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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:AT-6 Texan
    Last Military Serial:0116 FAPa
    Construction Number:SA-058
    Last Civil Registration:N3171P
    Latest Owner or Location:Stinnett Joel, Broken Arrow, OK

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an AT-6.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the South African Air Force with s/n 7708.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Fuerza Aerea Paraguaya with s/n 0116.

    By 7 September 1976

    To unknown owner with c/r N3171P.

    From 7 September 1976 to 12 September 1976

    Raced as #43, named Midnight Miss III.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Dennis Buehn from Long Beach, CA. Qualified in 13th place with an average speed of 198.90 mph. Raced in the Make-Up race. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 202.06 mph.

    19 February 1987

    Apparently written off on this date. No details available.

    By 1989

    Assigned to Conception AB, Asuncion for storage.
    Withdrawn from use and placed in open storage.

    9 February 1991

    To World Wide Aeronautical Industries, CA.

    9 February 1991

    Sold into private ownership at an auction at Asuncion, Paraguay.

    September 1991

    Transported by ship.
    Moved to Santa Paula, CA, dismantled. The arrival date is provided.

    From 19 September 1991 to By 1992

    To World Wide Aeronautical Industries, Moorpark, CA keeping c/r N3171P.

    From September 1993 to By 2005

    To James D. Morgan, Aumsville, OR keeping c/r N3171P.

    26 August 1996

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX3171P (AT-6, 7320) issued.

    From 8 September 1997 to 14 September 1997

    Raced as #4, named Four Play.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Gene McNeely from Daytona Beach, FL. Qualified in 6th place with an average speed of 221.504 mph. Raced in Heat 1C. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 222.668 mph. Raced in Heat 2C. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 224.809 mph. Raced in the Championship race. Finished in 6th place with an average speed of 218.669 mph.

    27 July 2005

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX3171P (AT-6, 7320) issued.

    19 August 2005

    To Dennis G. Buehn, Carson City, NV keeping c/r N3171P.

    Based at Carson City Airport, Carson City, NV.
    View the Location Dossier

    Markings Applied: Four Play

    From 12 September 2005 to 18 September 2005

    Raced as #4, named Four Play.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Dennis Buehn from Carson City, NV. Qualified in 11th place with an average speed of 217.443 mph. Raced in Heat 1B. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 214.190 mph. Raced in Heat 2C. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 212.533 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 6th place with an average speed of 212.459 mph.

    From 11 September 2006 to 17 September 2006

    Raced as #43, named Midnight Miss III.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Dennis Buehn from Carson City, NV. Qualified in 3rd place with an average speed of 228.095 mph. Started Heat 1A, but was disqualified. Raced in Heat 2B. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 228.135 mph. Raced in the Championship race. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 229.100 mph.

    12 September 2006


    Photographer: David Lednicer
    Notes: The T-6 Class racer Midnight Miss III getting a wheel changed in the pits at the Reno Air Races.

    From 10 September 2007 to 16 September 2007

    Raced as #43, named Midnight Miss III.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Dennis Buehn from Carson City, NV. Qualified in 1st place with an average speed of 237.939 mph. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 236.039 mph. Raced in Heat 2B. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 234.348 mph. Raced in the Championship race. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 234.940 mph.

    15 November 2007

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX3171P (AT-6, 7320) issued.

    From 8 September 2008 to 14 September 2008

    Raced as #43, named Midnight Miss III.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Dennis Buehn from Carson City, NV. Qualified in 5th place with an average speed of 236.616 mph. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 228.057 mph. Raced in Heat 2B. Finished in 7th place with an average speed of 191.132 mph. Raced in the Championship race. Finished in 6th place with an average speed of 227.295 mph.

    From 14 September 2009 to 20 September 2009

    Raced as #43, named Midnight Miss III.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Dennis Buehn from Carson City, NV. Qualified in 2nd place with an average speed of 238.968 mph. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 235.442 mph. Raced in Heat 2B. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 231.636 mph. Raced in the Championship race. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 231.194 mph.

    From 13 September 2010 to 19 September 2010

    Raced as #43, named Midnight Miss III.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Dennis Buehn from Carson City, NV. Qualified in 2nd place with an average speed of 236.114 mph. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 237.904 mph. Raced in Heat 2B. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 241.247 mph. Raced in the Championship race. The race was canceled and 1st place was assigned based on previous heat results.

    By 16 September 2010

    Markings Applied: Midnight Misss III, U.S. AIR FORCE, 17320

    16 September 2010


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

    16 September 2010


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    Circa 16 September 2010


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the National Championship Air Races at Stead Field near Reno, NV.

    From 12 September 2011 to 16 September 2011

    Raced as #43, named Midnight Miss III.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Dennis Buehn from Carson City, NV. Qualified in 2nd place with an average speed of 239.989 mph. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 235.289 mph.

    15 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

    From 10 September 2012 to 16 September 2012

    Raced as #43, named Midnight Miss III.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Dennis Buehn from Carson City, NV. Qualified in 7th place with an average speed of 227.402 mph. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 243.866 mph. Raced in Heat 2B. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 242.636 mph. Raced in the Championship race. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 244.948 mph.

