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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:SNJ-2 Texan
    Last Military Serial:02558 USN
    Construction Number:79-3993
    Last Civil Registration:N60645
    Compressed ID:NA SNJ-2 sn 02558 USN cn 79-3993 cr...
    Latest Owner or Location:Bret Y. Dunkley, Kotzebue, AK

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a SNJ-2.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 02558.

    15 June 1956

    Certificate of airworthiness for N60645 (SNJ-2, 79-3993) issued.

    By 8 October 1983

    To unknown owner with c/r N60645.

    8 October 1983

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Fresno Air Terminal Airport (FAT) Fresno, CA, United States while taxiing. The damage was substantial. A flight of 5 north american SNJ-2 aircraft were on a flight from long beach to Fresno, CA. By prior arrangement, the lead pilot in N61563 was to handle the radio communication with atc facilities. During arrival at fresno, the local controller inquired whether the group desired to be handled as a flight...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    18 May 1999

    To Lauff Samuel Jr, Ocala, FL keeping c/r N60645.

    15 November 2004

    To Winifred D. Schnars, Horseshoe Bay, TX keeping c/r N60645.

    Based at Commemorative Air Force-Highland Lakes Squadron, Burnet Municipal Airport/Kate Craddock Field, Burnet, TX.
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    To Oceano County Airport (L52), Oceano, CA.
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    Markings Applied: 00

    1 January 2015

    Certificate of airworthiness for N60645 (SNJ-2, 79-3993) issued.

    16 February 2017

    To unknown owner with c/r N60645.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Oceano, CA.

    15 March 2017

    To Joseph R. Smith, Oceano, CA keeping c/r N60645.

    2 January 2019

    To Joseph R. Smith, Middleton, ID keeping c/r N60645.

    28 January 2020

    To Bret Y. Dunkley, Kotzebue, AK keeping c/r N60645.
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    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
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