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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:T-6G Texan
    Last Military Serial:7660 SAAF
    Construction Number:78-6647
    Last Civil Registration:ZK-XSA
    Compressed ID:NA T-6G sn 7660 SAAF cn 78-6647 cr...
    Latest Owner or Location:OSullivan Family Trust, Blenheim

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    Dates

    Event

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

    Circa 1941

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 41-16269.

    Converted to a Harvard III.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the South African Air Force with s/n 7660.

    Converted to a T-6G.

    21 November 1996

    To Graham Orphan, John Kelly Syndicate of Blenheim with new c/r ZK-XSA.

    22 March 1998

    To Harvard 7660 Syndicate/Greg Ward, Rangiora keeping c/r ZK-XSA.

    22 October 2010


    Photographer: David Paull

    2 March 2015

    To Soviet Star Limited, Christchurch keeping c/r ZK-XSA.

    20 March 2015

    To Double X Aviation Limited, Queenstown keeping c/r ZK-XSA.

    1 September 2015

    To Southern Warbirds Limited, Christchurch keeping c/r ZK-XSA.

    25 February 2016

    To Robert Graham Young, Auckland keeping c/r ZK-XSA.

    25 February 2016

    To Brent Trevor Collins, Blenheim keeping c/r ZK-XSA.

    29 June 2018

    To OSullivan Family Trust, Blenheim keeping c/r ZK-XSA.

    19 April 2019


    Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
    Notes: At Omaka, New Zealand


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    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

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    Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher

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    Terry Fletcher

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