| Actual Image
T-6 Texans (18)
jmirah
![Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 24 W: 0 N: 24]](http://i1.treklens.com/misc/s-n-s.gif) (291) | I photographed these planes during the Spirit of Flight Airshow on April 29, 2007. Organized by the Lone Star Flight Museum and held at Galveston International Airport, it was a tribute to the Doolittle Raiders. On April 18, 1942, 80 aviators(13 Texans) flying B-25 bombers led the first American air raid on the Japanese Islands. 16 bombers, led by Lt Colonel James A. Doolittle of the US Army Air Corps, took off from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet, attacked targets in Japan then crash landed in China. These planes, I believe to be T-6 Texans, where part of the show.
North American/T-6 Texan/Harvard
Nicknames: Pilot maker, Old Growler (USA); Window Breaker (UK)
Specifications:
Engine: One 550 hp Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1 radial piston engine
Weight: Empty-4,158 lbs., Max Takeoff-5,300 lbs.
Wing Span: 42 feet
Length: 29 feet 6 inches
Height: 11 feet 9 inches
Maximum Speed: 205 mph
Maximum Ceiling: 21,500 feet
Maximum Range: 750 miles
The T-6 Texan is a trainer and carries no armament |
|
