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gary1954
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The First one I shot at Wiley Sanders place in Troy, Alabama.
The Civil Registration number was/is N2993 in this picture.
As of this date the Number returns to a Wilcox Bensen B-8M
as destroyed.
Anyone have any ideas as to where this Trainer got off to?
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Here is the listing from Warbird Directory #4:
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88-16056 • AT-6D 42-84275 (to USN as Bu43884)
SNJ-5 (to Ejercito del Aire as C.6-150)
N29937 Combat Aircraft Inc, Elkhart IN 19.4.82
Lester D. Friend, San Diego CA .82/84
Bob Mitchell & David Bruce/
Pacific Western Aviation, Belgrade MT 86/92
(race #4 "Dash One", later #55 "Slo Thunder")
Dave Baughman, Gilbert Becht, Norman Lewis/
Kentucky Aviation Museum, Louisville KY 2.93/00
Gilbert Jay Becht, Simpsonville KY 2.3.01
David A. Brown, Columbus OH 2.8.01/02
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Hi,

The T-6 at Troy, Alabama is : N29939

Texan, North American T-6G-NT
168 - 138
49- 3034(USAF), C.6-187(SpanAF), N29939

It served with 744 Escuadron at Salamanca-Matacan (Spain) until the early eighties, with unit-code 744-187

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Thanks a lot guys, I knew I'd get an answer here. Does Sanders still have the plane?

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N-number : N29939
Aircraft Serial Number : 49-3034
Aircraft Manufacturer : NORTH AMERICAN
Model : AT-6D
Engine Manufacturer : P&W
Model : R1340 SERIES
Aircraft Year : 1943
Owner Name : WILEY SANDERS TRUCK LINES INC
Owner Address : BOX 707
TROY, AL, 36081
Type of Owner : Corporation
Registration Date : 21-Sep-1983
Airworthiness Certificate Type : Standard
Approved Operations : Normal
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Looks like WIX user Zane has a few pictures.
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N29939.html

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Guess that answers that. Thanks.
Think you can Identfy this one here?
Sorry, No pony.
THis photo is 60's

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And the ever so hazardous wrong turn at the ole Airport
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