North American T-6 Texan

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The North American Aviation T-6 Texan is a single-engined advanced trainer aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer North American Aviation. It has been known by a variety of designations depending on the model and operating air force. The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) and USAAF designated it as the AT-6, the United States Navy the SNJ, and British Commonwealth air forces the Harvard, the name by which it is best known outside the US. Starting in 1948, the new United States Air Force (USAF) designated it the T-6, with the USN following in 1962. Internally designated as the NA-26, it was based on the North American NA-16 prototype and was submitted to the USAAC Basic Combat Trainer competition in March 1937 and entering service later that same year. The T-6 was used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), United States Air Force (USAF), United States Navy (USN), Royal Air Force (RAF), Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), and other air...

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