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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:Harvard IIA
    Last Military Serial:1551 FAPo
    Construction Number:88-10560
    Last Civil Registration:N37642
    Compressed ID:NA Harvard IIA sn 1551 FAPo cn 88-1...
    Latest Owner or Location:American Flight Museum Inc, Topeka, KS

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an AT-6C-1-NT by North American at Dallas, Texas, USA.

    Assigned s/n 41-33440 with the United States Army Air Force as a Harvard IIA for administrative purposes. It did not serve with this service.

    Assigned s/n EX467 with the Royal Air Force as a Harvard IIA for administrative purposes. It did not serve with this service.

    From January 1943 to 1969

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the South African Air Force with s/n 7039.
    Shipped directly to South Africa.

    From 5 August 1969 to 1978

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Forca Aerea Portuguesa with s/n 1551.

    1978

    To Euroworld International Ltd, Biggin Hill.

    From 28 March 1979 to 1980

    To Euroworld International Airline Operations Ltd, Biggin Hill with new c/r G-BGOT.

    16 April 1980

    Civil registration, G-BGOT, cancelled.
    Not delivered to the UK, sold to the USA.

    From June 1980 to 1988

    To Victor C. Bilbo, Dallas, TX with new c/r N37642.

    9 June 1980

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX37642 (AT-6, 10560) issued.

    9 October 1982


    Photographer: Paul Thallon
    Notes: 1982 photo at Harlingen, TX - of North American AT-6G Texan (Harvard Mk.11A) - ex Portuguese Air Force Serial 1551

    24 April 1986


    Photographer: Douglas E Slowiak via Bob Trennert Collection

    By August 1986


    Photographer: William B Slate

    1992

    To Norman V. Lewis, Louisville, KY keeping c/r N37642.

    15 May 1992

    To Larry G. Perry, Wichita, KS keeping c/r N37642.

    17 June 1998

    To Larry G. Perry, Andover, KS keeping c/r N37642.

    Based at Andover, MN.
    View the Location Dossier

    Based at Andover Municipal Airport, Lawrence, MA.
    View the Location Dossier

    24 August 2003

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Offutt AFB Airport (OFF) Omaha, NE, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. The experimental exhibition tail wheel equipped airplane sustained substantial damage on contact with terrain when its left main landing gear collapsed during a ground loop. The pilot said, I made a smooth three-point landing at approximately 1245 and on roll out the airplanes right wing came up and the airplane made a turn to the right...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    Repaired.

    1 January 2009

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX37642 (AT-6, 10560) issued.

    9 June 2016

    To Rex W. Corbin, Benton, KS keeping c/r N37642.

    22 July 2016


    Photographer: Mark Pasqualino
    Notes: At 2016 Oshkosh

    25 September 2019

    To American Flight Museum Inc, Topeka, KS keeping c/r N37642.
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    Euro Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall
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