Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
Latest Model: SNJ-5 Texan
Last Military Serial: 90680 USN
Construction Number: 88-17678
Last Civil Registration: G-DHHF
Latest Owner or Location: DH Heritage Flights Ltd, Compton Abbas Airfield, Ashmore, Salisbury
1942 – Constructed as a SNJ-5.ย Circa 1942
Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-85897.
Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 90680.
9 March 1959 ย –ย Certificate of airworthiness for N6972C (AT-6, 90680) issued.
9 March 1959 – ย Certificate of airworthiness for N6972C (AT-6, 90680) issued.
By 22 February 1989
To unknown owner with c/r N6972C.
22 February 1989 – Crashed.
There was one minor injury. The accident occurred at the Compton Airport Compton, CA, United States while taking off. The damage was substantial. At the beginning of a local pleasure flight, just after takeoff, the engine experienced a loss of power. Wires were struck during a forced landing on a residential street. Inspection of the engine revealed that the number five cylinder was cracked in two parts…ย For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.
12 December 1996 –ย To Lost In The Forties Aviation Inc, Wilmington, DE.
5 November 2002 –ย To Mathews Max, Santa Rosa Beach, FL.
Based at Destin Executive Airport (DSI), Destin, FL.
15 March 2010 –ย To Aircraft Guaranty Corp Trustee, Onalaska, TX.ย Based at Mnichovo Hradiste, Central Bohemian.
28 May 2011ย Notes: Taken at Caslav, Central Bohemia, Czech republic
Markings Applied: JF-72
21 November 2016 –ย To DH Heritage Flights Ltd, Compton Abbas Airfield, Ashmore, Salisbury with c/r G-DHHF (AT-6 HARVARD II, 90680).