T-2 Buckeye – Warbird Wednesday Episode #241
The North American T-2 Buckeye was the United States Navy‘s intermediate training aircraft, intended to introduce U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps student naval aviators and student naval flight officers to jets. It entered service in 1959, beginning the replacement […]
Temco Model 51 – Warbird Wednesday Episode #240
The Temco Model 51 had been initially proposed to the US Air Force in response to an Air Force competition for a jet-powered primary trainer, which was won by the […]
Percival Prentice – Warbird Wednesday Episode #239
Designed to meet Air Ministry Specification T.23/43, the Prentice was the first all-metal aircraft to be produced by the Percival Aircraft Company. The first (of 5) prototypes, Prentice TV163 was […]
Yak-17 – Warbird Wednesday Episode #238
Welcome to another episode of Warbird Wednesday! The Yakovlev Yak-17 USAF/DOD designation Type 16, NATO reporting name Feather is an early Soviet jet fighter. It was developed from the Yak-15, […]
Yak-7 – Warbird Wednesday Episode #237
The Yakovlev Yak-7 NATO reporting name: (Mark) was developed from the earlier Yak-1 fighter, initially as a trainer but converted into a fighter. As both a fighter and later reverting […]
Mitsubishi J8M – Warbird Wednesday Episode #236
Welcome to another episode of Warbird Wednesday! The Mitsubishi J8M Shūsui literally “Autumn Water”, used as a poetic term meaning “Sharp Sword” deriving from the swishing sound of a sword, […]
Kyushu K11W – Warbird Wednesday Episode #235
Welcome to another episode of Warbird Wednesday! The Kyushu K11W Shiragiku made by the Kyushu Aircraft Company, was a land-based bombing trainer aircraft that served in the Imperial Japanese Navy […]
Beech 18 – Warbird Wednesday Episode #234
Welcome to another episode of Warbird Wednesday! The Beechcraft Model 18 (or “Twin Beech”, as it is also known) is a 6- to 11-seat, twin-engined, low-wing, tailwheel light aircraft manufactured […]
AT-10 – Warbird Wednesday Episode #233
Welcome to another episode of Warbird Wednesday! Beechcraft began designing the Model 25 early in 1940 in response to the requirement of the then-named United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) […]
BT-9 – Warbird Wednesday Episode #232
Welcome to another episode of Warbird Wednesday! The North American BT-9 was the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) designation for a low-wing single engine monoplane primary trainer aircraft that […]
Yokosuka K5Y – Warbird Wednesday Episode #230
Welcome to another episode of Warbird Wednesday! The Yokosuka K5Y Type 93 Intermediate Training Aircraft, Allied reporting name: “Willow” was a two-seat unequal-span biplane trainer that served in the Imperial […]
MS 230 – Warbird Wednesday Episode #229
The Morane-Saulnier MS.230 aircraft was the main elementary trainer for the French Armée de l’Air throughout the 1930s. Almost all French pilots flying for the Armée de l’Air at the […]