| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | HB-RCN |
| Alternate Serial: | 8231 |
| Military Code: | 6F1-31 |
| 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): | 197-35 |
| Display Paint: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | WiesbadenMap |
| Country: | Germany |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: ETOU IATA: WIE Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Berlin Airlift 70th Anniversary 2019 |
| Photo Date: | 10 June 2019 |
| Photo by: | Aad van der Voet |
| Photo ID: | 147229 |
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Originally delivered to the USAAF as AT-6D 42-44736 (c/n 88-15220). Redesignated to T-6D in Jun 1948 and rebuilt as a T-6G Texan with new serial 52-8231 in 1952. Transferred to the French Air Force, serialled 28231. Wfu in Jul 1965 and stored. Recovered from a dump at Etampes in 1978 and stored at La Ferté-Alais. Sold to Switzerland in the late 1990s and restored to flying condition. Registered as HB-RCN on 10 Apr 2000. This photo is copyright © Aad van der Voet, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 21 June 2019, and has since been viewed 578 times. |