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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:SNJ-4 Texan
    Last Military Serial:27404 USN
    Construction Number:88-12640
    Last Civil Registration:N7412C
    Compressed ID:NA SNJ-4 sn 27404 USN cn 88-12640 c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Meadows Field, Bakersfield, California

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a SNJ-4.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 27404.

    To unknown owner with c/r N7412C.

    27 September 1957

    Certificate of airworthiness for N7412C (SNJ-4, 88-12640) issued.

    From 15 September 1968 to 22 September 1968

    Raced as #13.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Joseph Andrade. Qualified in 16th place with an average speed of 166.15 mph.

    20 September 1968


    Photographer: Ron Olsen

    From 14 September 1969 to 21 September 1969

    Raced as #13.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Joseph Andrade. Qualified in 24th place with an average speed of 172.25 mph.

    5 May 1976

    To Wheeler Ridge Aviation Inc, Bakersfield, CA keeping c/r N7412C.

    Based at Meadows Field, Bakersfield, CA.
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    From 13 September 1977 to 18 September 1977

    Raced as #8.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Ron Helve from Bakersfield, CA. Qualified in 15th place with an average speed of 191.15 mph.


    Photographer: Nick Veronico Collection
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    Print Sources
     International 1969 Air Racing Annual (Arco Publishing) by John Tegler and Don Berliner
    Internet Sources
     Euro Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Reno Air Racing Association (National Championship Air Races)
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