    11 September 2012


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races at the Reno-Stead Airport, Nevada.

    From 9 September 2013 to 15 September 2013

    Raced as #43, named Midnight Miss III.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Dennis Buehn from Carson City, NV. Qualified in 2nd place with an average speed of 242.756 mph. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 237.813 mph. Raced in Heat 2B. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 242.334 mph. Raced in the Championship race. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 245.559 mph.

    From 8 September 2014 to 14 September 2014

    Raced as #43, named Midnight Miss III.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Dennis Buehn from Fallon, NV. Qualified in 1st place with an average speed of 243.177 mph. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 239.77 mph. Raced in Heat 2B. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 238.97 mph. Raced in the Championship race. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 239.163 mph.

    8 October 2014

    To Dennis G. Buehn, Fallon, NV keeping c/r N3171P.

    From 14 September 2015 to 20 September 2015

    Raced as #43, named Midnight Miss III.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Dennis Buehn from Fallon, NV. Qualified in 3rd place with an average speed of 232.296 mph. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 234.012 mph. Raced in Heat 2B. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 235.314 mph. Raced in the Championship race. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 238.073 mph.

    17 September 2015


    Photographer: Allen Hess
    Notes: T-6 Class Race #43, AT-6 Midnight Miss II 2015-0917-1446 Stead Airport, Reno, Nv Pilot: Dennis Buehn Winner of the T-6 Gold Race Average Speed: 278.073mph

    From 12 September 2016 to 18 September 2016

    Raced as #43, named Midnight Miss III.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Dennis Buehn from Fallon, NV. Qualified in 2nd place with an average speed of 249.277 mph. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 236.131 mph. Raced in Heat 2B. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 230.277 mph. Raced in the Championship race. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 230.912 mph.

    From 11 September 2017 to 17 September 2017

    Raced as #43, named Midnight Miss III.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Dennis Buehn from Fallon, NV. Qualified in 2nd place with an average speed of 230.222 mph. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 222.209 mph. Raced in Heat 2B. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 228.506 mph. Raced in the Championship race. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 222.717 mph.

    17 September 2017


    Photographer: Allen Hess
    Notes: T-6 Class, Race #43 Norh American AT-6D Midnight Miss III Pilot: Dennis Buehn.2017-0917-1262 Reno Air Races, Stead Field, Nv

    10 September 2018


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

    From 10 September 2018 to 16 September 2018

    Raced as #43, named Midnight Miss III.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Dennis Buehn from Fallon, NV. Qualified in 3rd place with an average speed of 236.303 mph. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 227.96 mph. Raced in the Championship race. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 223.145 mph.

    From 9 September 2019 to 15 September 2019

    Raced as #43, named Midnight Miss III.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Chris LeFave from Caldwell, ID. Qualified in 2nd place with an average speed of 232.773 mph. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 230.195 mph. Raced in Heat 2B. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 229.543 mph. Raced in the Championship race. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 233.067 mph.

    9 September 2019


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

    11 September 2019


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

    29 October 2019

    To Stinnett Joel, Broken Arrow, OK keeping c/r N3171P.

    12 September 2021


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

    13 September 2021


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

    From 15 September 2021 to 19 September 2021

    Raced as #43, named Midnight Miss III.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Joel Stinnett from Tulsa, OK. Qualified in 3rd place with an average speed of 226.573 mph. Raced in Heat 1C. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 201.803 mph. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 228.285 mph. Raced in Heat 2B. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 230.414 mph. Raced in the Championship race. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 227.513 mph.

    18 September 2021


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races.

    11 September 2022


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Nation Championship Air Races at the Reno Stead Airport, Reno, NV.

    From 14 September 2022 to 18 September 2022

    Raced as #43, named Midnight Miss III.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Joel Stinnett from Tulsa, OK. Qualified in 4th place with an average speed of 226.804 mph. Raced in Heat 1C. Finished in 1st place with an average speed of 199.167 mph. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 216.86 mph. Raced in the Championship race. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 226.552 mph.

    17 September 2022


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Nation Championship Air Races at the Reno Stead Airport, Reno, NV.

    From 13 September 2023 to 17 September 2023

    Raced as #43, named Midnight Miss III.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Joel Stinnett from Tulsa, OK. Qualified in 6th place with an average speed of 224.036 mph. Raced in Heat 1A. Finished in 6th place with an average speed of 217.126 mph. Raced in Heat 2B. Finished in 5th place with an average speed of 219.068 mph. Raced in the Championship race. Finished in 6th place with an average speed of 220.395 mph.

    Circa 13 September 2023


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the National Championship Air Races at Stead Field near Reno, NV.

    Circa 13 September 2023


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the National Championship Air Races at Stead Field near Reno, NV.

    Circa 13 September 2023


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the National Championship Air Races at Stead Field near Reno, NV.


    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall

    Internet Sources
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Reno Air Racing Association (National Championship Air Races)
    Scramble of the Dutch Aviation Society

    Individual Contributors
    Mike Henniger

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