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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:SNJ-5 Texan
    Last Military Serial:43779 USN
    Construction Number:88-15770
    Last Civil Registration:N3645F
    Compressed ID:NA SNJ-5 sn 43779 USN cn 88-15770 c...
    Latest Owner or Location:N3645F Llc, Aurora, CO

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an AT-6D.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 41-34540.

    1 February 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 43779 as a SNJ-5.

    2 February 1944

    Transferred to Navy Training Squadron 15D8-A (VN-15D8-A), Kingsville NAS, TX.

    November 1945

    Transferred to Reserve Aircraft Pool, Cuddihy Field NAAS, Corpus Christi, TX.

    April 1946

    Transferred to Overhaul and Repair Department, Pensacola NAS, FL.

    June 1946

    Transferred to Reserve Aircraft Pool, Ellyson Field NAS, Pensacola, FL.

    7 June 1946

    Assigned to Houma NAS, New Orleans, LA for storage.

    November 1947

    Assigned to Litchfield Park NAF, Phoenix, AZ for storage.

    13 February 1952

    Transferred to Overhaul and Repair Depot, Pensacola NAS, FL.

    14 April 1952

    Transferred to Basic Training Unit 2 (BTU-2) Corry Field NAAS, Pensacola, FL.

    December 1952

    Transferred to Overhaul and Repair Depot, Pensacola NAS, FL.

    29 January 1953

    Transferred to BTU-1C, Saufley Field NAAS, Pensacola, FL.

    December 1953

    Transferred to Overhaul and Repair Depot, Pensacola NAS, FL.

    22 April 1954

    Transferred to Helicopter Utility Squadron 2 (HU-2), Lakehurst NAS, NJ.

    29 March 1955

    Transferred to Navy Airship Patrol Squadron 3 (ZP-3), Lakehurst NAS, NJ.

    29 February 1956

    Transferred to Overhaul and Repair Depot, Pensacola NAS, FL.

    29 March 1957

    Transferred to Naval Air Basic Training Command, Corry Field NAAS, Pensacola, FL.

    20 January 1958

    Transferred to Overhaul and Repair Depot, Pensacola NAS, FL.

    28 April 1958

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Navy.

    1958

    To unknown owner with c/r N3645F.

    21 November 1958

    Certificate of airworthiness for N3645F (SNJ-5, 43779) issued.

    1963

    To Dover OHM Inc, Dover, OH keeping c/r N3645F.

    1966

    To Roy Mitchell, Cincinnati, OH keeping c/r N3645F.

    9 July 1966

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number CHI67F0072: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 13:15 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Cincinnati Inc. Airport, Blue Ash, OH. Collided with a parked aircraft while taxiing to takeoff. Report remarks include: Parked aircraft piper PA-23 N1700W substantial damage.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    12 May 1980

    To Michael J. Devanney, Goshen, OH keeping c/r N3645F.

    5 September 1997

    To Warbird Aviation Rendezvous Inc, Springfield, IL keeping c/r N3645F.

    11 March 2000


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Tico Warbird Airshow, Titusville FL

    Based at Logan County Airport, Lincoln, IL.
    View the Location Dossier

    18 June 2011


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Davenport, IA

    18 June 2011


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Davenport, IA

    18 June 2011


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Davenport, IA

    26 July 2011


    Photographer: Todd Royer
    Notes: Airventure 2011

    23 July 2012

    To unknown owner.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Springfield, IL.

    9 August 2012

    To Warbird Aviation Resource Inc, Springfield, IL keeping c/r N3645F.

    Based at Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, Springfield, IL.
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    Markings Applied: CA-52

    28 February 2014

    To David R. Taylor, Highlands Ranch, CO keeping c/r N3645F.

    13 December 2019

    To N3645F Llc, Aurora, CO keeping c/r N3645F.


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

    Internet Sources
    AMCAR
    Aviation History Site by Geoff Goodall
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher

    Individual Contributors
    Glenn Chatfield

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