For the WIX Hive mind - Mystery Texan

[Scott Rose]

Hi Guys,
Found this ratty T-6 Texan image and I'm unfamiliar with the National markings on it. Does anybody have any information on this aircraft.


Source: Efossil Collection

[Hooligan2]

That's Moroccan Air Force - T-6G 51-14702, might still be in storage at Marrakech apparently.

[bipe215]

From Baugher:

14702 (MSN 182-389) Delivered 29May52 to 3301st Training Squadron, Columbus AFB, MS.
3301st Pilot Training Squadron, Columbus AFB, MS 27Jun52. Delivered by US Navy escort
carrier to Pauillac, Bordeaux, France. SFERMA Bordeaux-M�rignac; modified for counter
insurgency (COIN) operations in North Africa. EAA 601, Ch�teaudun, France.
To French Air Force/Arm�e de l'Air May58. AMR 11/661 (Atelier de Maintenance
et de R�paration), Blida, Algeria. EALA 19/72, Telergma, Algeria 14Jun58;
radio callsign F-ULDK, code DK. Damaged by flak during operations in Algeria 4Feb60.
EIALAA 1/320, Blida, Algeria 10May60. EALA 2/2, Oued Zenata, Algeria. EALA 5/73,
Djelfa, Algeria 12Oct61. Departed Djelfa 6Feb62 to B�ne-les-Salines, Algeria;
Ajaccio, Corsica; Istres, France; Amb�rieu arriving 7Feb62. ARAA 624, Amb�rieu-en-Bugey,
France 7Feb62. SOC Mar65. Royal Moroccan Air Force / Force Royales Air. WFU;
open storage at Marrakech-Menara [last noted Apr14]

[hurricane_yank]

There she is...

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[Scott Rose]

Thanks everyone, I was thinking it might be Algerian. At least I got the right continent