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This exact Texan left the Noorduyn production plant in 1951 as an AT-16-ND and was taken on Strength with the United States Army Air Force with Serial Number 42-0664 later that year. It was then transferred to the Royal Air Force where it flew as FL984. After its service with the RAF, the Texan was sold to Switzerland and served with the Swiss Air Force as U-323. After its military service, the Texan was sold into private hands receiving a civil registration HB-RDN.

Noorduyn AT-16-ND Texan

The North American Aviation T-6 Texan is an American single-engined advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), United States Navy, Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force and other air forces of the British Commonwealth during World War II and into the 1970s. Designed by North American Aviation, the T-6 is known by a variety of designations depending on the model and operating air force. The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) and USAAF designated it as the AT-6, the United States Navy the SNJ, and British Commonwealth air forces the Harvard, the name by which it is best known outside the US. Starting in 1948, the new United States Air Force (USAF) designated it the T-6, with the USN following in 1962. It remains a popular warbird used for airshow demonstrations and static displays. It has also been used many times to simulate various historical aircraft, including the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero. A total of 15,495 T-6s of all variants were built.