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North American T-6G "Texan"
Type : T-6G-1NH Texan
Registration : F-AZCV
Previous identities : E.16-191
Contructor number : 182-142
Serial number : 51-14456
Owner: SNC SDPA
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C/n 182-142 is part of a batch of 824 T-6G constructed by North American's Columbus factory in 1951 and was taken in charge by USAF in 1952.
Ordered during the fiscal Year 1951 it was attributed the serial number 51-14456.
We don't have any information on his service in the Air Force apart its use as a trainer before being struck of charge and delivered to France.
France acquired lot of T-6 in the fifties. The first of them being 30 Harvard Mk II in 1949 then 119 T-6D in 1951, around 50 T-6G in 1952 and 51 Harvard Mk IV in 1953. With the war in Algeria, France made an operational use of the T-6 and there was a growing need for this aircraft. So, a new batch of 693 T-6 had been ordered, the last of these arriving in France in 1958 and 51-14456 was one of them.
51-14456 was taken in charge by the Armée de l'Air in january 1957, its serial number being retained.
The 27th august 1957, it left the CEV (the french test center) and was affected to EALA (light aircraft attack squadron) 7/72 the 20th february to the 26th november 1959 then to EALA 6/72 the 26th november 1959 to the 3rd november 1960 and finally to EALA 1/40 the 16th january to 18th september 1961.
51-14456 suffered two accidents the first one ten 17th july 1959 and the other the 27th september 1961.
The 28th november 1961, 51-14456 was deactivated and struck of charge the in april 1962 like most of the Armée de l'Air T-6s after the conclusion of war in Algeria. Aéronavale (the French Navy) continued to fly the T-6 (SNJ in the Navy) till 1971.
A batch of 10 T-6s were delivered to Spain in the mid sixties, 51-14456 being one of them. These airplanes adopted new Ejercito del Aire (Spanish Air Force) serials from E.16-191 to E.16-201, 51-14456 becoming E.16-191. They were affected to 741 and 742 Squadrons based in Matacan and ended their operational career in 743 Squadron in San Javier.
After the last flight of a T-6 in Ejercito del Aire, the 31 june 1982, all survivors were sold or transferred to museums. E.16-191 ex 51-14456 was given to the Cuatro Vientos Aerospace Museum in Madrid.
After 4 044 flight hours, an Inspect and Repair As Necessary revision, the 26th december 1979, an engine overhaul the 4th december 1980 and a propeller overhaul the 13th october 1981 by the officiall Ejercito del Aireworkshopsps, E.16-191 ex 51-14456 was acquired by the french Association pour Préserver les Avions Historiques in an exchange with the Morane-Saunier MS 733 Alcyon F-BMMS, a Potez 6DO engine, a ratier propeller and 2 000 ptas
51-14456 got then the french registration F-AZCV in february 1984.
In 1988 it changed property for Groupe Alcyons in Lons Le Saulnier.
Restored in 1990 it was sold to Jean-François Chalumeau of Aéroclub de Lons Le Saulnier in 1992.
After overhaul and maintenance in St Rambert d'Albon south of Lyon, il was acquired by Christian Amara's Société Pour le développement et la Promotion de l'Aviation in late 2011 and since march 2012, is part of France's Flying Warbirds in Melun Villaroche airfield.
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