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This Exact Texan left the production plant in 1942 as a T-6G and was taken on Strength with the United States Army Air Force with serial number 51-14462. It was then supplied to the Aeronautica Militare Italiana (Italian Air Force) who gave it the serial MM54101.

After its military service the Texan was moved to Recanati Theme Park where it remained until it was restored back to an airworthy condition in July 2004

On the 14th of January 2005 the aircraft was sold to Sandro Pagliarin who repainted it back in the original colours the Texan was wearing during its service with the Italiana Air Force. The Texan also received a civil registration I-SSEP it has to this day.

North American T-6G 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.