| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N3375G |
| Military Code: | R7 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | North American BC-1 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | North American T-6/SNJ Texan/Harvard |
| Aircraft Version: | North American SNJ-5 Texan |
| C/n (msn): | 88-18068 |
| Display Paint: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | ChinoMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KCNO IATA: CNO Local: CNO Other: - |
| Collection: | Planes of Fame Air Museum |
| Photo Date: | 3 December 2022 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 637417 |
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Sunlight falls on this SNJ-5 inside the hangar at the Planes of Fame Air Museum. The trainer was accepted by the USN on 12 Oct 1944 at Dallas, Texas. It served with a number of units till Dec 1946. After being reconditioned in 1947, the aircraft went into storage till 1948. It was returned to service in Jul 1948, serving on both coasts. The aircraft was stationed at Kwajalein from Jan to Oct 1954 during the atomic bomb tests, finishing its service at NAS Barbers Point, Hawaii. Transferred to California, it was acquired by the museum in 1961 and restored to flying condition. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 1 January 2024, and has since been viewed 32 times. |