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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:Harvard III
    Last Military Serial:7515 SAAF
    Construction Number:88-14953
    Last Civil Registration:N515SA
    Compressed ID:NA Harvard III sn 7515 SAAF cn 88-1...
    Latest Owner or Location:Vintage Tailwheel Llc, Wilmington, DE

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an AT-6D-NT by North American at Dallas, Texas, USA.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 41-33936.

    Circa 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n EX963 as a Harvard III.
    No trace of receipt by RAF. Went directly to South Africa.

    From February 1944 to 1995

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the South African Air Force with s/n 7515.

    17 September 1996

    To Longmont Aviation Co, Longmont, CO with new c/r N330CA.

    1996

    Shipped crated to Huntington IN for assembly.

    From 1996 to 1997

    To Scott G. Hansen, Batavia, IL keeping c/r N330CA.

    22 January 1997

    To Scott G. Hansen, Chicago, IL with new c/r N515SA.

    4 March 1997

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX515SA (AT-6D, 8814953) issued.

    From June 1997 to 2007

    To Scott G. Hansen, Dallas, TX with new c/r N515SA.
    (Later of Chicago, IL).

    To Pal Waukee Airport, Chicago, IL.
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    1 January 2004

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX515SA (AT-6D, 8814953) issued.

    From 21 June 2007 to 2009

    To William Martin/747WM Llc, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N515SA.

    15 June 2009

    To Wingnuts Llc, Swisher, IA keeping c/r N515SA.

    10 September 2009


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: In Galesburg, IL.

    2 May 2010


    Photographer: Mark Pasqualino
    Notes: At Rockford International, IL

    18 July 2011


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Iowa City, IA

    25 July 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At 2011 Oshkosh

    27 April 2020

    To unknown owner with c/r N515SA.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Adel, IA.

    13 July 2020

    To HBS Aviation Llc, Adel, IA keeping c/r N515SA.

    14 February 2022

    To unknown owner with c/r N515SA.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Ocala, FL.

    31 August 2022

    To At 60 Llc, Ocala, FL keeping c/r N515SA.

    31 March 2023

    To unknown owner with c/r N515SA.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Wilmington, DE.

    10 April 2023

    To Vintage Tailwheel Llc, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N515SA.
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    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
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