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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:A6M Zero (replica)
    Last Military Serial:51698 USN
    Construction Number:88-14446
    Last Civil Registration:N7986C
    Latest Owner or Location:Lucille A. Frasca, Urbana, IL

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a SNJ-4.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 51698.

    1966

    To John E. Adams, Phoenix, AZ, with new c/r N7986C.

    From 1968 to 1971

    To 20th Century Fox Film Corp, Hollywood, CA keeping c/r N7986C.

    1968

    Converted to an A6M.
    Converted to Zero replica at Long Beach, CA - used in movie Tora, Tora, Tora !.

    5 November 1968

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number DIA69F0097: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 16:08 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Washington-va Airport, Bailey Crosrds, VA. Ground looped or water swerved during the landing rollout. Collided with a parked aircraft during the landing rollout. Report remarks include: Tail wheel became unlocked due to improper adjusted control cables. Hit piper N5331Z, subst damage.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    1969

    To Homer Grossman, Scottsdale, AZ keeping c/r N7986C.
    Daisi Frances Grossm comments (2 March 2024): My husband, Homer Grossman, owned this plane in 1969 based in Scottsdale, AZ. It was featured on the cover of Air Progress, February 1969 issue.

    From 1972 to 1984

    To EAA Aviation Foundation, Oshkosh, WI, keeping c/r N7986C.

    18 August 1974


    Photographer: Tim Martin
    Notes: 1974 photo at Winnipeg - A North American SNJ-5 Texan built for the US Navy in 1943. It has been civilianized and modified to represent a Japanese Zero WW-II fighter for the movie Tora! Tora! Tora!

    July 1979


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: Photographed at Oshkosh.

    29 July 1979


    Photographer: Paul Thallon
    Notes: 1979 photo at Oshkosh WI - of a North American SNJ-5 (converted to look like a Mitsubishi Zero)

    22 July 1987

    To Rudy A. Frasca DBA, Champaign, IL keeping c/r N7986C.

    28 July 1991

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX7986C (SNJ-5, 51698) issued.

    17 June 1994


    Photographer: Simon Wallwork
    Notes: While building hours in the US, I visited Frasca, somewhere in or near Illinois. This Zero is N7986C, an ex USN SNJ-5 ( Bu.Aer 51698).

    Operated by Frasca Air Museum, Frasca Field, Champaign, IL.
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    17 September 1997

    To Rudy A. Frasca DBA, Champaign, IL keeping c/r N7986C.

    5 September 2012


    Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
    Notes: At the Frasca Air Museum in Urbana

    26 October 2015

    To Rudy A. Frasca DBA, Urbana, IL keeping c/r N7986C.

    10 April 2021

    To Lucille A. Frasca, Urbana, IL keeping c/r N7986C.


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    Warbird Registry by Scott Rose

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    Terry Fletcher
    Daisi Frances Grossm
    Mike Henniger

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