SNJ-5 Big Sky Wing

Description:
Base:
Bozeman, Montana
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SNJ-5 Specs | |
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Role | Trainer |
Manufacturer | North American Aviation |
Introduced | 1935 |
Power | 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1 Wasp radial engine, 600 hp |
Length | 29 ft |
Height | 11 ft 8 in |
Wingspan | 42 ft |
Range | 730 miles |
This SNJ-5 Texan was one of 1,573 AT-6D Texans released by the U.S. Army Air Corps to the Navy as trainers and designated as the SNJ. The AT-6D was the same as the AT-68 but had a 24v DC electrical system.
Our SNJ-5, serial number 51864-1, was released by the War Assets Administration in December 1947 with the Pratt and Whitney 600 R-1340-AN-1. Sadly, not much is known about it between that date and September 1999, when the first owner, Arthur Medore of Hemet, CA, took ownership. Under Arthur Medore, the airplane was first registered as N4082G with the FAA. In May 2002, 51864-1 was sold to Loren B. Buss of Crop Care Inc. in Monte Vista, CO, where it remained for 16 years before being acquired by the Commemorative Air Force in 2018. In 2019, 51864-1 found its new home when it was assigned to the Big Sky Wing in Bozeman, MT.