Aircraft Photo of F-AZHD / 79413 | North American T-6 / NA-68 (mod) | France - Navy | AirHistory.net #275900
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:F-AZHD
Alternate Serial:79413
Military Code:11F2
Other Marks:7
Aircraft Original Type:North American BC-1
Aircraft Generic Type:North American T-6/SNJ Texan/Harvard
Aircraft Version:North American T-6 / NA-68 (mod)
C/n (msn):182-54
Display Paint:France - Navy
Location
City / Airport:La Ferté-AlaisMap
Country:France
Airport Codes:ICAO: LFFQ   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
Event:Le Temps des Hélices 2016
 
Photo Date:14 May 2016
Photo by:Aad van der Voet
Photo ID: 275900
Photo Comment

One of several Harvards converted by Jean-Baptiste Salis into A6M Zero or NA-68 replicas. This one started life as USAAF AT-6C 42-84227, converted to T-6G 51-14367 in the early 1950s, then to the French AF in 1957 as 114367. AJBS acquired it in 1978, and it was registered to them as F-AZBK on 1 Dec 1982. In 1987 it became F-WZBK, for conversion into a A6M Zero replica for use in the movie "Empire of the Sun" (with new "c/n" SAM2-367). Reverted to F-AZBK in 1989. In 1992 it was again converted, now to the NA-68 replica seen in this photo. On 2 Dec 1992 it was falsely registered as "North American NA-68" F-AZHD, with new "c/n" SA-30. In fact only one real NA-68 survives worldwide (N840 c/n 68-3061).

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