Texan N4109C


Year built

1956


Aircraft

T-6G Texan


Base

Antwerp International Airport


History

This Exact Texan left the production plant in 1956 as a T-6G and was taken on Strength with the South African Air Force with serial number 7727 later that year.

On the 24th of May 1993 after over 37 years in service with the South African Air Force, the Texan was sold to a private operator in South Africa and received a civil registration ZU-AGC.

In 1994 the Texan was bought by Seaview Princess Inc and was airfreighted to Antwerp, Belgium where it received a new civil registration N4109C.

Currently, the Texan wears the Belgian Air Force Colours with H-210 markings and is operated by the Stampe & Vertongen Museum.


The Aircraft

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.


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