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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:AT-6 Texan
    Last Military Serial:FAP1707 Portuguese A FAdA
    Construction Number:182-729
    Last Civil Registration:G-BGHU
    Compressed ID:NA AT-6 sn FAP1707 Portuguese A cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Christopher Edward Bellhouse, Merrie Oak, Chartway Street, Sutton Valence, Maidstone

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    Dates

    Event

    1944

    Constructed as an AT-6.
    Your Assistance is Needed: Originally built as an AT-6 variant. Do you know the original AT-6 identification of this airframe? If so please share with Aerial Visuals.
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    1951

    Converted.

    Circa 1951

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 51-15042 USAF.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Armee de l Air with s/n 115042 French AF.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Forcas Aereas da Armada with s/n FAP1707 Portuguese A.

    To unknown owner with c/r G-BGHU.

    Markings Applied: US AIRFORCESERIAL 115042Named

    From 12 November 1981 to 29 December 1986

    To Sheena Margaret Warner keeping c/r G-BGHU.

    29 December 1986

    To Christopher Edward Bellhouse, Merrie Oak, Chartway Street, Sutton Valence, Maidstone with new c/r G-BGHU.

    12 June 1994


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At Wroughton (EGDT).

    15 August 2009


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At Headcorn, Kent, UK - home base

    15 August 2009


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2009 photo at Headcorn, Kent, UK

    26 September 2020


    Photographer: Andrew Shaw
    Notes: At the 2020 Headcorn Battle of Britain 80th Anniversary show

    26 September 2020


    Photographer: Andrew Shaw
    Notes: At the Headcorn Battle of Britain show
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