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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:SNJ-4 Texan
    Last Military Serial:51677 USN
    Construction Number:88-14425
    Last Civil Registration:N6975C
    Compressed ID:NA SNJ-4 sn 51677 USN cn 88-14425 c...
    Latest Owner or Location:North American 75 Charlie Llc, Redlands, CA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a SNJ-4.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 51677.

    To unknown owner with c/r N6975C.

    15 January 1959

    Certificate of airworthiness for N6975C (AT-6G, 51677) issued.

    From 15 September 1968 to 22 September 1968

    Raced as #37, named Maria Elena.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Richard Gregory. Qualified in 8th place with an average speed of 178.22 mph. Raced in Heat B. Finished in 6th place with an average speed of 173.68 mph. Raced in the Reserve race. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 169.81 mph.

    20 September 1968


    Photographer: Ron Olsen

    By 8 August 1969

    To unknown owner with c/r N6975C.

    From 8 August 1969 to 10 August 1969

    Raced as #37.
    Competed at the National Air Races Saint Louis in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was T R Gregory. Qualified in 13th place with an average speed of 170.08 mph. Raced in Heat 1. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 170.57 mph.

    From 14 September 1969 to 21 September 1969

    Raced as #37, named Maria Elena.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Richard Gregory. Qualified in 25th place with an average speed of 170.89 mph.

    From 12 September 1972 to 17 September 1972

    Raced as #37, named Maria Elena.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Smokey Stover. Qualified in 13th place with an average speed of 198.17 mph.

    From 11 September 1973 to 16 September 1973

    Raced as #37, named Maria Elena.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Robert Metcalfe. Qualified in 21st place with an average speed of 192.51 mph.

    26 October 1987

    To Ronald T. Montanye, Phoenix, AZ with new c/r N6975C.

    1 January 2015

    Certificate of airworthiness for N6975C (AT-6G, 51677) issued.

    5 June 2017

    To Ingalls Leonard, Redlands, CA keeping c/r N6975C.

    15 April 2019

    To unknown owner with c/r N6975C.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Redlands, CA.

    19 June 2019

    To North American 75 Charlie Llc, Redlands, CA keeping c/r N6975C.
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    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     International 1969 Air Racing Annual (Arco Publishing) by John Tegler and Don Berliner
    International 1970 Air Racing Annual (Atlantic Coast Air Races) by John Tegler
    Internet Sources
     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Reno Air Racing Association (National Championship Air Races)
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