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The historic North American T-6 Texan (also known as the Harvard) training aircraft is one of the most distinctive static exhibits in the outdoor area of ​​the War Museum of Athens, located at the intersection of Vasilissis Sofias and Rizari streets.

This specific aircraft (the T-6G variant) underwent full restoration and repainting in 2019, by Vasileios Balis and George Saribelas.

The Hellenic Air Force operated a wide range of T-6 variants of both American and British origin.

The first Greek pilots trained on the type in Rhodesia during World War II, while the initial Greek aircraft were ex-British Harvard Mk.II A/B and Mk.III models delivered after 1945, later supplemented by American T-6D/G versions.

For approximately twenty-two years (1947–1969), the T-6D/G served as the primary trainer for the Air Force School—as the Hellenic Air Force Academy was then known.

Beyond training, T-6D/G aircraft saw extensive service during the Civil War; assigned to the 345th, 346th, and 347th Reconnaissance Squadrons, they flew both reconnaissance and ground attack missions.