Comments on: A jewel of a find on Google http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=690 Online perspective from the editors of "AOPA Pilot". Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:24:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: FWB http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=690&cpage=1#comment-96424 FWB Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:51:34 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=690#comment-96424 That’s a BT-13 and a WASP — Womens Airforce Service Pilot. This issue of LIFE and the photos in it are what got many young ladies into the WASP program — and they flew everything from PT-17s, AT-6 to multi trainers and B-17s and B-24s — and “hot ships” like the Martin B-26, P-47 and P-51s.. And when the men were afraid to fly the B-29 ’cause the engines caught fire, Paul Tibbets taught a couple WASP to fly the ’29 and they toured a few airfields — suddenlty the men decided they could fly the ’29, too! True story. Look it up.

]]> By: MaryAp http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=690&cpage=1#comment-46074 MaryAp Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:49:35 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=690#comment-46074 You are a very smart person! :)

]]> By: John Ritchie http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=690&cpage=1#comment-39425 John Ritchie Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:47:28 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=690#comment-39425 I yield to Clint and Dwain; you nailed it…a BT-13. My apologies… The long, triangular rear window should have been a dead giveaway, it’s a lot stubbier looking on the T-6 as shown below:

http://www.airliners.net/photo/North-American-AT-6D/1468655/M/

]]> By: Dwain Pittenger http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=690&cpage=1#comment-29761 Dwain Pittenger Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:13:19 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=690#comment-29761 I believe It’s a ‘Vultee Vibrator’ BT-13. From the baggage door looks and wheels on A/C to the Rt under this A/C. A basic trainer with P&W R 985. We canablized these A/C for engines and wheels to install on “450″ Stearmans in the 50′s. “For what its worth” Pitt

]]> By: Clint Bersuch http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=690&cpage=1#comment-28640 Clint Bersuch Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:45:28 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=690#comment-28640 I see that the consensus opinion here is that this is an AT-6/SNJ but it’s not. This is a Vultee BT-13. Take a good look at the shape of the windows, especially the ones behind the rear cockpit. Then do a Google search of BT-13 images and you will see that they are an exact match right down to the inverted “T” shaped latch that is on the sliding portion of the canopy.

Here is a link with some very good photos that show what I’m talking about:

http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/don_busack/bt-13b_valiant/

I love these old photographs and really appreciate that the Life Magazine archive is now available online.

]]> By: Queen http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=690&cpage=1#comment-26113 Queen Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:13:56 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=690#comment-26113 Thanks for the great tips.

]]> By: John Ritchie http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=690&cpage=1#comment-25204 John Ritchie Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:50:30 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=690#comment-25204 Great photo showing determination and fortitude….Like he said, the aircraft looks like a North American T-6 Texan (the Navy called it the SNJ). It was used as a transition aircraft to the front line models such as P-51, etc. Are those regulation issue sandals? One of my flight instructors always said to wiggle your toes to keep your feet warm/flexible on long flights, maybe that’s what she plans on doing :-)

]]> By: Enrique Garcia http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=690&cpage=1#comment-25187 Enrique Garcia Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:09:06 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=690#comment-25187 Probably a promotional picture for the service.

]]> By: Former T-6 Guy http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=690&cpage=1#comment-25038 Former T-6 Guy Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:59:13 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=690#comment-25038 She’s stepping onto a T-6 “Texan,” an advanced trainer of that era. And she’s doing it with some unusual footwear . . .

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