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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:SNJ-5 Texan
    Last Military Serial:C.6-153 EdA
    Construction Number:88-15838
    Last Civil Registration:N39403
    Compressed ID:NA SNJ-5 sn C.6-153 EdA cn 88-15838...
    Latest Owner or Location:Cavanaugh Flight Museum, Addison, Dallas - Fort Worth, Texas

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    Event

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

    Circa 1941

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 41-34588.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 43794 as a SNJ-5.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Ejercito de Aire with s/n C.6-153 and operated with these markings: 421-40.

    26 August 1983

    Certificate of airworthiness for N39403 (AT-6, 88-15838) issued.

    By 17 September 1990

    To unknown owner with c/r N39403.

    From 17 September 1990 to 23 September 1990

    Raced as #10, named Bad Ju Ju.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Greg Morse. Qualified in 18th place with an average speed of 203.029 mph. Raced in Heat 1C. Finished in 6th place with an average speed of 202.933 mph. Raced in the Medallion 2 race. Finished in 6th place with an average speed of 203.308 mph.

    12 February 1992

    To Cavanaugh Flight Center Inc, Dallas, TX keeping c/r N39403.

    17 August 1995

    To Cavanaugh Collection Inc, Addison, TX keeping c/r N39403.

    Operated by Cavanaugh Flight Museum, Addison, Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.
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    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall
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