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North American T-6 Texan / Harvard: books - history

A book on the North American T-6 Texan / Harvard? Here are books on the history and technology of North American training aircraft.


Pilot Maker - The Incredible T6

Nort American Harvard, Texan, J-Bird, T-6, whatever name you gave the aircraft, it was the right plane, in the right place, at the right time. One of the most important aircraft to emerge from the 1930s, it proved to be an excellent training machine for fledgling pilots throughout the world.

So adaptable was the design that it was used to teach carrier landings, aerial fixed gunnery, glide bombing, flexible hand-held gunnery, aerial photography, instrument flying & advanced military flying. It was safe, reliable, challenging and a perfect machine for transition from elementary trainers to the front-line P-40s, P-51s & similar "hot ships" of the period.

For more than twenty years it taught American military pilots to fly & it still serves today with the air forces of several nations. "Pilot Maker" by Jeff Ethell & Walt Ohlrich documents for the first time, the fascinating story of this important aircraft.

Author:Jeffery L Ethell, Walt Ohlrich
Specs:144 pages, 28.5 x 22.5 x 1.4 cm / 11.2 x 8.9 x 0.55 in, hardback
Illustrations:220 b&w photographs
Publisher:Specialty Press (USA, 1983)
EAN:9780933424340
Book: Pilot Maker - The Incredible T6

Pilot Maker - The Incredible T6

Language: English

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North American T-6 Texan

At the beginning of the 1930s, North American Aviation designed one of the most popular aircraft of all time, the T-6 Texan. Over 24,404 planes in 260 versions and variants were produced. This WWII vintage, propeller-driven aircraft is covered in its various forms and uses, including combat and training. Detailed specifications, unit insignia, and historical and present-day photographs are provided.

Author:Pere Redon
Specs:48 pages, 21.5 x 28 cm / 8.5 x 11 in, paperback
Illustrations:100 b&w and colour photographs
Publisher:Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2015)
EAN:9780764347887
Book: North American T-6 Texan

North American T-6 Texan

Language: English

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United States Navy

English | paperback | 302 p. | 2010

North American Rockwell T-2 Buckeye

North American Rockwell T-2 Buckeye

Steve Ginter

English | paperback | 62 p. | 1987

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