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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:AT-6A-NA Texan
    Last Military Serial:41-0234 USAAF
    Construction Number:77-4193
    Last Civil Registration:N61269
    Latest Owner or Location:John B Rosenthal Inc, San Mateo, CA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an AT-6A-NA by North American at Inglewood, CA, Usa.

    1941

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 41-0234.

    1941

    Transferred to 351st Flexible Gunnery Training Squadron, McCarran Field, Las Vegas, NV.

    20 November 1942

    Damaged.
    Damaged in collision with parked AT-6A 41-161 when taxying at Las Vegas Field.

    5 March 1943

    Damaged.
    Damaged taxying at Las Vegas Field.

    Transferred to 533rd Two Engine Flying Training Squadron, Williams Field, Mesa, AZ.

    11 December 1943

    Damaged.
    Damaged when ground looped landing at Williams Auxiliary Field #5,Goodyear, AZ.

    1947

    To Dori Marland, Pacific Palisades, CA with new c/r N61269.

    Markings Applied: Spencer Chemical Company
    Modified as a single-seater with a Ranger V-770.

    Raced as #49.

    From 30 August 1947 to 1 September 1947

    Raced as #49, named SPENCER CHEMICAL.
    Modified. Crashed but Marland was not injured. Competed at the National Air Races Cleveland in the Halle (Women) Trophy race. The primary pilot was Dori Marland. Started the Championship race, but did not finish.

    Circa 30 August 1947


    Photographer: Charles A. Koch Collection
    Notes: Photographed at the National Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio.

    September 1947

    Crashed.
    Damaged in a forced landing during a race at Berea, OH.

    1948

    Raced as #49.
    Pilot was Betty Clark.

    1954

    Last FAA annual inspection report.

    March 1957

    Spotted at San Francisco, CA, as a single-seater with the Ranger engine. Appeared to be serviceable.

    By December 1959


    Photographer: Bill Larkins

    From 1963 to 1971

    To John B Rosenthal Inc, San Mateo, CA keeping c/r N61269.

    14 January 1977

    Civil registration, N61269, cancelled.

    4 February 2017

    Civil registration, N61269, cancelled.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
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     Historys Most Important Racing Aircraft by Don Berliner
    Internet Sources
     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
    Terry Fletcher
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