T-6 (AT-6) Texan USAF Airplane Model

T-6 (AT-6) Texan USAF Airplane ModelNorth American T 6 Texan airplane model. The T 6 Texan advanced trainer was one of the most widely used aircraft in history. Evolving from the BC 1 basic combat trainer ordered in 1937, 15,495 Texans were built between 1938 and 1945. The USAAF procured 10,057 AT 6s, others went to the Navy as SNJs and to more than 30 Allied nations. Most AAF fighter pilots trained in AT 6s prior to graduation from flying school. Many of the "Spitfire" and "Hurricane"

North American T-6 Texan airplane model. The T-6 Texan advanced trainer was one of the most widely used aircraft in history. Evolving from the BC-1 basic combat trainer ordered in 1937, 15,495 Texans were built between 1938 and 1945. The USAAF procured 10,057 AT-6s, others went to the Navy as SNJs and to more than 30 Allied nations. Most AAF fighter pilots trained in AT-6s prior to graduation from flying school. Many of the "Spitfire" and "Hurricane" pilots in the Battle of Britain trained in Canada in "Harvards," the British version of the AT-6. To comply with neutrality laws, U.S. built Harvards were flown north to the border and were pushed across.

In 1948, Texans still in USAF service were redesignated as T-6s when the AT, BT and PT aircraft designations were abandoned. To meet an urgent need for close air support of ground forces in the Korean Conflict, T-6s flew "mosquito missions" spotting enemy troops and guns and marking them with smoke rockets for attack by fighter-bombers.

Mahogany Wood. Scale: 1/32. Wingspan 15 3/4 inches, Length 10 3/4 inches.