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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:SNJ-5 Texan
    Last Military Serial:90645 USN
    Construction Number:88-17643
    Last Civil Registration:N645DS
    Compressed ID:NA SNJ-5 sn 90645 USN cn 88-17643 c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Permian Motorsports Llc, Missoula, MT

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    Dates

    Event

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

    1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-85862.

    31 August 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 90645 as a SNJ-5.

    31 August 1944

    Transferred to NAS Pensacola, FL.

    1958

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Navy.

    1958

    To Sam Goldman/Chesapeake Airways Corp, Salisbury, MD.
    Purchased 400 ex USN disposals.

    From 1973 to 1988

    Stored at Salisbury un-restored.

    1988

    To Morey Darznieks/Lance Aircraft Supply Inc, Dallas, TX with new c/r N645DS.

    4 March 1989

    To Chesapeake Airways Corp. Salisbury, MD keeping c/r N645DS.
    As restoration candidate.

    24 June 1998

    To Donald F. Stamp/Salair Inc, Salem OH keeping c/r N645DS.

    Based at Salem Airpark Inc Airport (38D), Salem, OH.
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    20 July 1999

    First post-restoration Flight.

    21 July 1999

    Certificate of airworthiness for N645DS (SNJ-5, 88-17678) issued.

    8 April 2000


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: North American Reunion, Kissimmee Gateway Airport, Kissimmee FL

    12 July 2002

    Crashed.
    Damaged after forced landing off airport near Arcade, New York.

    12 March 2005


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Tico Warbird Airshow 2005, Titusville FL

    Markings Applied: 45, DS

    9 April 2008


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Sun n Fun 2008, Lakeland FL

    9 April 2008


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Sun-n-Fun, Lakeland FL

    29 March 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Photographed at 2011 Sun n Fun at Lakeland, Florida

    24 July 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Arriving at 2011 Oshkosh

    22 March 2013


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: TICO Airshow, Titusville, FL.

    16 March 2014


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: TICO Airshow, Titusville, FL.

    30 March 2020

    To unknown owner with c/r N645DS.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Saint Louis Park, MN.

    18 May 2020

    To Veterans Airlift Command Foundation, Saint Louis Park, MN keeping c/r N645DS.

    15 May 2021


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Illinois Valley Regional Airport, Peru, IL

    15 May 2021


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Illinois Valley Regional Airport, Peru, IL

    26 January 2022

    To unknown owner with c/r N645DS.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Missoula, MT.

    29 April 2023

    To unknown owner with c/r N645DS.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Missoula, MT.

    9 September 2023

    To Permian Motorsports Llc, Missoula, MT keeping c/r N645DS.


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    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher

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    Glenn Chatfield

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