Indiana Wing Sheridan, IN

PT-26 More Info

The Indiana Wing is the proud owner of a PT-26 Cornell, which was used during the period of WWII as a primary trainer with both the USAAF and the RCAF. N60535 was manufactured by Fleet Aircraft, Ltd., Fort Erie, Canada in December of 1944. After the war it passed through various owners until the Indiana Wing took possession of the aircraft in 1981. In 1986 the Cornell was removed from service for a total restoration, and in October of 1999 the PT-26 again took flight from the Mt. Comfort airport just east of Indianapolis where she had been undergoing restoration for the past 12 years.

C-45 Expeditor B.O.B. More B.O.B. Info

The Indiana Wing’s Beechcraft, affectionately known as BOB, short for “Big Oily Beast,” spent much of its military career as a classroom in the sky, first training World War II navigators and later serving as a photo-reconnaissance trainer. Built by Beech Aircraft in Wichita, Kansas, the U.S. Army Air Forces accepted the aircraft on April 21, 1943, as AT-7 Navigator serial number 42-56774. That same month, it was assigned to the 2536th AAF Base Unit, a Navigator School at San Marcos Army Air Field, Texas. In December 1944, it was transferred to the 2500th AAF Base Unit at Randolph Field, Texas, then to the 4196th AAF Base Unit at Victorville, California, where it was placed in... ...

BT-13 Valiant BT-13 VALIANT More BT-13 VALIANT Info

Vultee BT-13 Valiant, An American basic trainer flown by most student pilots during World War II. It was the second phase of the three phase training program for pilots. After primary training, the student pilot moved to the more complex Vultee for basic flight training. The BT-13 had larger engine and was faster and heavier than the primary trainers. It required the student pilot to use two way radio and to operate landing flaps and a two-position variable pitch propeller. A variant is the BT-15.

PT-13 STEARMAN More STEARMAN Info

Designed in 1934 to meet a US Army specification for a new training airplane, the PT-13 Kaydet was the iconic American training aircraft of World War II during the 1930s and 1940s. Approximately 10,000 Stearmans were manufactured for service with the US Army, US Navy, Canada, Philippines, and many Central American countries.