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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:SNJ-5 Texan
    Last Military Serial:EAN-808 FAMe
    Construction Number:50-709E
    Last Civil Registration:N7055K
    Compressed ID:NA SNJ-5 sn EAN-808 FAMe cn 50-709E...
    Latest Owner or Location:Nelson Richard, Tucson, AZ

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    Event

    Constructed as an AT-6D.
    The identity of this airframe is in question. The website of Joe Baugher shows the c/n as 88-15590, as does the site of Jeff Goodall. The FAA shows the c/n as 50-709E an AT-6C. c/n 88-15590 is an AT-6G, EAN-808 (as Goodall agrees) but that plane is still in Mexico with Mexican AF Paint job. It is possible the original owner adopted the BuNo 43709.
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    1943

    Assigned s/n 41-34444 with the United States Army Air Force for administrative purposes. It did not serve with this service.
    Not TOS, transferred directly to USN.

    1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 43709 as a SNJ-5.

    Circa 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the FA Mexicana with s/n EAN-808.

    January 1989

    To Texas Turbo Jet Inc, Dallas, TX with new c/r N7055K.

    1992

    To Sky Tech Aero Inc, Little Rock, AR keeping c/r N7055K.

    1992

    To Pat Robinson, Greenfield, IN keeping c/r N7055K.

    1 October 1992

    To L P McGauhey Inc, Indianapolis, IN keeping c/r N7055K.

    November 1992

    To Hossier Microfilm Inc, Washington, IN keeping c/r N7055K.

    6 August 1995


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Aurora, IL

    15 December 1998

    To Barnstorming Adventures Ltd, Carlsbad, CA keeping c/r N7055K.

    Based at Barnstorming Adventures, Montgomery Field, San Diego, CA.
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    24 August 2006

    To Daniels Aviation Inc, San Diego, CA keeping c/r N7055K.

    December 2008


    Photographer: Chris Davis
    Notes: Carlsbad-Palomar Airport, Carlsbad, CA.

    To The Biplane, Air Combat and Warbirds Adventure, Carlsbad-Palomar Airport, Carlsbad, CA.
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    Markings Applied: 00

    11 June 2012

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Private Airstrip Airport Delmar, DE, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. According to the pilot, who was delivering the recently-sold vintage military trainer, he first landed the airplane at a paved airport near the new owners farm. The new owner then asked the pilot to fly the airplane to a dirt airstrip on the farm...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    5 July 2012

    To Wayne E. Bailey, Delmar, DE keeping c/r N7055K.

    12 January 2015

    To Wayne E. Bailey Trustee, Delmar, DE keeping c/r N7055K.

    27 July 2021

    To Central Virginia Aviation Inc, Petersburg, VA keeping c/r N7055K.

    24 December 2022

    To Nelson Richard, Tucson, AZ keeping c/r N7055K.


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    Print Sources
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden

    Internet Sources
    Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    AMCAR
    Aviation History Site by Geoff Goodall
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher

    Individual Contributors
    Glenn Chatfield
    Allan Luna

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