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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:SNJ-6 Texan
    Last Military Serial:112023 USN
    Construction Number:121-42791
    Last Civil Registration:N5500V
    Compressed ID:NA SNJ-6 sn 112023 USN cn 121-42791...
    Latest Owner or Location:Leonard D. Felix Jr, Olathe, CO

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    Dates

    Event

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

    Circa 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-82069.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 112023 as a SNJ-6.

    10 January 1975

    Certificate of airworthiness for N5500V (SNJ-6, 112023) issued.

    9 July 1983


    Photographer: 1983-07-09
    Notes: Broomfield CO

    By 12 September 1983

    To unknown owner with c/r N5500V.

    From 12 September 1983 to 18 September 1983

    Raced as #98, named Colorado Gold.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was James Cuseo. Qualified in 15th place with an average speed of 199.98 mph.

    24 January 1985

    To Robert V. Thompson, Orange, CA keeping c/r N5500V.

    23 August 1989


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Camarillo Airport, CA.

    1996


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Camarillo Airport, CA

    13 September 2007

    To Leonard D. Felix Jr, Olathe, CO keeping c/r N5500V.

    1 January 2010

    Certificate of airworthiness for N5500V (SNJ-6, 112023) issued.

    Circa 1 January 2010

    To Robert V. Thompson, Crawford, CO keeping c/r N5500V.

    9 April 2012

    To Leonard D. Felix Jr, Olathe, CO keeping c/r N5500V.
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