This Gator made its first flight on 11 September 1973, The aircraft was delivered to the USAF on 27 September 1973. It served the 323rd FTW from March, later on the 12th FTW (558th FTS and 562nd FTS) from Randolph. The T-43A was retired to AMARC with inventory code AATH0014 on 26 January 2010 where it still is by late 2021.