Aircraft Photo of F-AZBK / 14367 | North American T-6G Texan | France - Air Force | AirHistory.net #673847
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:F-AZBK
Alternate Serial:14367
Military Code:BK
Aircraft Original Type:North American BC-1
Aircraft Generic Type:North American T-6/SNJ Texan/Harvard
Aircraft Version:North American T-6G Texan
C/n (msn):182-54
Display Paint:France - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:La Ferté-AlaisMap
Country:France
Airport Codes:ICAO: LFFQ   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
Collection:Amicale Jean-Baptiste Salis
 
Photo Date:2 June 1983
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 673847
Photo Comment

Delivered to the USAAF as AT-6C c/n 88-16008 42-84227. Rebuilt as T-6G 51-14367. To the French Air Force in 1957. Withdrawn from use in 1965. Registration F-BVQD reserved in 1978 but not taken up and registered as F-AZBK in 1982. Converted to a Zero replica with new c/n SAM2-367 for the film Empire of the Sun in 1987 then converted to an NA-68 replica with c/n SA-30 and reregistered as F-AZHD in 1990 and converted to represent an F-6F Hellcat for filming in 1992.

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