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Reno Air Racing Association (National Championship Air Races)
    Scramble of the Dutch Aviation Society
    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
    Mike Henniger
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