| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | F-AZBK |
| Alternate Serial: | 14367 |
| Military Code: | BK |
| Aircraft Original Type: | North American BC-1 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | North American T-6/SNJ Texan/Harvard |
| Aircraft Version: | North American T-6G Texan |
| C/n (msn): | 182-54 |
| Display Paint: | France - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | La Ferté-AlaisMap |
| Country: | France |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LFFQ IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Amicale Jean-Baptiste Salis |
| Photo Date: | 2 June 1983 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 673847 |
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Delivered to the USAAF as AT-6C c/n 88-16008 42-84227. Rebuilt as T-6G 51-14367. To the French Air Force in 1957. Withdrawn from use in 1965. Registration F-BVQD reserved in 1978 but not taken up and registered as F-AZBK in 1982. Converted to a Zero replica with new c/n SAM2-367 for the film Empire of the Sun in 1987 then converted to an NA-68 replica with c/n SA-30 and reregistered as F-AZHD in 1990 and converted to represent an F-6F Hellcat for filming in 1992. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 5 April 2024, and has since been viewed 71 times. |