| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 41-27193 |
| Alternate Serial: | 127193 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Beech 26 Wichita (AT-10) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Beech 26 Wichita (AT-10) |
| Aircraft Version: | Beech AT-10 Wichita |
| C/n (msn): | 2468 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDWF IATA: - Local: DWF Other: - |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 19 August 2013 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 103009 |
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To conserve scarce metals for combat aircraft, Beech built this trainer out of plywood with only the engine cowlings and cockpit enclosure made from aluminium. The fuel tanks also were made of wood and covered with the synthetic rubber, neoprene. The AT-10 had superior performance among twin engine trainers of its type and in which over half of the USAAFs pilots received transitional training from single- to multi-engine aircraft. The National Museum of the USAF placed this AT-10 on display in June 1997. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 16 November 2018, and has since been viewed 327 times. |