History:
Unable to find it’s military history, but was put into private hands on Jan. 16 1958, out of Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona. It spent 8 years and a few owners in Cal., from there 3 years in Utah, 2 months in Tenn., 4 years in Georgia, 2 years in Virginia, 9 months in Okla., 1 more year in Virginia, 1 year in NC, 4 months in Virginia, 19 years in NC, 6 months in SC, 7 more years in NC, It has now found a home in WI for 9 years and counting.
| Registration Number | Date of Manufacture |
| N5296V | 1952 |
| Aircraft Role | Nickname |
| Trainer | “Pilot Maker” |
| Aircraft Type: | Wingspan: |
| North American AT-6/SNJ/ Harvard | 42 feet .25 inches |
| Overall length: | Empty weight: |
| 29 feet 6 inches | 4158 pounds |
| Gross weight: | Fuel capacity: |
| 5300 pounds | 140 gallons/ 690 miles |
| Oil capacity | Engine type: |
| 10 Gal. | Single 600 hp Pratt & Whitney R1340 AN-1 radial piston engine |
| Propeller type: | Max Speed |
| Hamilton Standard 12D40 | 205 mph |
| Rate of Climb | Cruise Speed |
| 1150 | 155 mph |
| Service Ceiling | Number of Crew |
| 21,500 feet | Two |
| Armament | Bomb Load |
| None | None |
| Number Built | Number Surviving |
| 13000 | 800+ |
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