Serial #: 42-84211 Construction #:
88-15992 Civil Registration:
N42897
Model(s):
AT-6D Name: None Status: Airworthy Last info: 2011
History:
Manufactured by North American, Dallas, TX.
Delivered to the USAAF as 42-84211, March 9, 1944.
– Allocated to AAF Flying Training Command, Jackson AAF, MS, March 1944.
– Transferred to 2116th AAF Base Unit (Basic Pilot School, ATC) Eglin AAF, Fl, July 1944.
– Transferred to 2146th AAF Base Unit
(Specialized Four Engine Pilot School, ATC) Smyrna AAF, TN, Nov. 1944
– Transferred to 4185th AAF Base Unit (Air Material Command), Independence AAF KS (storage), April 1945
– Transferred to San Antonio Air Materiel Area, Kelly AFB TX, Jan. 1948
– Transferred to 3545th Basic Pilot Training Wing (ATC), Goodfellow AFB TX, Oct. 1948
— Deployed to Greenville AB, TX.
– Transferred to San Antonio Air Materiel Area, Kelly AFB TX, May 1953
– Transferred to Mobile Air Materiel Area, Brookley AFB AL, Oct. 1954
– Dropped from inventory by transfer to Korea under MDAP, Dec 1954
Delivered To Spanish A.F. as C.6-6017.
– BOC: Dec 1954
– SOC: June 26, 1981.
– Delivered as top-deck cargo on Aircraft Carrier to Spain.
– last squadron code 421-71.
– Sold auction, Torrejon A.B. Spain, 09 Jul 1983
Lance Aircraft Supply, 1984
Texas Turbo Jet Inc Dallas TX (reg.#N42897) May 1992
- Registered as N42897.
Richard C. Slaney, Eugene OR, 26 May 1992
Mark Chambliss Tallahassee, FL, 1996 Gold Coast Warbird Adventures Inc, Miami, FL, Dec. 17, 1999-2010.
– 6 year restoration to airworthy, completed 2010.
– First flight since Spain, Aug 2010.
Source(s):
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Photo Source(s):
Vincent Tirado III Research Assistance:
Vincent Tirado III
